The mines department in northeastern Badakhshan province says its revenue declined by 90 percent in the past two years due to delayed process of contracts. The department head, Mohammad Akbar Anwari, told Pajhwok Afghan News their revenue declined…
Police have arrested two persons and recovered 35 kilograms of heroin from their possession in Kishim district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Tuesday. Mohammad Ghus Amiri, the provincial appellant court head, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Four people were killed and two others injured when the car they were travelling in plunged into a river in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Monday. Ahmad Navid Frotan, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
The appellant court in northeastern Badakhshan province on Monday sentenced a man to death for killing a driver. Judge Hafiz Mohammad Haroon Safi said the accused Mohammad Akram, a resident of Shuhada district, had intentionally killed a driver…
Afghan forces recaptured the Tagab district of northeastern Badakhshan province from Taliban militants, local officials said on Monday. The governor’s spokesman, Ahmad Navid Frotan, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban were driven from the district during a joint…
Police shot dead one suicide bomber and three others managed to escape in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Sunday. Police spokesman Mahfoozullah Akbari said following a tip-off, security personnel cordoned off the main bazaar of Baharak…
Pistachio yield declined by 80 percent in southeastern Badakhshan province this year, with gardener calling the low harvest a great loss. Drought and less snowfall in last winter were main reasons behind the decreased production, said Noor Mohammad…
Twenty-five kilograms of heroin and 98 kilograms of opium have been seized by police in Kishim district of northeastern Badakhshan province. Badakhshan counter-narcotics head Col. Suhrab Rasooli told Pajhwok Afghan News on Saturday the drugs had been placed…
Thirty-one people, mostly militants, have been killed and wounded during an ongoing operation in Khwajah Sabzposh district of northern Faryab province, local officials said on Wednesday. Governor Sayed Anwar Sadat told Pajhwok Afghan News the operation “Zafar 19”…
More foreign tourists visited the Pamir Mountains in northeastern Badakhshan province this year than last year, local officials said on Monday. Provincial tourism manager, Sayed Akram Seddiq Lalzad, told Pajhwok Afghan News the number of foreign tourists visiting…
Displaced residents of Warduj district of northeastern province Badakhshan on Sunday assailed the provincial and central governments over their reluctance to retake the district from insurgents. Hundreds of the displaced people had gathered in front of the governor’s…
Seven Taliban rebels were killed and 13 others wounded during a predawn clash with security forces in Zebak district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Thursday. Ahmad Navid Fortan, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
The German government pledged construction of buildings for 10 schools and embankment of Kukcha River in northeastern Badakhshan province under an agreement signed on Tuesday. A Memorandum of Understating (MoU) on the projects was signed between Badakhshan Governor…
Sarwar, a 65-years-old woman who lost three sons serving in the Afghan National Army (ANA), has been faced with abject poverty. With her sons, she has also lost hope in life. With old clothes on her body and…
At least 17 militants have suffered casualties during a counterattack from security personnel in the Juram district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Tuesday. Maj. Massoud Arshad, provincial police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban…
Hundreds of people on Tuesday attended a gathering in northeastern Badakhshan province, welcoming a possible peace deal beween Gulbadin Hikmatyar-led Hezb-i-Islami (HIA) and the Afghan government. Organized by a splinter HIA faction led former economy minister Abdul Hadi…
Interior Minister Taj Mohammad Jahid on Sunday said a massive operation against insurgents would be launched soon to drive them from Yamgan and Warduj districts of southeastern Badakhshan province. Jahid arrived in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan, at…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajwhok): Two security officials and as many Taliban militants were killed on Monday during a clash in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said. Two motorcyclists opened fire at security officials at the gate of Dawlatabad district bazaar, killing a…
A commander was among eight insurgents surrendering their weapons to government officials and joining the peace process in northeastern Badaksan province, an official said on Sunday. Gul Ahmad Ahmadi, the reconciling Taliban commander who had been active over…
At least 15 militants, including foreigners, have been killed and 10 others wounded during operations in northern Kunduz and Badakhshan provinces, official said Wednesday. Kunduz police chief, Brig. Gen. Qasim Jangalbagh, told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents…
A large number of residents and civil society activists in northeastern Badakhshan province on Thursday held a protest gathering and asked the government to arrest those behind the abduction and execution of passengers in northern Kunduz province. Taliban…
Heavy rains-induced flash flood killed six people, wounded five others and washed away hundreds of homes in different parts of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday. Three people were killed in Kashkan, one in Tagab and…
The foreign minister on Thursday called the presence of foreign rebels in northeastern Badakhshan province a concern for neighbouring countries, saying the government was trying to address the issue. During a visit to the remote province, Salahuddin Rabbani…
Triggered by heavy rains, flash floods have blocked the main highway linking north-eastern Badakhshan province with Takhar province over the past two days, officials and residents said on Wednesday. Eng. Abdul Ghani, Badakhshan public works director, told Pajhwok…
