A militant attack, also including a suicide car bomb, was underway in eastern Paktia province's capital, Gardez, where insurgents targeted a police training center.

In keeping with the agreement, U.S. troop numbers dropped from 12,000 in February to 8,600 in July — including the base closure in Paktia province — and further reductions would come if the ...

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.

KABUL, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Many Afghans are following news of a reversal in girls' school openings in eastern Paktia province for clues on whether the Taliban will loosen restrictions on girls ...

The principal of schools asked the students to come back to school, and the girls' high schools are open," Mawlawi Khaliqyar Ahmadzai, head of Paktia province's culture and information department ...

Taliban fighters stand guard during the funeral prayers of Khalil Haqqani, the minister for refugees and repatriation, during his funeral procession in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan ...

Taliban authorities Saturday shut down girls schools above the sixth grade in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia province, according to witnesses and social media posts. The schools had briefly opened ...

People attend the funeral prayer of Khalil Haqqani, the minister for refugees and repatriation, during his funeral procession in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024.

Taliban fighters stand guard during the funeral prayers of Khalil Haqqani in Paktia province, Afghanistan, Thursday, December 12, 2024. Haqqani died in a blast Wednesday at his ministry in Kabul ...