Abdul Saboor Sirat

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Abu Ali Sina Hospital officials said on Monday they registered about 1,500 measles cases during the past three months. Dr. Habibur Rahman, a

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): About 158 different projects worth 275 million US dollars were implemented in northern Balkh province last year, an official said on Sunday. Economy

A number of industrialists in northern Balkh province complain about the deteriorating condition of the road leading to the Amir Ali Sher Nawai Industrial Park in Mazar-i-Sharif, urging the government to repair it.

Six water supply networks costing 24 million afghanis have been constructed and put into service in northern Balkh province.

Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat plans to invest 40 billion afghanis in the electricity sector next year.

Residents of Sholgara district in northern Balkh province have urged the caretaker government to construct a hydroelectric dam on the district’s rive to address the current electricity shortage in the area.

The Chamber of Craftsmen and Shopkeepers in Balkh says 108 shoe-manufacturing factories are currently operating in the province, collectively producing 12,000 pairs of shoes on a daily basis.

As many as 8,000 families have returned to northern Balkh province from Iran and Pakistan over the last four months, an official said on Wednesday.

As many as 1,500 foreign tourists have visited northern Balkh province over the last nine months of the current solar year, an official said on Wednesday.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF/PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Two individuals have been murdered in northern Balkh and central Logar provinces. In a statement, Balkh police headquarters . . .

A new oil refinery has been inaugurated in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, with a $50 million investment.

Some residents of Alborz district in northern Balkh province complain about their inaccessibility to telecommunication and internet services and ask the government to address their problems.