Relatives and residents on Friday placed the body of a child in front of the governor’s house in central Uruzgan province after being killed by security forces. Siddiqullah, the father of the 10-year-old boy, said his son was…
The Gizab district of central Uruzgan province has been cleared of Taliban insurgents after a 10-day military operation, the governor said on Friday. Governor Mohammad Omar Sherzad said the military operation against the Taliban in Gizab had started…
KABUL have been killed and as many children wounded in a mortar attack in the Deh Rawood district of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Sunday. A mortar shell struck a civilian house in the Zartala area of the…
KABUL member from central Uruzgan province Bismallah Jan Mohammad escaped unhurt in an armed attack in capital Kabul on Sunday, his family said. Wahidullah, a relative of Mohammad, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Darul Aman area…
Three projects relating to the civil airport terminal in central Uruzgan province were put into service on Friday after their completion at a cost of 84 million afghanis. Local officials said the projects included air traffic control tower,…
Taliban militants have banned supply of food and non-food items to the Chinarto district of central Uruzgan province over the past two months, with the trapped residents facing famine. Residents of the district gathered in the Provincial Council…
Police shot and killed one child and injured another in the capital of central Uruzgan province on Sunday, a resident claimed, but the police chief said it was a landmine blast. The resident of Chino area in Tirinkot,…
Three local security commanders for Khaz Uruzgan district of central Uruzgan province were killed in a bomb blast on Wednesday, an official said. Zargai Abadi, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion took place in the…
Police Chief of Dihraoud district of central Uruzgan province has been killed, a well-placed source said on Monday. Shah Mahmood was killed in an armed attack near airport, a security official wishing anonymity said. Provincial Hospital Head…
Hundreds of residents of central Uruzgan province on Tuesday protested to demand the release of an influential tribal elder. The elder, Rahim Khan, brother of former Uruzgan police chief Matiullah Khan, was arrested last year over possessing illegal…
The Taliban insurgents have stopped three vehicles carrying flour to bakery shops for preparing free bread for destitute families in central Uruzgan province, local official say. The rebels stopped the vehicles on the highway between Kandahar and Uruzgan…
Four policemen have been killed and another three wounded in a clash with Taliban militants in central Uruzgan province, an official said Sunday. Zargai Ibadi, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants stormed a security check-post…
Ten security personnel have broken the Taliban prison in central Uruzgan province and managed to flee, an official said on Monday. Gezab District Police Chief Lalai told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban arrested some security personnel few months…
Two policemen, including a commander, have been killed as a result of an insider attack in Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Thursday. Six policemen killed their two colleagues in the Nachin area…
Four policemen were injured when a roadside bomb tore through their Humvee vehicle in the capital of central Uruzgan province on Wednesday, an official said. The police were supplying logistics to security posts when came under attack in…
Police in northern Uruzgan province on Friday claimed confiscating a huge cache of narcotics in the provincial capital, Tirinkot, based on intelligence tips. The police headquarters said the confiscated drugs included 450 kilograms of raw hashish, 48kg of…
At least seven Taliban insurgents have been killed during drone strike and raid in Khost and Uruzgan provinces. In a statement, Khost police headquarters said three militants were killed in drone strike in Alisher district…
Residents of central Uruzgan province have called on the warring parties to observe a ceasefire and renounce conflict. They expressed the views at a huge gathering organised by the People’s Peace Movement (PPM) in Tirinkot. Hundreds of Uruzgan…
Some districts security officials and the Provincial Council members of central Uruzgan province have accused Police Chief Col. Khattab Khanjari over involvement in corruption. Mohibullah, police chief of Chori district, said Provincial Police Chief Col. Khattab Khanjar had…
Six Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been burned in an incident of fire in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Tuesday. The incident happened in military camp in Tarinkot, the capital of Uruzgan province. Central Hospital…
KABUL-run detention centre in central Uruzgan province, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday. In a statement, MoD said the security personnel raided the prison in Khas Uruzgan district on Sunday night. Three Taliban insurgent were killed and five others…
A court in central Uruzgan province on Thursday sentenced a policeman to 25 years in prison over killing two colleagues while on duty in Khas Uruzgan district six months ago. The convict, Ahmadullah, his defense lawyer, the prosecutor…
Around 10,000 displaced families are in urgent need of assistance in central Urugzan province, the governor said on Monday. Governor Asadullah Sayeed said this during a meeting with the deputy Refugee and Repatriation minister in Tirinkot, the provincial…
The Taliban have long been preventing the installation of a current meter on Helmand River in Dehrawud district of central Uruzgan province on the behest of Iran, the governor alleged on Wednesday. Governor Mohammad Shafiq Asadullah Sayeed told…
