About 130 acres of private land has been reclaimed from usurpers and handed over to their actual owners in Chinarto district of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Wednesday. Police spokesman Maulvi Zahid told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Internet service has been activated for the first time in the Khas Uruzgan district of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Tuesday. Maulvi Abdul Rashid Muttaqi, deputy administrative chief, said the district received 3G internet service through…
Solar power systems have been provided to the Education Department of Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, and six district education offices with financial support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Maulvi Shamsullah Kamran, Uruzgan education…
In a first, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) opened its branch in central Uruzgan province on Tuesday. ACCI director Mohammad Younis Momand said their branch in Uruzgan will help ensure coordination among government officials and…
An eight-year-old girl was killed and her two family members injured after the roof of their house collapsed due to heavy rain in this capital city of central Uruzgan province on Friday. Police chief of the first security…
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, a number of projects worth 800 million afghanis have been launched in the Chora district of central Uruzgan province, in which 26,000 people will be employed for…
Security forces have seized cannabis plant weighing 770 kilograms during separate operations in Chora and Dehrawud districts of central Uruzgan province. Ehsanullah Hamas, press officer at the governor’s house, told Pajhwok Afghan News that security forces seized 440…
Security forces have destroyed poppy crop on 10 acres of land in the Deh Rawood district of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Saturday. Qari Sayeed, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that that the illicit…
The Land Grab Prevention Commission (LGPC) in central Uruzgan province has wrested back about 1,250 acres of government land n the provincial capital and districts during the past two months. Maulvi Maqbool, LGPC director for Uruzgan, told Pajhwok…
For the first time in two decades, passenger buses have started plying the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway, an official said on Wednesday. A private transport company named Rahman Baba launched its bus service after the government repaired damaged parts of…
Dozens of shopkeepers have been arrested and their shops sealed in this capital city of central Uruzgan province for doing business in the Pakistani currency. The arrests come after a two-week deadline the authorities set for shopkeepers to…
Residents of Chinartu district in central Uruzgan province have begun construction work on a 23-meter long bridge over the Tirinkot River on self-help basis. The bridge that will connect two villages namely Masoud and Agha Jan is being…
Security forces have discovered a drug-processing factory, recovered 330 kilograms of ephedra and arrested two suspects in central Uruzgan province. The security personnel also eradicated five acres of poppies in the Chora district of the remote province, one…
The Afghani Promotion Committee held its maiden meeting in central Uruzgan province on Saturday, giving traders and common people one month to shun using foreign currencies, particularly the Pakistani rupee, in domestic transactions. The nine-member committee, formed under…
Funded by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), three projects --- electricity, clean drinking water and toilets --- have been completed in two schools and a health center in this capital city of central Uruzgan province. Francis Busiku…
The governor of central Uruzgan province has asked justice and judicial bodies to take necessary steps to ensure timely disposal of legal cases. Addressing a coordination meeting with officials of detective, security, justice and judicial departments here, Governor…
A 20-member council religious scholars has been established in central Uruzgan province to provide instructions to provincial officials in line with Sharia law. In a statement, Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said the…
The governor of central Uruzgan province has asked all civil and military institutions to timely share information about their affairs with media outlets. Governor Mawlawi Mohammad Ali Jan Ahmad said this while addressing a gathering of civil and…
Police uniform distribution process has been launched in central Uruzgan province as per directives of the Ministry of Interior, an official said on Saturday. Uruzgan police chief Mullah Abdullah Bashir told Pajhwok Afghan News that now security personnel…
The ban on selling SIM cards to women in central Uruzgan province has created problems for females, but officials say telecom companies have been asked to createspecial SIM card sales sections for women and appoint female sellers. Alia,…
Unknown gunmen shot dead an elderly man after beating him severally in the Chinartu district of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Thursday. The slain person whose daughter works as a midwife in a health center in…
About 500 needy and destitute families were distributed food items by the Red Crescent Society in central Uruzgan province on Friday. Mullah Sami Haqqani, head of the society in Uruzgan, said each family was given 50 kilograms of…
Health centers in central Uruzgan province have received medicines and medical equipment worth 34 million afghanis and 36 vaccinators were given motorcycles, an official said on Monday. Uruzgan Public Health Director Dr. Mohammadullah Rohani told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Residents of central Uruzgan province have urged the government to establish water dams to control the water and improve agriculture. Sharifutllah, a resident of Nachin area of Tirinkot, told Pajhwok Afghan News that three rivers flowed in the…
