Dozens of women activists held a gathering in northern Baghlan province, demanding protection of women rights in peace talks. Zohal Saifi, the provincial gender department head, said if women were not given a satisfactory role in the peace…
One individual was killed and four others wounded by a mortar shell that hit a civilian home in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Monday. Civil Hospital Director Dr. Mohammad Anwar Wardak told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Hundreds of women activists at a gathering in northern Baghlan province demanded protection of women rights during the peace talks. Addressing the gathering, gender affairs in charge at the Governor House said that they fully supported all steps…
Hundreds of residents of Markazi Baghlan district of northern Baghlan province in a gathering welcomed the Reduction in Violence (RiV) week and asked warring parties to agree on a permanent ceasefire. The RiV week between the Taliban, US…
Tribal elders in northern Baghlan province on Sunday voiced aversion to Dr. Abdullah’s statement on the creation of a parallel government. In reaction to the Stability and Partnership team leader’s remarks, dozens of tribal elders called the statement…
All 14 districts of northern Baghlan province have been lacking female employee and as a result, women in these areas face multiple problems. A number of women’s rights organizations came into being after the arrival of international community…
Elderly men and women activists and residents of northern Baghlan province in demanding lasting peace in the country. The elderly men, women and civil society activists, in dozens, staged a peaceful rally in Pul-i-Khumri City, the provincial capital,…
A man who killed his father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law has been arrested by police in northern Baghlan province, officials said on Tuesday. Khadija Yaqeen, women, attacked his in-laws home in Pul-i-Khumri City, the provincial capital, late Monday night.…
At least 11 policemen, including a commander, have been killed as a result of a Taliban attack in northern Baghlan province. A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News militants stormed a check-post in…
Parts of Karkan coalmine in northern Baghlan province have caught fire, claimed coalminers on Sunday, who warned of a massive blast if the government did not pay attention. Tens of coalminers gathered in front of the provincial Mining…
PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok: A large number of civil society activists on Saturday held a protest march in this capital city of northern Baghlan province, demanding permanent and nationwide truce before starting intra-Afghan peace dialogue. Dozens of activists took part in the…
Cultivation and harvest of saffron doubled this year in northern Baghlan province compared to last year, an official said Sunday. Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock Department director Abdul Ghais Sidqiqi told Pajhwok Afghan News that saffron was cultivated on…
Substandard materials are being used in the construction of a road in the capital of northern Baghlan province, public representatives alleged on Sunday. Provincial Council (PC) member Bismillah Atash claimed 70 percent of the shingle being used in…
At least 22 Taliban insurgents have been killed during security operations in southern Helmand and northern Baghlan provinces. Brig. Gen. Zabihullah Mohmand, commander of 215 Maiwand Military Corps in Helmand, told Pajhwok Afghan News the security…
Hundreds of residents of northern Baghlan province on Saturday staged a protest rally, demanding resumption of the vote recount and audit process in the province. A day earlier, the vote recount and audit process was completed in 27…
Unidentified gunmen have shot four individuals, including a school headmaster, in northern Baghlan province, officials said on Saturday. Arif Abid, spokesman for the education gunned down the headmaster of Hazrat Abu Bakar Sedique secondary school along with two…
At least 17 people, including women and children, were killed and another four injured after their vehicle overturned in northern Baghlan province on Tuesday, an official said. The incident occurred in Balfi Kotal area of Khost…
At least three members of a family, including a woman, have been killed in northern Baghlan province. The incident took place in Khalazai village of Baghlan-i-Markazi district late on Monday night. A resident of the area, speaking on…
The Security forces have broken the siege of the capital of northern Baghlan province after 10 days. 10 days back, the militants staged coordinated attacks on Pul-i-Khumri and as a result the Kabul-North highway remained closed for traffic.…
High-ranking security officials from the northern zone on Thursday visited Baghlan province and assessed the province’s security situation. Afghan National Army’s 209 Shaheen Military Corps commander Gen. Wali Mohammad Ahmazai told reporters in Pul-i-Khumri, Baghlan’s capital, that the…
The governor of northern Baghlan province on Thursday said peace was the Afghan government’s top priority but Pakistan’s conditions somehow harmed the peace process. Ahmad Farid Basim said this while addressing a gathering held in support of peace…
Local people say Taliban militants forced telecom companies to suspend their services over night in northern Baghlan province. A tribal elder from Baghlan, Sayed Kamal Wardak told Pajhwok Afghan News that telecom services were suspended during the night…
Two workers of the Ghori Cement Factory were injured on Saturday in a blast in northern Baghlan province, an official said. The factory workers were on strike against delay in payment of salaries, one of the protestors told…
National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib on Monday visited northern Baghlan province to observe the security situation. On his social media handler Mohib said: “Enemies of our people are trying to pressurize the main highways for its role in…
