Families who recently repatriated from neighbouring countries to northern Baghlan province say they have not yet received any assistance despite their deteriorating economic situation. Mohammad Aziz, who returned from Pakistan, said “I repatriated to my hometown two and…
Afghan Security Officials have traveled to western Baghlan province in order to visit the Afghan National Army Territorial Force (ANA-TF). Officials from Ministry of Defense (MoD), Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) visited…
A breach in a canal in Baghlan-i-Markazi district of northern Baghlan province inundated crops on hundreds of acres of land, an official said on Monday. Agriculture Department official in the district, Abdullah, said the breach occurred in the…
Gunmen stormed a security check-post guarding ancient monuments in northern Baghlan province, killing one policeman and injuring another two on Sunday. Information and Culture Department head Zakria Nasari told Pajhwok Afghan News that unknown gunmen attacked the Shamrqa…
Residents of Tala wa Barfak, Baghlan-i-Markazi and Nehrin districts of northern Baghlan province on Sunday claimed illegal armed men were illegally extracting mines in some parts of the province. Rahim Arya, a resident of the Tala wa Barfak…
Two people were killed and 12 others injured in a bomb blast on worshipers in the Nahrin district of northern Baghlan province on Tuesday, an official said. Police spokesman Ahmad Javid Basharat told Pajhwok Afghan News the blast…
Growing insecurity has endangered the safety of historical sites and monuments in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Sunday. Information and Cultural Affairs Director Zakria Naseri told Pajhwok Afghan News “Historic relics and sites exist in the…
Two oil tankers caught fire on Sunday as a result of a militant attack in Pul-i-khumri, the capital of northern Baghlan provincel, an official said. Police Spokesman Ahmad Javed Basharat told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban opened fire…
The governor of northern Baghlan province on Monday said 18 security officers and soldiers were killed in yesterday’s group attack on the police headquarters in the provincial capital, Pul-i-Khumri, alleging the attack was planned in Pakistan. The attack…
The blockage of the Kabul candidate has created a great inconvenience for commuters and patients. The highway has been closed by the protestors since Friday. The protest emerged after the Independent Election Commission (IEC) unveiled the final results…
Supporters of another losing Wolesi Jirga-North highway at a separate place in northern Baghlan province against traffic. On Thursday night, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) unveiled the final results of Wolesi Jirga elections of some provinces including Baghlan…
The Baghlan Sugar Mill has been closed after 79 years due to the lack of raw materials, but its workers stressed over the resumption work in the factory. The Baghlan Sugar Mill was the first sugar producing factory…
The Baghlan Sugar Mill has been closed after 79 years due to the lack of raw materials, but its workers stressed over the resumption work in the factory. The Baghlan Sugar Mill was the first sugar producing factory…
Flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, caused human life and financial losses in southeastern Paktia and northern Baghlan provinces, officials said Tuesday. Local officials in Paktia say 11 houses were destroyed and three people including two women died…
The police chief of northern Baghlan province and his three bodyguards have been injured in the Taliban attack, local representatives claimed on Friday. Shamsul Haq Barakzai, deputy head of the Provincial Council, confirmed injury to police chief,…
Women services due to the absence of female health professionals and healthcare centers, rights activists say. Women’s rights institutes, activists and residents of rural areas of Baghlan province say thousands of women in the province continue to lack…
Hundreds of families, displaced by fighting in the Dand-i-Ghori district of northern Baghlan province, are in urgent need of assistance, residents and officials said on Thursday. Clashes between Afghan security forces and Taliban militants have been ongoing in…
Petroleum products businessmen say militant attacks on their private trucks have increased recently in northern Baghlan province, inflicting millions of afghani losses on them. Haji Asadullah, deputy head of the Oil Tankers Union in Baghlan, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Hundreds of schools in northern Baghlan province have no buildings and facility for clean drinking water, education officials and students said on Tuesday. Hangamai Walizada, the student of Gohar Shad High School’s 7th class told Pajhwok Afghan News,…
At least two policemen have been killed and as many wounded in a bomb blasy in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Tuesday. The incident occurred in Pul-i-Khumri city, the provincial capital, late on Monday night when…
Local officials on Sunday said one million trees would be planted in northern Baghlan province this spring in the name of peace. Baghlan governor Abdulhai Niamati, who inaugurated the tree plantation drive today, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Police sealed dozens of hookah shops in southern Ghazni province and separately seized more than 50 kilogram of hashish in northern Baghlan province, officials said Sunday. The 50 hookah shops were shut down based on public complaints,…
Protesting Wolesi Jirga-North highway in northern Baghlan province for an hour and set the election commission a 12-hour deadline to address their demands. The protesting candidates and their hundreds of supporters staged a rally once again in Pul-i-Khumri…
Dozens of people on Saturday carried out a protest demonstration in this capital city of northern Baghlan province and blocked a key road for two hours to demand shifting back the provincial capital to Baghlan-i-Markazi district. One of…
