The Information and Culture Department of central Uruzgan province says efforts to convince former government officials to return to their country have been accelerated. Many officials of the former government migrated to foreign countries after the arrival of…
Two civilians were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a passenger vehicle in central Uruzgan province, officials said on Friday. Mohammad Asif, director of information and culture in Uruzgan, said the incident took place in Dehrawud yesterday.…
More than half of healthcare centers in central Uruzgan province have no buildings of their own and run their services in rented houses. There are a total of 56 health centers in Tirinkot, the capital of the province,…
A former police officer has been killed in central Uruzgan province, a local source said on Saturday. The incident took place in the Nekrozo village of Khas Uruzgan district on Friday night. A local official, speaking on the…
Residents say health centers in central Uruzgan province lack medicines and equipment and doctors force patients to purchase drugs from the market. Naqibullah, a resident of Tirinkot, told Pajhwok Afghan News the patients visiting the provincial hospital had…
Cleansing of canals has begun in central Uruzgan province, with workers being given Indian-aided wheat in return for work. Cleaning of canals has been started by the Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock and laborers are given wheat…
Health officials in central Uruzgan province on Wednesday said measles cases among children in the province had increased in absence of vaccination. Dr. Abdul Ghafar Watanwal, head of Uruzgan Provincial Hospital, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan…
Families of martyrs and disabled people in central Uruzgan province say they have been left unassisted and their economic problems increase with each passing day. Thousands of families of the martyrs and disabled are calling for the attention…
Passengers and drivers on the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway on Monday demanded the government reconstruct the important road and put an end to their misery. The 175km long Uruzgan-Kandahar highway has been in a state of disrepair for the past…
A woman was killed and four children were injured in two separate incidents of roof collapse in Dehrawud district of central Uruzgan province, officials said Wednesday. The incidents took place on Tuesday night in Sizakzai and Zartala areas…
Cash aid was distributed to 700 families of war victims, who lost lives or maimed in past conflicts in central Uruzgan province. The cash assistance was provided by an Afghan businessman living abroad and was distributed to the…
Rehabilitation work has been launched on damaged bridges, culverts and other facilities in all districts and the provincial capital in central Uruzgan province, officials of the Public Works Department say. Nearly all bridges, culverts and roads, including many…
Reconstruction work on a key bridge that connects hundreds of villages in two districts --- Chora and Chinartu ---has begun in central Uruzgan province. The bridge known as Badwali is in the Chora district, which was devastated by…
Farmers in central Uruzgan province have grown cotton on their land instead of poppy, saying cotton is a better and safe alternative for the illicit plant. However, the farmers asked the government to provide facilities for processing cotton…
The rebuilding of war-damaged government facilities in central Uruzgan province has begun, officials said on Sunday. Deputy Governor Muzammil, leading a delegation to the districts, told Pajhwok Afghan News the provincial government had started rebuilding conflict-ruined installations. He…
More than one thousand poor and war-affected families received food assistance in Chinarto district of central Uruzgan province on Tuesday, an official said. The assistance was distributed by NCC and WFP to needy families in Chinarto district. Uruzgan…
Residents of Dehrawud and Khas Uruzgan districts of central Uruzgan province say there are hospitals in their districts, but their doors are closed to patients due to lack of doctors and medicines. They added that the situation has…
Over 1,000 farmers in southern Uruzgan and Samangan provinces received refined seed, urea and fruit drying machines, officials said on Tuesday. Uruzgan Agriculture Department Official Rozi Khan said the process of distributing refined wheat seed and urea began…
Three children of a family were killed and five others were injured in a blast caused by an unexploded device in central Uruzgan province, officials said on Monday. The incident took place in Chashma Miran area of Tirinkot…
Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, and a number of districts, which had been the front lines of war for years, have now been turned into fairgrounds and crowds of people who come for entertainment and recreation.…
The residents of central Uruzgan province have complained about growing incidents of robbery and kidnapping in the province. Local authorities, however, pledged to arrest criminals and miscreants and try them according to the law. The residents of Uruzgan…
Unidentified individuals have kidnapped the son of a trader in Dehrawud district of central Uruzgan province. The trader, Obaidullah told Pajhwok Afghan News that his son was kidnapped two days ago. “After my son was kidnapped, a person…
Destroyed during the conflict, reconstruction work on roads connecting the provincial capital and districts of central Uruzgan province has begun, officials said on Thursday. Maulvi Nizamuddin, director of public works, said many roads in the province had been…
Electricity supply to departments and residences has been cut off in the capital of central Uruzgan province since a week, badly affecting daily life. Sami Sharafat, in charge of electricity in the province, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
