Football and cricket competitions between high school girls’ teams concluded in this capital city of central Uruzgan province on Monday. The matches played at Malalai Girls’ High School in Tirinkot commenced 20 days back and were organized by…
KABUL militants have been killed during a clash with security forces in Gizab district of central Uruzgan province. A statement from MoD media’s office to Pajhwok Afghan News said militants launched a coordinated attack on an Afghan National Army (ANA)…
Local officials in central Uruzgan province accuse staff of the civil hospital of mistreating patients and illegally selling medicines and food outside. Sayed Mohammad Sadat Nasiri, Uruzgan governor deputy made these remarks while visiting the Uruzgan Civil Hospital…
Taliban officials in Uruzgan province to vaccinate children against polio disease in areas under their control, reversing an eight-month old ban. The Taliban lift ban on anti-polio campaign in Uruzgan after eight polio positive cases surfaced in the…
A new polio case has recently been registered in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Thursday. With the registration of the latest instance, the number of polio cases has increased to eight in the province this year.…
Two positive polio cases have recently been registered in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Sunday. Anti-polio vaccination head at the Public Health Department, Saifuddin Barak, told Pajhwok Afghan News the first case was detected in Meharabad…
The governor of central Uruzgan province on Wednesday asked an UNICEF delegation to increase their humanitarian aid and support for displaced families in the province. Governor Asadullah Saeed made the appeal during a meeting with UNICEF provincial coordination head…
The governor on Thursday vowed to promote the culture of using Afghan currency in central Uruzgan province and warned people against using foreign currencies in daily transactions. Meanwhile, residents of Tirinkot believed it was impossible to promote and…
Two policemen and 10 Taliban insurgent have been killed in clashes in southern Zabul and central Urozgan province, officials said on Saturday. 2nd Lt Malak Zainullah, police chief of second police district of Terinkot, the provincial capital, told…
KABUL (MoPH) said on Wednesday. A statement from MoPH, said a two and half years old child had tested positive, the child has been paralysed forever. The statement added it was the 9th polio case since the beginning of 2019…
Security forces have arrested a former deputy police chief for central Uruzgan province during a raid, an official said on Monday. A well-placed source at the provincial police headquarters told Pajhwok Afghan News the operation was carried out…
The Taliban have closed the main road in the Chinartu district of central Uruzgan province, leaving the people in deep troubles, an official said on Saturday. District chief Malem Faiz Mohammad told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents blocked…
Nine special unit police personnel were wounded when a roadside bomb ripped through their Humvee vehicle in the capital of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Friday. The incident happened in Sarkhom area of Tirinkot last night,…
Government officials in central Uruzgan province say a minor mistake in recruitment and deployment processes of security forces could lead to the collapse of a number of districts and the conflict might get out of control. The Uruzgan…
Some powerful individuals have sold thousands of acres of government land to common people in the capital of central Uruzgan province. Some time back, a delegation of the Land Authority visited Uruzgan and identified and registered above 8500…
The Taliban on Monday conditionally allowed 22 schools to resume classes in Chora district of central Uruzgan province, officials said. Provincial education officials told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban militants had ordered closed the 22 schools in the…
The Provincial Council of central Uruzgan province on Wednesday claimed the provincial police chief arrested one of its members and held him captive for 12 hours at his ‘private jail.’ Provincial Council secretary Abdul Karim Khadimzai told a…
The Taliban have released five workers of the Citizen Charter Programme in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Wednesday. Governor spokesman Adam Khan Jilani told Pajhwok Afghan News the workers were abducted by the Taliban as a…
More than 20 Taliban militants, including senior figures, have been killed during a special forces operation in the capital of central Uruzgan province, the governor’s house in southern Kandahar province said on Sunday. In a statement, the…
The governor of central Uruzgan province says polio cases would increase if the Taliban do not allow vaccination to children. Governor Mohammad Shafiq Asadullah Sayeed made the remarks after a new polio case was detected in Charchino district,…
A Taliban insurgent has beheaded his 92-year-old father over supporting the government in central Uruzgan province, an official and residents said on Saturday. The incident took place in Sadmordah locality of Tirinkot, the provincial capital, on Friday night,…
At least 21 Taliban militants, including some key-commander have been killed in an airstrike in central Uruzgan province, an official claimed on Saturday. The airstrike took place in the Khanaqa locality of the Tirinkot, the provincial capital, late…
Security forces on Sunday reopened the road between southern Kandahar and central Uruzgan provinces after remaining closed for more than a year, officials said. Afghan National Army’s 205thAtal Military Corps commander Brig. Gen. Shafiqullah Rasoolzai told Pajhwok Afghan…
A 450-member newly raised local army force was deployed in Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, and two districts on Monday, officials said. Local officials said the Regional Army would be responsible for securing areas where they…
