A study by a civil society as ‘an individual act for personal gains’. The study conducted in a period of four months in northern provinces finds that poverty and illiteracy was misused in promotion of extremism in the…
Civil society activists in northern Balkh province on Thursday strongly condemned Tuesday’s gun and bomb attack on the Refugee and Repatriation Department in eastern Nangarhar province, in which 14 lives were lost. A member of the Provincial Civil…
Taliban militants staged overnight raids in the Chamtal district of northern Balkh province, capturing four security posts and large areas, public representatives and residents said on Friday. Balkh provincial council chief Afza Hadid said three security posts had…
Two children were killed in a mortar strike by the Afghan local police (ALP) in Chamtal district of northern Balkh province, tribal elders claimed on Wednesday. Around 40 tribal elders coming all the way from Chamtal district brought…
The Taliban-designated chief for Dara-i-Sauf district of northern Samangan province has been arrested by Afghan security forces in Balkh province, officials said Thursday. Officials in northern Balkh province said the Taliban’s shadow district chief was arrested in Kishindih…
Security officials in northern Balkh province claim to have arrested four suspects in connection with recent mysterious deaths in addition to nabbing armed robbers. During the past 10 days, at least 10 people have been mysteriously killed in…
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was marked in an area home to drug addicts in northern Balkh province on Wednesday. The Balkh counter-narcotics department arranged a photo exhibition in connection with the day in…
At least six people have been killed mysteriously over the past one week in the capital of northern Balkh province, residents complain. Last week, six individuals were killed in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital. According to security officials some…
India’s ambassador to Afghanistan in areas of infrastructure development and others. The envoy was speaking at a ceremony marking inauguration of a 2.8 kilometre road construction in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province. India is providing $3…
The governor of northern Balkh province on Friday warned the Taliban that they would be vanquished if they did not join the peace process. Speaking at a gathering after offering Eidul Fitr prayers in Mazar-i-Sharif, the governor, Mohammad…
Clerics in northern Balkh province on Monday welcomed the ceasefire between the government and the Taliban during Eid holidays, urging a permanent end to the conflict. Four days back, President Ashraf Ghani said the Afghan government supporting recent…
President Ashraf Ghani’s recent visit to northern Balkh province was “ineffective, exhibitory and a power show”, says Provincial Council (PC) chief Mohammad Afzal Hadid. Addressing reporters here on Saturday, Hadid said: “The president doesn’t trust the elders and…
Unauthorized armed persons who are associated with political parties have been spreading insecurity in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, local residents say. They say after the emergence of political tension between former governor Atta Mohammad Noor…
KABUL centers during an operation in Chamtal district of northern Balkh province. A statement from the spy service to Pajhwok Afghan News said that NDS special forces were part of the joint operations on Taliban hideouts in Chamtal district. The…
At least nine people have died as flash floods hit houses in different districts of northern Balkh province, an official said on Saturday. Rahmatullah Zahid, the natural disaster management authority director, told Pajhwok Afghan News the flood hit…
Balkh Governor’ nephew has been killed by a girl in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, an official said. Police Spokesman Sher Jan Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened in the limits of fourth police…
The government on Sunday granted 50 acres of land to the Ghazanfar Group in northern Balkh province for investing $75 million on a 53 megawatts natural gas power plant. An agreement in this regard was signed between Balkh…
Officials in northern Balkh province on Monday said the victory of Mujahideen against the Soviet invasion was “a victory of the Afghan nation”, but internal differences between jihadi leaders gave birth to militant groups. The officials also jihadi…
Provincial council (PC) members and a number of civil society activists in northern Balkh province on Saturday urged the government to investigate last year’s attack on the Saheen Military Corps. Last year on this day, gunmen in military…
Residents of Chamtal and Chahar Bulak districts of northern Balkh province claim some areas are deliberately being destabilised ahead of parliamentary elections. Tajuddin, an inhabitant of Chamtal, told Pajhwok Afghan News the district always became unstable in the…
Local officials on Thursday said Taliban militants torched two mobile phone towers in northern Balkh province, depriving thousands of people from telephone services. Abdul Matin Khwajazada, administrative chief of Chamtal district of Balkh, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
A former governor and member of the Hezb-i-Islami (HIA) leadership council, Juma Khan Hamdard, says he would launch his political activities soon in northern Balkh province. Addressing a political gathering in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, Hamdard in a…
The newly-appointed provincial administration of northern Balkh province should prioritize maintaining security and combating corruption, public representatives and civil society activists say. Ending a months-old dispute with President Ashraf Ghani, Atta Mohammad Noor stepped down as Balkh governor…
KABUL, a well-placed source at the Presidential Palace said on Tuesday. According to a reliable government source the Presidential Palace and former Balkh Governor Atta Mohammad Noor have reached an agreement over month-long political deadlock triggered after President Ghani accepted…
