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255 killed, 500 injured in 6.1 magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 22 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday leaving at least 255 people dead and over 500 injured in the provinces of Paktika and Khost.
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More than 100 weapons recovered in Eastern Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): A total of 107 weapons have been found and recovered in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika as Afghan security personnel continues to recover weapons from outside the security organs, the Taliban-led caretaker government said on Tuesday.
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Religious scholars in Paktika province urge Taliban to reopen girls' schoo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): Amid the worldwide condemnation of the Taliban regime's diktat to ban girls from attending school over sixth grade, a group of religious scholars assembled in Afghanistan's south-eastern Paktika province calling for reopening of schools for girls.
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Pak releases dozens of TTP prisoners as peace talks continue with banned o
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Paktika [Afghanistan], February 21 (ANI): Pakistan released 46 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) prisoners with an aim of a permanent ceasefire and peace agreement with the banned group.
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Afghanistan: No high school graduates in 20 yrs from Paktika province
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 14 (ANI): Paktika provincial education department on Sunday confirmed that there have been no high school graduates in the past 20 years from the region.
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Afghanistan: Paktika governor asks shopkeepers to use Afghan currency in d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 26 (ANI): The governor of Paktika province bordering Pakistan on Saturday asked shopkeepers to use only the Afghan currency in their daily transactions.
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First local radio station in Afghanistan's Paktika province shuts down
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 15 (ANI): A local radio station in Afghanistan's Paktika province has been completely shut down on Tuesday since the Taliban's takeover, local media reported.
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Taliban takes over 4 provincial capitals in 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 14 (ANI): Taliban on Saturday took control of four provincial capitals of Logar, Paktika, Kunar, and Paktia in the last 24 hours.
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Afghanistan: Taliban claims control over Sharana, Pul-e-Alam
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 14 (ANI): Taliban on Saturday claimed control over the capital of the south-eastern Afghan province of Paktika, Sharana, and Logar' provincial capital Pul-e-Alam city.
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District official in Afghanistan's Paktika province killed by gunmen
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Unknown gunmen in Afghanistan's Paktika province have shot dead Dad Mohammad Etemadi, the executive director of the Yusuf Khel district, Shah Mohammad Aryan, a spokesman for the Paktika police chief, told Sputnik on Saturday.
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1 killed, 5 injured in Afghanistan IED blast
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 (ANI): A woman lost her life and five others were injured in an IED explosion which took place in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan's Balkh province on Saturday evening, health officials said.
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Pashtuns hold protests worldwide against Taliban, Pakistan Army
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Paktia/Brussels (Afghanistan/Belgium) July 28 (ANI): Pashtuns in Afghanistan and parts of Europe organised protests against the Taliban and Pakistan Army as they continue to face violence on both sides of the Durand Line.
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