Two senior security officials on Thursday announced the establishment of a military unit in northeastern Badakhshan province, saying the government would not allow anyone to divide Afghanistan under any circumstances. Mullah Mohammad YaqubMujahid, acting defense minister and MaulviFassihuddinFitrat,…
FAIZABAD: (Pajhwok): Officials of northeastern Badakhshan province say the income of the provincial Revenue Office has dropped by 52 percent following political changes in the country and coronavirus restrictions. MulaviNisar Ahmad Ahmadi, Badakhshan deputy governor, during a ceremony of Tax…
Local officials in northeastern Badakhshan province say snowstorm killed three people in the province while five others trapped in snow have been rescued by locals and security personnel. Moazuddin Ahmadi, Badakhshan information and culture director, told Pajhwok Afghan…
The cabinet has appointed a delegation headed by Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi, deputy prime minister, to examine how to invite bids for four mines of marble in central Maidan Wardak province and lapis lazuli mine in northeastern Badakhshan…
The Global Partnership for Education project in seven districts of Badakhshan province has provided 13,000 children with access to education in local classrooms, taught by 508 teachers. Prof.Faqir Mohammad, in charge of the education program of the Norwegian…
Pajhwok Afghan News findings show 104 children and lactating mothers have died of severe malnutrition in the past two years in northeastern Badakhshan province. Embezzlement in the RUTF, ready-to-use therapeutic food to counter malnutrition, has been a big…
A number of residents of northeastern Badakhshan province complain about increased food and raw material prices, saying a catastrophe was imminent if prices were not controlled ahead of winter. However, officials in the province say food prices have…
The Taliban have prevented the smuggling of 25 tonnes of lapis lazuli in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Wednesday. Deputy information and culture minister, Zabihullah Mujahid, tweeted that security personnel had prevented the smuggling of 25…
Following people’s complaints, Taliban officials have started collecting drug addicts from different parts of Faizabad city, the capital of northeastern Badakhshan province. Maulvi Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, Taliban’s deputy governor, told Pajhwok Afghan News that based on complaints they…
Making swift territorial gains, the Taliban have overrun northeastern Badakhshan province, officials say. With the fall of Faizabad as a result of fighting on Tuesday, seven of the nine northern provincial capitals are now under Taliban control. The…
Thirteen Taliban militants and eight civilians have been killed in an airstrike by security forces in Shahada district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Friday. Several other militants and civilians were injured in the airstrike that…
Lapis lazuli traders in northeastern Badakhshan province say legalizing lapis lazuli business would help circulate millions of Afghanis in the market as thousands of tons of the mineral are ready for sale. President Ashraf Ghani recently legalized sales…
At least four more districts have been captured by the Taliban in northeastern Badakhshan province, a well-placed source revealed on Monday. A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Shaki, Nasi Khwahan, Mayami and Ishkashim district had…
At least seven pro-government fighters have been killed in a clash with Taliban insurgents in northeastern Badakhshan province, the governor said on Wednesday. Governor Mohammad Zikria Sawda wrote on his Facebook page that Qari Niamatullah, a public uprising…
Residents of northeastern Badakhshan province staged a protest gathering in Kabul on Thursday against killing and wounding of demonstrators by police and called for the punishment of perpetrators and the governor. Two days back, Badakhshan residents protested what…
Shurabak Hydroelectric Dam workers in northeastern Badakhshan province have gone on strike over not receiving their salaries for the last five months, warning not to return to their job until their wages are paid. This comes as 98…
Fifteen laborers at a goldmine have been killed and five others injured as a result of a snow avalanche in the Khawahan district of northeastern Badakhshan Province. Badakhshan Governor Mohammad ZakriaSawda said the incident happened in the Roweng…
National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief Ahmad Zia Saraj during his trip to northeastern Badakhshan province on Thursday said foreign insurgents wanted to disrupt the security of some areas of the province in coordination with Taliban in spring…
Four people were killed and two others injured after a snow avalanche hit a gold refinery structure in the Kohistan district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Monday. Police Spokesperson SanaullahRohani told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Two persons have been arrested over smuggling about eight kilograms of heroin in northeastern Badakhshan province, where a police official died of extreme cold after being trapped in snow. Police spokesman Sanaullah Rohani told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Local officials claim as many as 450 foreign insurgents have been fighting alongside Taliban insurgents in northeastern Badakhshan province and trying to control border areas. Akhtar Mohammad Khairzada, Badakhshan’s deputy governor, in an interview with Pajhwok Afghan News…
A 30-year-old man from northeastern Badakhshan province, with experience in resolving dozens of family disputes, believes rival parties could reach a settlement if they have the spirit of self-sacrifice and flexibility to achieve peace in the country. The…
Meshrano Jirga or upper house members from northeastern Badakhshan province on Sunday warned that six districts of the province were on the verge of falling to Taliban insurgents. A week earlier, Taliban militants killed many security forces including…
At least 26 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 10 others wounded during clashes in northeastern Badakhshan and northern Balkh provinces, officials said on Saturday. Badakhshan police spokesman Sanaullah Rouhani told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants attacked…
