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Uruzgan women demand more polling sites on Election Day...

By: Ajmal Wisal , Date:26/08/2019

TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): A number of women in central Uruzgan province say they would widely participate in the upcoming presidential election if they are provided required facilities and easy access to polling... Read More

Uruzgan officials seen attending election campaign event...

By: Ajmal Wisal , Date:26/08/2019

TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): In violation of the election law, some government officials were seen taking part in a Sunday election campaign gathering for President Ashraf Ghani in central Uruzgan province. The gathering in... Read More

Supporters of losing candidate stage rally in Uruzgan

By: Ajmal Wisal , Date:26/11/2018

TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Dozens of supporters of a failing female Wolesi Jirga candidate on Monday staged a protest demonstration in this capital city of central Uruzgan province, accusing the local election bo... Read More

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Bridge linking 3 towns with Tirinkot opens

TIRINKOT (PAN): A former district chief was gunned down by assailants on a motorbike in central Uruzgan province on Tuesday, an official said.
Syed Rasul Khan, ex-administrative head of Charchino district, came under gun attack in the first police district of Tirinkot, the provincial capital.

TIRINKOT (PAN): A dozen people, including security personnel, were killed during a suicide attack on a reserve police guest house in central Uruzgan province on Friday, officials and witnesses said.
The bomber struck at about 1.00pm when a large number of Reserve Police Battalion officials were taking lunch at the guest house in Tirinkot, the provincial capital.

12 police dead, 6 injured in Uruzgan suicide attack

TIRINKOT/JALALABAD (PAN): A midwifery and nursing training course involving dozens of women has begun in the central province of Uruzgan, the governor’s office said on Monday.

اروزګان کې ښځو ته د قابله ګۍ او نرسنګ زده کړې پيل شوې

KABUL (PAN): Marjan, 50, the only female member of the provincial council in central Uruzgan province, says it was her long resistance against the Taliban that translated into her election as member of the council.
Despite numerous challenges and attempts on her life by the Taliban, Marjan was able to be elected as the council member after she attracted the attention of tribal elders who proposed her to run for a provincial council seat.

Marjan, a symbol of courage against Taliban in Uruzgan

By Magnus Ohman
What country has the most expensive election campaigns in the world? At a first glance the answer may be obvious; in the recent US elections over 2 billion dollars were spent, and combined with the other elections held at that time, the total spending is estimated to over 6 billion.