Thousands of families would benefit from a new power project that would be completed in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday. A water dam project in Faizabad, the provincial capital, would cost $41.1 million provided by…
Eight districts of northeastern Badakhshan province have been cut off from the capital Faizabad after heavy snowfall blocked roads, an official said on Monday. Mohammad Ashaq Yaqubi of the Natural Disaster Management Department told Pajhwok Afghan News Shahr-e-Bozurg,…
Security forces in the Argo district of northeastern Badakhshan province destroyed a heroin-producing laboratory during an overnight operation, an official said on Saturday. Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, the police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that counter-narcotics police seized 1,000…
After the devastating landslide in northeastern Badakhshan province, first school would be constructed in Argo district while the cricket stadium would be built in Faizabad, the provincial capital, said provincial education director. Shamsullah Shams said that construction work…
The Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into the killing of five policemen in a clash with armed men loyal to an illegal commander over the control of azure mines in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on…
A newly-constructed hostel for girls was on Wednesday inaugurated on the university campus in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said. The three-storey building has 33 rooms, a solar electricity system and other modern facilities, the university chancellor, Khesraw…
Residents of northeastern Badakhshan province blame the outgoing provincial council for doing no service to the general public, fearing the new one may follow suit. But the newly-elected representatives have promised all-out efforts to bring positive changes to…
Fifteen militants, including Chechen and Uzbek fighters, have been killed in the Warduj district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official claimed on Wednesday. Police spokesman Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents were killed during operations…
Ten insurgents have been killed during a clearing operation in the Darayem district of northeastern Badakhshan province, police claimed on Friday. At least three militants were detained during Thursday’s offensive, Badakhshan police spokesman Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai told Pajhwok…
A project to construct 150 homes for families who lost their houses to a massive landslide in the Argo district of southeastern Badakhshan province has been launched, an official said on Saturday. At least 400 people had died…
The dilapidated condition of roads that link border districts with the capital of northeastern Badakhshan province has resulted in increased prices of food items, an official said on Saturday. Public Works Director Abdul Ghani told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Militants have cut off five districts from Faizabad, the capital of northeastern Badakhshan province, by damaging a key road, an official said on Tuesday. Dawlat Muhammad Khawar, the Warduj district’s administrative chief, informed the insurgents were striving to…
Construction work on a new Comprehensive Health Clinic (CHC) for Tagab district in northeastern Badakhshan province was launched on Wednesday, a statement said. With financial support from Germany, a statement from the German Cooperation with Afghanistan said that…
Authorities in the northeastern Badakhshan province announced an end to Taliban’s siege of top officials with the killing of three militants on Monday evening. Ahmad Naveed Frotan, spokesman for the governor, told Pajhwok Afghan News Governor Shah Waliullah…
At least eight militants, including three commanders, have been killed and 10 others wounded during an operation in Juram district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said Saturday. The operation was jointly launched by Afghan National Army (ANA),…
Deep-rooted corruption and greater say of influential in affairs of government institutions force large number of Badakhshan youth to travel abroad mainly to neighboring countries for work. Details issued by Union of Afghanistan Youth (UAY) shows around 120,000…
Afghan security forces regained control of the Farghamiri area of the Jurm district of Badakhshan province after one year on Sunday, officials said. The governor’s spokesman, Ahmad Naveed Frotan, said the Taliban had left Farghamiri area without outing…
A 94-year-old man, after casting his vote in northeastern Badakhshan province, said on Saturday he considered franchise as a national responsibility. Makhdoom Niamatullah reached a polling station at a school in Shahr-i-Kohna area of Faizabad with the help…
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.4 on the open-ended Richter scale jolted parts of the capital Kabul and other provinces on Saturday. According to the US Geology Survey (USGS), the earthquake took place at 8:28 am. Its epicenter was…
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted parts of the capital Kabul and other provinces on Saturday. According to US Geology Survey (USGS), the earthquake took place at 8:28 am. Its epicenter was located in…
A man and a woman were killed and a third person sustained burn injuries when struck separately by thunderstorms in northeastern Badakhshan province, where flash floods destroyed several homes, an official said on Saturday. The lightening events took…
Three people, including two workers of Agha Khan Development Network (AKDN), were killed in a roadside bombing in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said Monday. The incident took place when the car the workers were traveling in struck…
Hundreds of people took to the streets in northeastern Badakhshan province, calling for the dismissal of the governor and the police chief, officials said on Monday. The protestors, including university students and residents of Kiran, Manjan, Jurm and…
Heavy rains flooded roads linking the capital of northeastern Badakhshan province, Faizabad, with 17 districts, an official said on Saturday. The flash floods destroyed a 30-kilomter section of a road in Warduj district and closed other routes linking…
