Abdul Sabour Seerat

The Information and Culture Department in northern Balkh province says the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) is set to renovate the tomb of Maulana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi’s father in the province.

Some students in the Albarz district of northern Balkh province have complained about the non-availability of school buildings, shortage teachers and learning materials.

Over 600,000 tonnes of licorice — sweet, chewy, aromatic black substance — have been exported to foreign countries from Balkh province showing a 50 percent increase compared to the past year, an official said on Tuesday.

Some braziers in northern Balkh province have complained about the stagnated market condition for their products and expressed concerns that coppersmithing art was faced with eradication.

The municipality in northern Balkh province closed 14 bakeries in the city over violating its policy on Sunday.

Some residents and cultural activists in northern Balkh province have expressed concern over the destruction of a historic Berbar fort located Dawlatabad district and called on the government to reconstruct the historic site.

More than 7,000 children in northern Balkh province have been affected by measles out of which 32 children had died, officials of the Abu Ali Sina Balkh Zonal Hospital said on Saturday.

A gang of eight professional thieves has been detained by security personnel in the capital of northern Balkh province, police said on Wednesday.

State land measuring as many as 3,000 acres was wrested back from usurpers in Chaharkint district of northern Balkh province this year, an official announced on Tuesday.

Over 250 women in the Nahr-i-Shahi district of northern Balkh province have completed tailoring and carpet weaving training, an official said on Sunday.

Nine tailoring and embroidery training centers for vulnerable women have been established in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital of northern Balkh province, with the financial support from the Qatar Red Crescent, an official said.

Asafoetida Sellers and Exporters Union says as many as 840 tonnes of asafetida was exported from northern Balkh province this year, showing a two-fold surge compared to last year.