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News Afghanistan Paktia: Afghan Girls Protest Abrupt Closure Of Secondary Schools In Eastern Province

Published on: Saturday 10 September 2022
Afghan Girls Protest Abrupt Closure Of Secondary Schools In Eastern Province
News source: https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-girls-protest-closure-secondary-schools/32027826.html

Dozens of girls protested in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia Province on September 10 after Taliban authorities shut their secondary schools just days after classes resumed. A resident of Paktia Province ...

News Afghanistan Paktia: IRC launches emergency response in Paktia and Khost provinces in Afghanistan, where deadly earthquake has left thousands displaced

Published on: Wednesday 22 June 2022
IRC launches emergency response in Paktia and Khost provinces in Afghanistan, where deadly earthquake has left thousands displaced
News source: https://www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-launches-emergency-response-paktia-and-khost-provinces-afghanistan-where-deadly

 As the numbers of those who have lost their lives in a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan continues to rise, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has deployed emergency teams to the affected provinces to provide lifesaving assistance to the thousands of people left stranded amid a humanitarian catastrophe.

News Afghanistan Paktia: Haqqani network operator killed in Afghanistan

Published on: Wednesday 01 May 2019
News source: https://www.newkerala.com/news/read/135849/haqqani-network-operator-killed-in-afghanistan.html

Gardez (Afghanistan), May 1 : Afghan government forces have killed a prominent Haqqani network operator in the country's Paktia province, police officials said on Wednesday. A fierce clash erupted ...

News Afghanistan Paktia: Nothing to see here: The U.S. government prevents investigations into war crimes in Afghanistan

Published on: Wednesday 24 April 2019
News source: https://www.salon.com/2019/04/25/nothing-to-see-here-the-u-s-government-prevents-investigations-into-war-crimes-in-afghanistan_partner/

A very thick file was closed in The Hague. Almost a decade ago, on February 12, 2010, U.S. Special Operations Forces arrived at the home of Haji Sharabuddin in Khataba (Paktia Province, Afghanistan). ...

News Afghanistan Paktia: 4 militants killed as U.S. airstrike destroy Humvee packed with explosives in Paktia

Published on: Monday 22 April 2019
News source: https://www.khaama.com/4-militants-killed-as-u-s-airstrike-destroy-humvee-packed-with-explosives-in-paktia-03788/

The U.S. forces conducted an airstrike targeting a Humvee armoured personnel carrier packed with explosives in south-eastern Paktia province of Afghanistan, the Afghan military said Monday. The 203rd ...