Four people, including a policeman, have been arrested over allegedly kidnapping and raping a 7-year-old boy, the spy service said Sunday. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a statement said the detained persons had kidnapped the boy…
At least 17 Taliban insurgents have been killed during an operation in central Uruzgan province, officials said Saturday. A statement from 205th military corps in south of the country received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that Afghan…
A new polio case has been detected in the Charchino district of central Uruzgan province, taking the number of total polio cases to 18 nationwide this year, an official said on Wednesday. The poliovirus was diagnosed in a…
Dozens of supporters of a failing female Wolesi Jirga candidate on Monday staged a protest demonstration in this capital city of central Uruzgan province, accusing the local election body of electoral fraud. Four days ago, the Independent Election…
Drivers and passengers in central Uruzgan province say police have blocked the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway against traffic, creating great inconvenience for them. They say police have been asking drivers and passengers to bring the corpses of their fellow policemen…
President Ashraf Ghani has sent a high-level delegation to northern Uruzgan province to investigate civilian casualties in recent clashes between local residents and an illegal commander. Shah Hussain Murtazavi, deputy spokesman to the president, posted the president’s order…
Local officials on Sunday said a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and police forces base in Terinkot, the capital of Uruzgan province has fallen to Taliban militants. A local official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Hundreds of policemen in central Uruzgan province say they have not received their salaries for the last six months and threaten to quit the force over the non-payment. According to local officials, 3,800 national and local policemen perform…
The governor of central Uruzgan province on Monday said strongmen and land-grabbers were more dangerous than Taliban insurgents. Governor Mohammad Sahfiq Asadullah Saeed was addressing a meeting attended by civil and military officials and a delegation of senators…
Taliban militants have launched a coordinated attack on the center of Chenarto district of central Uruzgan province, causing casualties on both sides, officials said Saturday. Provincial police chief, Col. Mohammad Maruf Ahmadzai, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban…
Police have arrested 14 people including two security men accused of allowing the Taliban to capture their posts in central Urugzan province, the police chief said on Sunday. Col. Mohammad Maroof Ahmadzai told Pajhwok Afghan News that among…
Taliban militants have destroyed two telephone towers in the Deh Rawod district of central Uruzgan province, officials said on Saturday. The governor’s spokesman, Navid Afghanzai, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban torched the two telephone towers of the…
The governor of central Uruzgan province on Sunday said some local Taliban fighters were willing to reconcile and join the peace process. Mohammad Safiq Asadullah Sayed was speaking at farewell ceremony for a NATO Resolute Support (RS) mission…
More than 650 high school graduates, including 40 girls, appeared in a university entrance test in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Sunday. A delegation from the Ministry of High Education, Uruzgan’s governor, provincial council (PC) members…
The Women Affairs Department of central Uruzgan province says many educated women are prevented from working in offices due to security problems, cultural restrictions and lack of public awareness. Local officials acknowledge only a limited number of women…
Four security personnel and 14 Taliban insurgents have been killed as a result of clashes in central Uruzgan province, an official said on Tuesday. Aminullah Khaliqi, Chora district administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants stormed several…
Fifty-three voter registration centres in central Uruzgan province have been closed due to insecurity, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said on Tuesday. Ahmad Shah Qanoni, head of the IEC’s provincial committee, told Pajhwok Afghan News only 12 out…
Two policemen and three Taliban have been killed during separate incidents of violence in central Uruzgan province, officials said on Saturday. One policeman was killed and another injured when verbal clash turned violent and both fired at one…
After six days of closure, protestors have reopened the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway for traffic, officials said on Thursday. On Friday, hundreds of residents closed the highway in protest against what they called growing insecurity and other problems. They alleged…
Hundreds of enraged protestors blocked the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway against vehicular traffic in this city of central Uruzgan province after several passengers were killed on the road by Taliban militants. The protesting people said insecurities on the road had…
A number of poets and writers attended the maiden annual poetic session Uruzgan Ghag (voice) in Tirinkot, the capital of the central province. Organizers said the event would be celebrated every year. Uruzgan deputy governor Abdul Wahid Patan…
Armed men have gunned down five passengers, including a university instructor on the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway on Wednesday, an official said. Dost Mohammad Nayab, spokesman of Uruzgan governor, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Urdo-Balagh locality…
The Taliban have banned supply of food and non-food items to the Chora district of central Uruzgan province over the past one week, with the trapped residents facing famine. Residents of the troubled town say the rebels have…
Residents of central Uruzgan province are complaining that the ongoing operation in their province has not been productive and instead created problems for them. Dozens of people, who had gathered in front of the governor’s house in Tirinkot,…
