FAIZABAD (PAN): The streets of New Faizabad City, a section of the capital of the remote northeastern province of Badakhshan, are paved as of Tuesday, officials said. New Faizabad City is located in southern Faizabad nearby Kokcha River. According to…
BADAKHSHAN (PAN): Although the hunting of Marco Polo sheephas been reduced by 99 percent in recent years, the species remains under threat by Tajik hunters in the northeastern province of Badakhshan. The Pamir region is known as the “roof of…
BADAKHSHAN: A Taliban group leader was among three fighters killed during a clash with police in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, officials said on Wednesday. The slain Taliban leader was identified as Amanuddin. Two policemen were injured during the clash…
FAIZABAD (PAN): The fate of the police officer who was abducted on Saturday in the Yawan district of northeastern Badakhshan province is not yet known, an official told Pajhwok on Monday. Hussain Ali, a Yawan district police officer, was kidnapped…
KABUL (PAN): Hashmatullah Barakzai qualified for the national cycling team after securing first position in a three-day race from Kabul to northern Badakhshan, officials said on Thursday. Upto 45 competitors from 15 provinces participated in the 540-kilometre, five- phase long…
KABUL (PAN): Hashmatullah Barakzai qualified for the national cycling team after securing first position in a three-day race from Kabul to northern Badakhshan, officials said on Thursday. Upto 45 competitors from 15 provinces participated in the 540-kilometre, five- phase long…
FAIZABAD (PAN): Security personnel detained the alleged mastermind of a recent attack on the governor of Badakhshan, officials said on Tuesday. Maulvi Shams-u-din and Amuniddin, were arrested in Bashand village of Wardooj district, the governor’s spokesman, Abdul Rauf Rasikh, told…
FAIZABAD (PAN): Security personnel detained the alleged mastermind of a recent attack on the governor of Badakhshan, officials said on Tuesday. Maulvi Shams-u-din and Amuniddin, were arrested in Bashand village of Wardooj district, the governor’s spokesman, Abdul Rauf Rasikh, told…
FAIZABAD (PAN) both survived an ambush on Monday, an official said. Governor Shah Wali-ullah Adeeb and NDS chief Ali Ahmad Mubaraz were attacked by militants in the Bashand area of the Ordoj district after returning from visits to Shkasham, Wakhan,…
FAIZABAD (PAN) both survived an ambush on Monday, an official said. Governor Shah Wali-ullah Adeeb and NDS chief Ali Ahmad Mubaraz were attacked by militants in the Bashand area of the Ordoj district after returning from visits to Shkasham, Wakhan,…
FAIZABAD (PAN): Unidentified gunmen beheaded a shepherd in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday. The shepherd’s name was Mohammad Zahir. He belonged to the Gujar tribe in the Kasham district. He was beheaded overnight in Sangab area of…
FAIZABAD (PAN): Unidentified gunmen beheaded a shepherd in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday. The shepherd’s name was Mohammad Zahir. He belonged to the Gujar tribe in the Kasham district. He was beheaded overnight in Sangab area of…
FAIZABAD (PAN): A family member of two lawmakers has been arrested by counternarcotics police with 52.7 kilograms of opium in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Tuesday. Hedayatullah, the brother of Mariam Kufi and Fauzia Kufi, two female parliamentarians…
FAIZABAD (PAN): More than 3,000 students would benefit from the construction of five school buildings in a remote district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Sunday. The buildings constructed for Kharandaz, Payan-i-Shahr, Chap Chi Yardad, Sakhaw and Rabatak…
