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Fundraiser for blast-hit Paktia University launched

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Nov 12, 2017 - 16:46
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A youth group has launched a fundraiser for reconstruction of the university in southeastern Paktia province after a heavy explosion badly damaged the campus in Gardez, the provincial capital. The suicide and gun attack on the...
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Poorly-built Paktia hospital building damages

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Nov 12, 2017 - 16:03
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A newly built 50-bed hospital in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province has partially damaged due to its poor construction. The hospital, a 230 million afghanis project, was inaugurated by former Paktia governor, Zalmai...
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NGO-funded 8 health clinics cease services in Paktia

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Oct 04, 2017 - 21:01
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Eight health clinics have recently stopped delivering services to people in some densely populated districts of southeastern Paktia province, residents and their representatives said on Wednesday.
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Paktia: Acting officials behind sluggish administration

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Oct 03, 2017 - 16:56
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Thirteen departments in southeastern Paktia province are still headed by acting officials, an issue that has created barriers to good governance. Civil society activists and youth have demanded the government’s attention to the...
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NATO airstrike kills 4 insurgents in Paktia

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Sep 27, 2017 - 18:53
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A NATO airstrike killed four insurgents in Ahmadabad district of southeastern Paktia province, the governor’s house said in a statement on Wednesday. A Humvee vehicle the insurgents had stolen was also destroyed during the air raid...
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Paktika Reserve Battalion personnel warn of quitting

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Rahim Khan Khoshal
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Sep 18, 2017 - 15:29
SHARAN (Pajhwok): The Reserve Battalion personnel in southeastern Paktika province have accused security bosses of handing over Gomal district to the Taliban and treating them unfairly. St. Serg. Abdul Rahman, commander of the first Platoon of the...
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ALP personnel kill high school teacher in Paktia

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Sep 17, 2017 - 19:22
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel killed a high school teacher and injured his two family members after attacking their home in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province, an official said Sunday. Zurmat district police...
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Polling place survey in Paktia almost complete: IEC

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Sep 07, 2017 - 23:48
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A survey to identify areas to be used as polling stations for next year’s parliamentary elections in southeastern Paktia province has been almost completed, an official said on Thursday. Independent Election Commission ( IEC )...
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Promises to rebuild Paktia roads yet to be honoured

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Aug 22, 2017 - 20:39
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Some residents of southeastern Paktika province complain repeated pledgesby the government to reconstructroads in the province have not been honoured, with people facingserious problems. Construction and rehabilitation work on the...
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Paktia win Sayed Jamaludin Afghan Provincial Elite Cup

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Javed Hamim Kakar
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Jul 22, 2017 - 16:32
KABUL (Pajhwok): Southeastern Paktia has won the Alokozay Syed Jamaluddin Afghan one-day tournament featuring 10 grade-1 provincial teams, an official said on Saturday. Organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), the 10 provincial teams event...
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Pay cut stuns, disheartens Paktia police personnel

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Jul 11, 2017 - 22:38
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Police in southeastern Paktia province on Tuesday said they were concerned about a 1500 afghanis pay cut as directed by the Ministry of Interior in a letter to the provincial police headquarters. The ministry has cited ‘...
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Paktians pitch tents, want direct meeting with Ghani

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Jul 02, 2017 - 22:42
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Provincial council members, tribal elders, religious scholars and civil society activists on Sunday pitched protest tents in front of the provincial council office and the governor’s house against what they said President Ghani’s failure to deliver on his promises.
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7 Taliban militants, policeman killed in Paktia clash

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Jun 12, 2017 - 18:59
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Seven militants and one policeman were killed during a clash in southeastern Paktia province, police said on Monday.
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Shamim Katawazai appointed Paktia governor: source

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Jun 04, 2017 - 20:55
KABUL (Pajhwok): Shamim Katawazai has been appointed as new governor for southeastern Paktia province, a well-placed source said on Sunday.
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Southeastern zone governors confer on security

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Jun 01, 2017 - 14:38
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Senior officials from six southeastern provinces held a joint meeting on ways of improving the security situation and finding solutions to the problems of their region. Held in the 203 rd Thunder Military Corps, the meeting was...
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Appointed 3 years ago, district chief yet to take charge

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May 29, 2017 - 19:45
GARDEZ CITY (Pajhwok): The Lazha Mangal district administrative chief in southeastern Paktia province on Monday complained the provincial authorities were yet to introduce him to his office despite being officially appointed three years back.
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Border police construct mosque at own expense in Paktia

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May 28, 2017 - 19:31
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Personnel from the Second Border Police Brigade in southeastern Paktia province have built a mosque inside the force headquarters on their own expense, officials said on Sunday.
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Ghani urged to deliver on Machalgho Dam promise

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Apr 29, 2017 - 19:25
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): A number of residents and their representatives on Saturday demanded of the government to resume construction work on Machalgho Dam in southeastern Paktia province. They said President Ashraf Ghani had strongly promised completion...
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Afghan, Pak tribal elders hold peace gathering

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Apr 23, 2017 - 21:15
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Tribal elders from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Sunday held a joint gathering in southeastern Paktia province and agreed to work together for bringing peace and stability to the region. Elders from Chankani, Patan, Muqbil, Mangal,...
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Paktia traders threaten to tie up businesses

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شکـور کامـران
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Apr 16, 2017 - 16:56
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Traders, industrialists and wholesalers in southeastern Paktia province on Sunday complained they were paying taxes to both the government and the Taliban and warned of closing down their businesses. At a joint press conference in...
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