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An Afghan Factory Offers Hope Amid Power Outages, Joblessness

13th January, 2023 · admin

Wire spools turn in a factory in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, where youthful workers produce cabling needed for electrical devices — but face electricity outages themselves. Workers and managers hope for investors to expand opportunity, but the World Bank forecasts a dramatically challenged Afghan economy, largely cut off from foreign aid since the Taliban takeover in

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Posted in Economic News | Tags: Paktia, unemployment |
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UN Expert: Afghanistan Descending ‘Towards Authoritarianism’ Under Taliban Rule

12th September, 2022 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 12, 2022 A UN human rights expert says conditions in Afghanistan under Taliban rule indicate a “descent towards authoritarianism” and called for radical changes to stop the trend. “The severe rollback of the rights of women and girls, reprisals targeting opponents and critics, and a clampdown on freedom of expression

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Posted in Afghan Women, Education, Human Rights, Taliban, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Paktia |
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Girls in Paktia Take to Streets in Protest of Closed Schools

10th September, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Dozens of girls above the sixth grade in Paktia took to the streets on Saturday after not being allowed to attend school in the province. The girls demonstrating on the streets criticized the closing of girl’s schools and again requested that the Islamic Emirate [Taliban] reopen their schools. Click here to read more

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Education, Human Rights | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Paktia |
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120 People Killed by Flooding in Past Month

31st July, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: The State Ministry for Disaster Management said that in addition to human losses, the flood caused heavy financial damage to citizens by affecting thousands of acres of agricultural land. “120 people have been martyred and 152 others were wounded in these floods,” said Mohammad Naseem Haqqani, a spokesman for the State Ministry for

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Natural Disasters, Paktia |
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Flash Floods Leave Financial Losses in Bamyan and Daikundi Provinces

27th July, 2022 · admin

8am: According to sources in Daikundi, this natural disaster has hit Khadir and Mir Amoor districts and some central parts of this province. The residents of Daikundi said that tens of acres of agricultural land and water supply canals are destroyed as a result of this incident. Click here to read more (external link). Related

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Bamiyan, Climate Change, Daikundi, Flood, Natural Disasters, Paktia, Zabul |
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Taliban’s 203rd Mansouri Corps in Paktia Bombed by Unknown Drone, Sources Say

21st June, 2022 · admin

8am: A reliable source confirmed to Hasht-e Subh that an unidentified drone had bombed the 203rd Mansouri corps of the Taliban in Paktia province. The source said that the incident took place around 10:00 AM on Monday (June 20th). According to the source, the drone was patrolling when it was met with a reaction from

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Posted in Drone warfare, Taliban | Tags: Paktia |
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The Liberation Front Claims to Have Killed 5 Taliban in Paktia

6th May, 2022 · admin

8am: In a newsletter, the National Liberation Front has claimed that its forces have killed five Taliban rebels in a guerrilla attack in Paktia province. In another report today, the Liberation Front also claimed that its forces had targeted Mullah Hafizullah Badr, the Taliban’s intelligence chief in western Kabul, in the Bagh-e-Dawood of the Company

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Posted in NRF - National Resistance Front, Security, Taliban | Tags: Afghan resistance against Taliban, Liberation Front, National Resistance Front (NRF), Paktia |
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Blast hits mosque in Paktia, causes casualties

4th March, 2022 · admin

Ariana: An explosion went off in a mosque in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia on Friday, an official said. The incident happened in Dand Aw Patan district shortly after the Friday congregation prayers at the mosque, said Khaliq Yar Ahmadzai, the provincial director of information and culture. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security | Tags: Paktia, Taliban Security Failure |
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Haqqanis lay foundation stone of new madrassa in Paktia

9th December, 2021 · admin

Ariana: Members of the Haqqani family and Paktia residents have laid the first foundation stone for a new madrassa, that will be named after the network’s founding father Mawlawi Jalaluddin Haqqani. The religious studies school will be built on four acres of land in Gardez city in Paktia province and is being sponsored by local

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Posted in Education, Haqqani Network, Reconstruction and Development | Tags: Paktia |
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Two Former Female Officers Found Dead in Paktia

13th November, 2021 · admin

8am: The bodies of the two women were found on Saturday in the first district of Gardez. Earlier, former soldiers expressed concern about their security, saying they have been persecuted, detained and assassinated by Taliban forces. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Security, Taliban | Tags: Paktia, Taliban Executions |
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