Raz Mohammad Raz

At least 4,000 men and women are being imparted education through 193 classes as part of a literacy program in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Thursday.

Officials at the Education Department of northern Baghlan province say more than 29,000 children are enrolled in community-based education classes across six districts, including the provincial capital.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department has recorded a 12 percent surge in rice yield in northern of Baghlan province this year.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department of Baghlan has recorded a 14 percent surge in onion yield in the northern province this year.

PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): A woman and a child died and eight others were injured in a traffic accident in northern Baghlan province on Wednesday . .

The Pul-i-Khumri textile factory in northern Baghlan province has been reactivated after a long time and will be inaugurated shortly, an official said on Monday.

The interest of girls in working at handicrafts making factories has increased in northern Baghlan province compared to the past and the reason is the closure of their high schools and universities, owners of handicraft factories said on Wednesday.

Two people were killed and a third was injured as a result of a traffic accident in northern Baghlan province, police said on Wednesday.

Local officials in Baghlan province say Afghan businessmen, both at home and abroad, are constructing homes for families affected by recent floods in Burka district.

The Public Health Department of northern Baghlan province says about 19,000 malnourished children were treated in the province during the last six months.

The Municipality of northern Baghlan is planning to establish a special commercial market for women in the capital, Pul-i-Khumri.

A 24-year woman Masooma Nazari, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (BBA), has set up a restaurant exclusively for women in Pul-i-Khumri, the capital of northern Balkh province.