Commercial firms and traders have announced a $50 discount in each ton of food items for Ramadan month in northern Balkh province, officials said on Tuesday. The program kicked off today (Tuesday) and would continue until the end…
KABUL commander and arrested another in northern Balkh province, the Ministry of Interior said on Thursday. A statement from MoI media’ office said the special forces carried out operations in a number of villages of Balkh district on Wednesday. It…
KABUL dinner for a thousand girl students in northern Balkh province. The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) served the Iftar for female students staying in the Balkh University hostel. A statement from the agency’s office promised it would continue…
A number of religious scholars in northern Balkh province on Saturday asked the warring parties to the Afghanistan. The scholars, who held a gathering about peace in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, announced their backing for the ongoing peace…
The first phase of a five-year women’s economic empowerment program covering four districts was launched in northern Balkh province on Thursday, officials said. Local officials and representatives of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) attended the…
The police chief for northern Balkh province says every illegal armed man and group is being chased and would be referred to judicial organs upon arrest. Brig. Gen. Abdul Raqib Mubarez made the remarks while handing over some…
Hundreds of people on Saturday staged a rally in support of the National Unity Government (NUG) and against illegal armed men in northern Balkh province. The demonstration started from the Provincial Council’s gate at around 9am and ended…
Civil society militants to stop their attacks on people amid ongoing peace negotiations. They strongly condemned the latest attacks in Kabul and Helmand province and asked the government to take further security measures for people’s safety. Zabihullah Ihsas,…
Recent tensions over the appointment of the new police chief for northern Balkh province have impinged on preparations for Nawroz (Afghan New Year) festival, residents of say. Inhabitants of Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, and the authorities concerned confirmed…
Acting defense and interior ministers arrived in the capital of northern Balkh province on Friday, a day after security forces clashed with supporters of former governor Atta Mohammad Noor. The clash that left at least 18 people injured…
The newly-appointed police chief for northern Balkh province on Thursday took charge after a three-hour standoff that left 18 people injured. Shortly after 2pm, an armed clash broke out between security forces and armed supporters of former governor…
The provincial government in northern Balkh province is yet to introduce the new director of the Hairatan Port and Commerce Township Services to his office since the issuance of a presidential decree in this regard 20 days ago.…
At least eight security forces were killed and seven others wounded after Taliban militants stormed their check-posts in the Dawlat Abad district of northern Balkh province, an official said on Monday. Police spokesman Adil Shah Adil told Pajhwok…
Some civil society activists and residents in northern Balkh province on Saturday accused the Provincial Council’s members of not regularly attending their office. They say people’s works are often delayed due to PC members absence from office, an…
A senior civil society activist in northern Balkh province has survived an attempt on his life by unknown gunmen, sources said on Friday. The Balkh Civil Society Groups leader and journalist faculty dean in Balkh University, Syed Abdul…
Peace would help attract foreign investment and boost domestic trade and businesses in Afghanistan, said participants of a seminar in northern Balkh province on Thursday. The seminar “problems and opportunities in Afghanistan trade” was attended by a number…
Public representatives and civil society and US representatives in Doha. They say all the people want a peace where all national values of the country should be safe and the Afghan soldiers respected. They have urged the Taliban…
A number of elders from the Turkmen tribe claimed on Thursday the security personnel in the Hairatan Port township in northern Balkh province had been attempting to grab their properties. The elders staged a protest and closed the…
Taliban have kidnapped the population registration head for the Chahar Bolak district of northern Balkh province, an official said on Monday. Police spokesman Adil Shah Adil told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened in the Alamkhel village of…
A former Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier has beheaded his 30-year-old wife in the Balkh district of northern Balkh province, an official and residents said on Sunday. Ahmad Shah Khan, a resident of the Bokai village, told Pajhwok…
Eleven fish farms have been completed and opened in Dehdad district of northern Balkh province, an official said on Sunday. Fahim Jabbari, in charge of the National Horticulture and Livestock (NHLP) program in Balkh, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
The Northern Fertilizer and Power Plant in northern Balkh province has stopped production over the past 15 days after Taliban militants blew up a gas supply pipeline, officials said Wednesday. Abdul Rahman Afghan, the factory director, confirmed to…
Journalists in northern Baklh province on Saturday threatened to withdraw coverage of government activities if government officials continued to deny sharing information with the media. The journalists, who held a gathering in Mazar-i-Sharif, the Balkh capital, said that…
The land transport revenue of northern Balkh province has reached to 91 million Afghanis in 1397 fiscal year and 20 percent higher compared to last year, officials said Saturday. Transport Department officials of Balkh said the reason behind…
