The public health director for southeastern Paktika province has accused doctors and other health workers of seeking bribes from residents. Dr. Wali Gul Kharotai alleged during a graduation ceremony for 24 female nurses on Thursday that some hospitals…
SHARANA (Pajhwok) The export of dried and fresh fruits to Pakistan from southeastern Paktika province has increased by seven times, traders and their representatives say. Tila Khan Zahin, Paktika chamber of commerce and industry head, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Ninety-five percent women and 30 percent men have not obtained National Identity Cards (NICs) --- also known Tazkera --- in southeastern Paktika province, government officials said and termed it a huge problem. Momin Khan Kamal, a tribal elder,…
Three construction projects costing 39 million afghanis have recently been completed and put into service in southeastern Paktika province, the governor said Tuesday. Governor Mohammad Ilyas Wahdat told Pajhwok Afghan News the projects taking one year to complete…
Hours after a deadly Taliban came to an end, US airstrikes killed dozens of insurgents in two districts of southeastern Paktika province, police said on Monday. The attack on the Kabul Intercontinental Hotel began on Saturday evening and…
The privately-run Azizi Bank has opened a branch in the capital of southeastern Paktika province in response to consistent demand from residents. Deputy Governor Attaullah Fazli said their tireless efforts had resulted in improved security in Paktika, encouraging…
Funded by President Ashraf Ghani from his own pocket, construction works on buildings for 23 schools have been completed in southeastern Paktika province, the governor said Wednesday. Governor Mohammad Ilyas Wihdat, addressing a gathering here, said the school…
A would-be suicide bomber was killed by security officials before he could reach his intended target in southeastern Paktika province on Tuesday. A reliable source in the provincial National Directorate of Security (NDS) told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
The residents and traders of southeastern Paktika province say 12,000 tonnes of pine nuts had been produced in the province this year. They say half of the pine nuts are in the storages while half exported to foreign…
Intelligence agents have detained the director of justice along with a prosecutor on bribery charges in southeastern Paktika province, a source said on Monday. An official told Pajhwok Afghan News on the condition of anonymity that the National…
At least 15 rebels have been killed during an operation in Barmal district of southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Saturday. A statement from the Paktika Police Headquarters received by Pajhwok Afghan News said an offensive was launched…
Afghan and foreign forces have released a tribal leader from Taliban’s captivity during a nighttime raid in southeastern Paktika province, an official said Monday. Deputy police chief Col. Dadullah Khan Hotak told Pajhwok Afghan News the raid was…
The Taliban have made operational an FM radio in Argun district of southeastern Paktika province, residents said on Thursday. One of them, Rehan, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban radio broadcasted programs at night with promises to increase…
Hundreds of residents on Monday took to the streets in the capital of southeastern Paktika province against yesterday’s clash between police officers that caused many casualties. Two policemen and one civilian were killed and 21 others were wounded…
Seven Taliban insurgents have been killed and as many wounded during clashes with security forces in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Saturday. Brig. Gen. Raham Del, 203rd Thunder Military Corps commander, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Hashish weighing 130 kilograms were seized by Special Forces from a car and two suspects arrested in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Wednesday. Provincial Special Forces commander, Gen. Azizullah Karwan, told Pajhwok Afghan News the drugs…
The newly-appointed police chief for southeastern Paktika province took charge on Wednesday, filling the top security post left vacant seven months back. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Azim Hashimi, who was formally introduced as the police chief at a gathering…
A woman was among at least three people wounded after Taliban insurgents stormed the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Matta Khan district of southeastern Paktika province. Paktika governor’s spokesman, Mohammad Rahman Ayaz, told Pajhwok…
Forty schools have been closed in various districts of southeastern Paktika province, depriving thousands of students of education, officials and residents say. Mehraban Pashton, a resident of Khairkot district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that many schools in the…
Hundreds of families have fled ongoing clashes between security forces and militants in the Gomal district of southeastern Paktika province. One of them, Sayed Shah, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the clashes in Gomal erupted two weeks ago…
Six Pakistani security personnel were killed and five others injured in a blast on this side of the Durand Line in Gomal district of southeastern Paktika province, a reliable source said on Monday. The blast took place in…
Overnight clashes and a bomb blast left 20 insurgents and two security men dead in southern Helmand and southeastern Paktika provinces, officials said Monday. Seven insurgents were killed and four others wounded during a clash with Afghan Local…
Security officials in southeastern Paktika province on Saturday denied the Taliban had overrun the Gomal district after a days-long battle. Earlier, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid had told Pajhwok Afghan News the district was under their control after days…
Some government servants and common people allege the New Kabul Bank branch in southeastern Paktika province has failed in providing services to clients who face numerous problems. Shah Mahmood, a resident of Sharana, the provincial capital, said there…
