Gardēz is the capital of the Paktia Province of Afghanistan. The population of the city was estimated to be ca. 10,000 in the 1979 census and was estimated to be 70,000 in 2008. The population is overwhelmingly Pashtun. Read More
The UN and partners have rushed to support Afghanistan following a devastating earthquake that hit two provinces in the east of the country early on Wednesday morning. ...
Unidentified armed men opened fire and killed a man in Gardez city in the provincial capital of the eastern Paktia province on Saturday, local sources said Sunday. ...
A total of 4,557 Afghan nationals are presently staying in India on 'Stay Visa' after the extension of their visas, said Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday. ...
At least five members of the Taliban organisation have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Paktia, the local police said on Sunday. ...