Saifullah Karimi

Nine people were killed, including two women, and seven others were injured, including four children, in a traffic accident in northern Baghlan province on Wednesday, police said.

Five individuals have been arrested over bird hunting and another person on charge of witchcraft in northern Samangan province, an official said on Monday.

A number of farmers in northern Samangan province say they incurred financial losses this year due to a sharp decline in the price of asafoetida (locally known as hing) and the lack of a proper market for the medicinal plant.

A man has been arrested on the charge of witchcraft in Kholom district and a shackled woman rescued from house confinement in Dar-e-Souf Payeen district of northern Samangan province.

A teenage boy has committed suicide by shooting himself with a hunting gun in northern Balkh province, police said on Saturday.

A veteran journalist and photographer Naser Zahiri passed away due to an illness in northern Balkh province on Monday night.

At least three people were killed and four others injured in a traffic accident in northern Balkh province on Monday, police said.

An inter-club cricket tournament, featuring 12 teams has concluded in northern Balkh province, with Dawood Ghani team emerging victorious, an official said on Saturday.

Three armed robbers have been killed in a clash with security forces in Charbolak district of northern Balkh province, police said on Saturday.

Security forces have arrested an individual accused of harassing foreign tourists in northern Kunduz province, police said on Monday.

A woman was killed and her husband injured in a traffic accident in northern Samangan province on Saturday, an official said.

Fifteen people, including 10 children, have been arrested on robbery charges in northern Samangan and northeastern Badakhshan provinces, officials said on Thursday.