Abdul Sabour Seerat

A 32-year-old man has been found dead in Dehdadi district of northern Balkh province, police said on Saturday.

The Passport Office in northern Balkh province distributed 43,000 passports in the past year and generated nearly 246 million afs revenue, an official said on Wednesday.

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) officials in northern zone say their organization will provide aid to seven million people in Afghanistan, including two million in the northern zone, this year.

Residents of the newly created Chahi district in northern Balkh province say they lack access to basic services such as electricity, schools, hospital, roads and drinking water.

The Price Control Commission has temporally closed 60 tailoring shops in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital city of northern Balkh province, for violating the price list, a statement said on Wednesday.

Some residents of the Chamtal district of northern Balkh province complain about the shortage of potable water and want the problem to be addressed urgently.

The illicit poppy crop has been eradicated on about 100 acres of land and 100 suspects detained in northern Balkh province.

The precious stones and gems market has been improved recently following an increase in the number of foreign tourists in the northern Balkh province.

The second round of K-1 (Kickboxing) competitions has been held in Mazar-i-Shahif, the capital city of northern Balkh province, an official said Saturday.

The recent snow spell and cold snap have killed 20 people and 500,000 animals in northern provinces, an official said on Saturday.

Commercial goods weighing 2.8 million tons were transported through Hairatan port in northern Balkh province during the past 11 months, an official said on Wednesday.

Internally displaced families in northern Balkh province say they have no access to basic facilities of life and are facing many problems, asking the government to come to their rescue.