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MAIDAN CITY (Pajhwok): Provincial Council (PC) members in central Maidan Wardak province on Thursday discussed at length administrative, judicial and other provincial issues with the governor who pledged to extend all cooperation to resolve problem of the people.
Attaullah Khogyani, the governor spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Governor Hayatullah Hayat and other local officials attended the meeting held at the governor house.
PC head Ahmad Jaffari told the meeting that several issues were there at central and district levels which needed immediate solution.

MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): At least 31 schoolgirls were poisoned in Marakazi Behsud district of central Maidan Wardak province but they were stated to be in stable condition, an official said Wednesday.
Governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place in Baba Wali High School in Koh Biroon area of Markazi Behsod district on Tuesday afternoon.

QALAT (Pajhwok): The High Peace Council (HPC)’s provincial committee chief for southern Zabul province on Tuesday said people and tribes could play an important role in bringing peace to Afghanistan.
Hashmi Garani was talking to Pajhwok Afghan News after the committee’s voting to elect its administrative delegation in Qalat, the provincial capital.

MAIDAN SHAHAR (Pajhwok): A comprehensive strategy has been devised to improve the security environment in the central province of Maidan Wardak -- a gateway to the capital Kabul.
In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Governor Hayatullah Hayat said he believed before his appointment to the slot that Wardak, given its proximity to Kabul, would be a stable province.
But 45 days after his nomination, Hayat has concluded Wardak would be one of them if there were to be insecure provinces in Afghanistan. His assessment is based on briefings he has received so far.

MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): President’s Legal Advisor Dr. Abdul Ali Mohammadi on Tuesday said dispute between Kochi and Hazara tribes in central Maidan Wardak province had been politicized and elements fuelling the tenions would be exposed.
Mohammadi expressed these views in a gathering in Maidan Shahr, the provincial capital, which was attended by provincial council members, judicial and security officials.

MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): The Maidan Wardak governor on Sunday said some media outlets fueled tribal, religious and political differences through their reports.
Hayatullah Hayat was talking to media representatives at his office in Maidan Shahr, the capital of central Maidan Wardak province.
The governor said he would provide information to the people about his own activities and those of all the provincial departments by holding press conference each month.

MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): A public representative on Thursday accused an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander of running a private jail and torturing people there in the Jalrez district of central Maidan Wardak province.
Sharifullah Hotak, a member of the provincial council, said the ALP commander, Karim, was involved in torturing local residents in his private jai, forcing many families to flee homes for other areas.

MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): Construction work on 17-kilometer road of Chak district in central Maidan Wardak province has been started after four years delay, an official said Monday.
Attaullah Khogyani, acting governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the road connecting Kabul-Ghazni highway would be constructed in one year.
In addition, building a 500 meters embankment wall, 80 small and four big bridges were also included in the project, he said, adding the 17 kilometers road passes through Dasht-i-Top area.

MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): At least five distance learning education centers have been made operational on Sunday in central Maidan wardak province, an official said.
Ahmed Shah, director education and information technology, told Pajhwok Afghan News the government inked an agreement to open 200 online computers centers. The online centers, he said would provide an opportunity to students of remote areas to be linked with capital Kabul to learn through internet.

MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): A member of provincial council of central Maidan Wardak province on Sunday urged the government to take immediate action to resolve a dispute between warring Hazara and Kochi (nomads) tribes.
Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the issue was thoroughly discussed in a joint meeting of provincial council members and with the acting governor of Maidan Wardak.