Six people, including women and children, died and a seventh was injured in a traffic accident in Khawaja Alwan area of Pul-i-Khumri, the capital of northern Baghlan province, on Tuesday. Provincial traffic manager Qari Nazirullah Abid told Pajhwok…
About 15 new historical sites have been registered in the wake of a fresh survey in northern Baghlan province. With the registration of the new places, the number of ancient sites in the province has increased to 27,…
Five people have been killed and 12 others wounded in two separate traffic accidents in Khanjan and Baghlan-i-Markazi districts of northern Baghlan province. Police spokesman Maulvi Sher Ahmad Burhani told Pajhwok Afghan News two cars collided in the…
One person has been killed and eight others wounded as a result of traffic accident in the Doshi district of northern Baghlan province, traffic department said on Thursday. Qari Nazirullah Abidi, director of traffic department, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Three journalists arrested a day ago in northern Baghlan province were released on Thursday following calls for their release from media supporting organizations. Baghlan Information and Culture director Maulvi Mustafa Hashmi told Pajhwok Afghan News the journalists were…
Two people have been killed as a result of a clash between two families in the Khost district of northern Baghlan province, an official said on Sunday. Police spokesman Sher Ahmad Burhani told Pajhwok Afghan News the two…
A number of people suffering from drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in western Badghis province are pleased with activation of a DR-TB treatment ward in the provincial hospital. . According to reports, thousands of people get infected with TB every…
The price of chicken meat has jumped by 100 afghanis from 180afs to 280afs per kilogram in the past two weeks in northern Baghlan province, poultry meat sellers say. Fida Mohammad, a seller of chicken meat in Pul-i-Khumri…
A three-day exhibition showcasing women’s hand-made handicrafts kicked off in Pul-i-Khumri, the capital of northern Baghlan province, on Tuesday. Mualvi Mustafa Hashmi, Director of Information and Culture of Baghlan, told Pajhwok his department organized the show to encourage…
A 15-year-old boy has committed suicide in the Deh Sala district of northern Baghlan province, an official said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Maulvi Sher Ahmad Burhani told Pajhwok Afghan News Omid claimed his life in Dezak village after…
Two gunmen allegedly involved in ‘provocative acts’ against the government have been killed during an operation in northern Baghlan province, police said on Friday. Baghlan police spokesman Maulvi Sher Ahmad Burhani told Pajhwok Afghan News that security forces…
The Ministry of Vice and Virtue (MoVV) has rejected as incorrect meda reports about the closure of beauty parlors and shops run by women in northern Balkh and Baghlan provinces. MoVV spokesperson Mohammad Sadiq Akif on his twitter…
The Information and Culture department says many historical places and monuments in northern Baghlan province are on the verge of destruction. Maulvi Mustafa Hashimi, director of information and culture, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the security and protection…
Nearly 150,000 acres of government land has been usurped by former government officials and powerful individuals in northern Baghlan province and efforts are ongoing to reclaim the land, an official said on Tuesday. Mullah Alam Majidi, the spokesman…
Residents of northern Baghlan province say the provincial hospital has been lacking beds for years and the government should complete construction of the hospital’s new building. Construction work was launched on the hospital’s new building during the past…
An official of the Presidential Palace, Mufti Sawrar, was among three people killed in a traffic accident in Khanjan district of northern Baghlan province last night, an official said on Friday. Another three people were injured in the…
Over 141 people were killed and 1,336 others injured in traffic accidents in northern Baghlan province in the past 8 months, officials said on Wednesday. Police Spokesperson Mawlavi Sher Ahmad Burhani told Pajhwok Afghan News that their department…
At least two people were killed and three others injured in separate incidents of violence in eastern Nangarhar and northern Baghlan provinces, officials said on Thursday. One person was killed and two others injured during an armed clash…
Nine people, including women and children, sustained injuries in two separate traffic accidents in northern Baghlan province, officials said on Monday. The mishaps took place in Pul-i-Khumri and Doshi district. Qari Nazirullah Abidi, provincial Traffic Department head, told…
About 1,000 children were infected with smallpox during the past one month in northern Baghlan province, health officials say. Dr. Najmuddin, a pediatrician at Baghlan Provincial Hospital, told Pajhwok that smallpox cases among children had surged this year…
PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok: A child was killed and eight people sustained injuries in a traffic accident in the Khanjan district of northern Baghlan province, an official said on Wednesday. Baghlan traffic manager Qari Nazirullah Abidi told Pajhwok the incident took place…
Four people have been killed and three others injured during an armed clash over a land dispute in northern Baghlan province, a local resident said on Tuesday. Javed Khan, a resident of Tani village of Dand Ghori district,…
Officials in northern Baghlan province say about 13,992 acres of government land has been usurped and efforts are underway to reclaim it. Mullah Alam Majidi, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News in an exclusive interview that a…
The number of students in some schools has decreased recently in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Monday, asking tribal leaders and religious scholars to encourage children towards study. Baghlan Education Department head Maulvi Mohammad Nur Azizi…
