Taliban’s military commander for central Uruzgan province was among 14 others killed during clashes with security forces, the provincial police chief said on Wednesday. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Wais Samimi told a press conference here that dozens of insurgents…
Professional and skilled midwives and nurses have been appointed at 96 percent of health facilities in central Uruzgan province during the past one and a half decades, significantly reducing the child-mother mortality rate. Years ago, Uruzgan had been…
A 60-year-old woman, Babo, has lost her husband and six sons to the conflict in central Uruzgan province. She says government officials are demanding bribe from her in return for issuing martyr cards of her sons. Babo lives…
The provincial council head for central Uruzgan on Tuesday said Charchino district had fallen to the Taliban militants, a claim rejected by other officials. Abdul Karim Khadimzaitold Pajhwok Afghan News fierce clashes had been ongoing in the district…
Eleven Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed and a dozen others captured by the Taliban in the Deh Rawood district of central Uruzgan province, officials said on Tuesday. The casualties happed on Monday night when the…
The Uruzgan-Kandahar highway was reopened by security forces for traffic on Friday, inflicting casualties on dozens of insurgents, the governor of central Uruzgan province said on Saturday. Mohammad Nazir Khoratai told a joint press conference with 404th Police…
Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qadam Shah Shahim on Wednesday said the Taliban’s Omari offensive had failed and their leader was killed where he ascended to the group leadership. Gen. Shahim told this on Tuesday to a gathering…
Twenty-seven militants have been killed during a clash with security forces in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Monday. The governor’s spokesman, Dost Mohammad Nayab, told Pajhwok Afghan News insurgents attacked the Charchinu district centre from different…
KABUL if its roads were not reopened. Obaidullah Barakzai, who represents Uruzgan in the lower house, expressed his concern about the increasing insecurity in various parts of the country and said: “Unfortunately roads of the Uruzgan capital remain blocked over…
At least eight policemen defected to the Taliban in Charchinu district of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Saturday. The Charchiny district police chief, 1st Lt. Rahimullah, told Pajhwok Afghan News the eight policemen, who performed duty…
The level of corruption has increased in judicial organs of the central Uruzgan province, a gathering complained on Thursday, calling for the menace to be addressed. The gathering was attended by a number of religious scholars, tribal elders…
Poppy crop grown near the governor’s house and the police headquarters in central Uruzgan province has matured, but the authorities have turned a blind eye towards the banned plant. Poppy pod in Tirinkot, the provincial capital, and some…
Flash floods killed three people and forced hundreds of families into leaving their homes in central Uruzgan province, officials said on Saturday. Triggered by continuous rains, the floods caused financial and human losses in various areas of the…
At least nine Taliban and seven policemen have been killed during an ongoing clash in central Uruzgan province, officials said on Sunday. The clash erupted between the militants and police on Saturday night in Charchino district, the town’s…
Six policemen and seven Taliban militants have been killed during a clash in the Charchino district of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Saturday. Charchino district police chief, Wali Dad, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the militants…
Thousands of families have been displaced as a result of ongoing clashes between security forces and insurgents in Dehrawud district of central Uruzgan province. Both the warring sides have suffered casualties during two months of the clashes. “Security…
One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and five Taliban have been killed during intense clashes entering a second day in Charchino district of central Uruzgan, an official said on Monday. Charchino district police chief Wali Dad Wari told…
Security forces and Taliban militants clashed in the Dehrawud district of central Uruzgan province overnight, with both sides suffering casualties. Aminullah Khaliqi, the Dehrawud district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces had launched an operation in the…
Five policemen and as many militants have been killed during a clash in the Deh Raud district of central Uruzgan province, an official said ON Wednesday. The clash took place on Tuesday nightwhen a large number of militants…
At least three people have been wounded during a clash in the central jail of Uruzgan province, an official said on Sunday. The clash took place during hunger strike by the inmates on Saturday night, prison director Col.…
Eighteen Taliban militants have been killed during a clash with Afghan security forces in Dehrawud district of central Uruzgan province on Sunday, the district police chief said. Mohammad Nabi told Pajhwok Afghan News that the clash broke out…
The graveling of a 10-kilometre road in the capital of central Uruzgan province has been completed, an official said on Sunday. Deputy Governor Sher Bacha Orgoni told Pajhwok Afghan News the project cost 17 million afghanis which had…
The Taliban are in control of 95 percent areas of Dehrawud district in central Uruzgan province, tribal elders and residents said on Thursday. They said government officials and forces have been confined to the district administration and police…
A teenager boy who fought against Taliban was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Tirinkot, the provincial of central Uruzgan province, officials said on Tuesday. Wasil Ahmad, a nephew of Khas Uruzgan district police chief, had gone…
