Dozens of Afghan Local Police (ALP) officials in central Uruzgan province have abandoned their check-posts, taking away government vehicles and weapons, an official said on Wednesday. Haji Abdul Karim, administrative chief of Khas Uruzgan district, told Pajhwok Afghan…
A senior doctor has allegedly beaten some female patients who visited the lone hospital in this capital city of central Uruzgan province on Sunday, residents and officials said. “A doctor hit us with a wooden stick after we…
As many as 67 schools have been closed due to escalating insecurity and other problems in central Uruzgan province, plunging the education sector in deep trouble, residents and officials said on Saturday. In an interview with Pajhwok Afghan…
Security officials on Wednesday said a policeman killed five of his colleagues with an AK-47 rifle at a checkpoint in central Uruzgan province. The incident happened late on Tuesday night in the Warjan area of Dehrawood district, the…
The governor on Monday said a number of projects in central Uruzgan province were on the brink of collapse because poor quality materials had been used in their execution. Amanullah Taimori said this while laying the foundation stone…
Six Taliban militants and one policeman have been killed during separate clashes in central Uruzgan and eastern Nangarhar provinces, officials said on Thursday. Six policemen and one insurgent were injured during the clashes. Police clashed with a group…
Police in central Uruzgan province lauded the role of media-people in creating awareness among masses about the importance of elections and awarded them with commendation certificates, an official said Sunday. A big ceremony was arranged on Sunday at…
The education director said on Thursday 47 schools remained closed this academic year due to various reasons including insecurity and lack of buildings in central Uruzgan province. Ihsanullah Nashir told Pajhwok Afghan News such schools were situated in…
The Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) on Saturday received 14 electoral complaints in central Uruzgan province, where one female candidate was detained on fraud allegations. Abdul Hamid Sharifi, the IEC director, told Pajhwok Afghan News provincial council candidate…
Independent Election Commission (IEC’s voter turnout in central Uruzgan province in Saturday’s vote. The concerns were expressed by IEC Director Abdul Hameed Sharifi at a seminar, attended by senior officials and civil society members. Sharifi said only eight…
Militants wearing Afghan National Army (ANA) uniforms stormed a home in central Uruzgan province, killing one male member and injuring another before gang-raping women, officials said Monday. Administrative heads of Chinartu and Khas Uruzgan districts said residents had…
Three civilians were injured in a clash between serving and former police chiefs in the Gizab district of central Uruzgan province on Saturday, an official said. Ahmad Farid Faizi, in charge of the governor’s house, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Three children were killed on Thursday when a mortar shell hit their house in southwestern Nimroz province, an official said. During a clash between Afghan soldiers and Taliban, the mortar shell fell in the civilian house in the…
Officials in central Uruzgan province on Wednesday said tight security measures had been put in place around polling stations for the April 5 presidential and provincial elections. Police chief, Brig Gen. Matiullah Khan, in an exclusive interview with…
KABUL and a child were among more than a dozen people died during separate incidents of violence in various provinces, officials said on Sunday. Six Taliban militants were killed and three others wounded during a military operation codenamed “Oqab 166”…
Two people have been killed and hundreds marooned by rain-induced flooding in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Monday. More than 100 houses had been destroyed as a result of five days of rains in different areas,…
Doctors at the civil hospital in this capital city of central Uruzgan province shut down operations in protest against cuts to their wages. A large number of doctors gathered in front of the governor’s house, saying their salaries…
The appellant prosecutor office in central Uruzgan province on Thursday issued arrest warrant for Lali, former district police chief of Gaizab over deliberate killing of a civilian and torturing others. Fazal Sultan Sapi, provincial prosecutor officer, told Pajhwok…
KABUL militants have been sneaking into southern Helmand province to assist their Afghan comrades in the fight against government forces. Gen. Mohammad Naeem was addressing a meeting involving military and civil officers from neighbouring Kandahar and central Uruzgan provinces at…
A drive against poppy cultivation would be launched soon in central Uruzgan province to completely eradicate the illicit crop on 1,000 hectares of land, officials said on Monday. Deputy Governor Sher Pacha Orguni said directives had been issued…
Dozens of people continued their protest for a third day in a row on Monday against the governor of central Uruzgan province, paralysing trade activities. The protesting residents of Tirinkot, the provincial capital, have been demanding the removal…
Three security personnel have been killed and a fourth injured in two separate bomb blasts in central Uruzgan province, officials said on Sunday. Mohammad Aslam Kochi, an official at the police headquarters, told Pajhwok Afghan News the first…
TIRINKOT (PAN militants laced with daggers attacked a police post, in what appeared to be an insider attack, killing the post commander along with two policemen in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Tuesday. The pre-dawn attack took place…
TIRINKOT (PAN): Residents, particularly educated youth, complain unemployment has risen after the withdrawal of foreign troops from central Uruzgan province. A large number of people, including men, boys and the elderly, could be seen on a daily basis at the…
