The Afghan government has signed a deal with tribal elders in northern Baghlan province seeking to keep the insurgents from attacking security forces and emplacing landmines in two districts, but local residents, members of the provincial council and…
KABUL) on Tuesdaysaid it had arrested a four-member group on charges of conducting terrorist activities in the northern province of Baghlan. The suspected insurgents were detained as a result of a raid in the Baghlan-i-Markazi district of Baghlan province, a…
Taliban have been killed. The girl and the woman were forced into marriage with Taliban fighters in the Burka district’s Hazar Qaq village, the affected families said, demanding justice. A resident of the area, Charai Bai, said Taliban…
Thousands of students have been left out of school and hundreds of families displaced in the Dand-i-Ghori locality of northern Baghlan province due to fighting. Dand-i-Ghori -- located in the vicinity of the provincial capital Pul-i-Khumri-- fell to…
The residents in northern Baghlan province on Monday voiced concerns about spike in civilian casualties during the clashes and urged warring parties to consider safety of civilians. Clashes between insurgents and Afghan security forces started on Sunday in…
Five militants were killed and another 24, including civilians, a shadow district chief, were wounded during an intense firefight with security forces on Tuesday morning near the capital of northern Baghlan province, an official said. The clash on…
Police seized 312 kilograms of hashish in northern Baghlan and 89 kg of opium in northern Samangan province, arresting four persons, officials said on Monday. Baghlan counternarcotics chief Col. Nizamuddin Nizam told Pajhwok Afghan News 312 kg of…
Categorically condemning torching of 12 mosques in northern Baghlan province on Thursday, the hajj to surrender the perpetrators to Ulama Council or the group would be held responsible for setting the fire to worship places. Abdul Rashid Mazhari,…
The rural rehabilitation and development department in northern Baghlan province expressed optimism implementation of over 1,000 projects would help benefit thousands of families, but residents dubbed some of the schemes wastage of resources. Many uplift projects ranging from…
New buildings for educational faculty and admin office were opened for proper use at Baghlan University while construction work on hostel and other faculties were underway, an official said Tuesday. The three-storey buildings of educational faculty and admin…
The district mayor for Baghlan-I-Markazi district of northern Baghlan province has been detained on charges of corruption, , an official said Sunday. Acting Baghlan Governor Abdul Qadim Niazai told Pajhwok Afghan News the district Mayor Sayed Ahmad Safi…
Heavy windstorm has uprooted 150 tents of displaced families in Guzargah Noor district of northern Baghlan province. In April 2014, at least 72 persons including women and children were killed and 1,200 families displaced as a result of…
A parliament from northern Baghlan province escaped unhurt in a roadside explosion on Sunday, when his car was damaged in the attack. The bomb attack on Wolesi Jirga highway in Doshi district at 12: 40pm, a police officer…
The Baghlan Sugar Mills produced 570 tonnes of sugar during the current year, the same level as achieved in 2013, a senior official said on Friday. Most of the sugar was obtained from crushing beet cultivated over 392…
Syed Ali Gohar Shah, a candidate for provincial council in northern Baghlan province, escaped unhurt in a blast that targeted his vehicle on Thursday. Shah told Pajhwok Afghan News he was the target of the attack because he…
A bomb-rigged motorcycle exploded in a bazaar in northern Baghlan province on Monday afternoon, injuring two civilians and six policemen, including a senior officer. Mehmood Haqmal, the governor’s spokesman, said the blast took place in the main bazaar…
The residents of northern Baghlan province on Saturday staged a protest against what they called officials’ incompetency and growing corruption in government departments. The demonstrators blocked a highway connecting Pul-i-Khumri with Kabul. The protests started at around 10:00…
The Ministry of Women Affairs (MoWA) on Saturday vehemently condemned killing of a newly-wed woman who was killed by her husband in northern Baghlan province. Baghlan police Chief Javed Basharat told Pajhwok Afghan News that a 17 years…
A powerful blast ripped through a crowd watching a buzkashi competition in northern Baghlan province on Tuesday afternoon, injuring 20 people, including three children, police said. The bomb had been planted on the playground in Baghlan-i-Markazi district and…
Cannabis cultivation has increased and poppy decreased in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Sunday. Fazl Rahman Andarabi, the counternarcotics director, told Pajhwok Afghan News they had no exact figures, but cannabis had reportedly been cultivated on…
Most of the winning provincial council candidates in northern Baghlan province are new faces and highly educated. The previous provincial council had only three members holding BA degrees, but the council-elect has 7 members having the same qualification.…
One robber was killed and six others were detained during a clash with police in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Monday. Police spokesman Javid Basharat told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash took place Sunday night in…
Police shut down a local radio station in northern Baghlan province and arrested its workers after the station aired a script cracking jokes about prayer leaders, officials said on Saturday. The Khoshi radio has been operating in the…
A nine-member group of armed robbers was detained after a clash with police in the Baghlan-i-Markazi district of northern Baghlan province, an official said on Tuesday. Provincial police spokesman Javed Basharat told Pajhwok Afghan News the robbers were…
