President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said the current education curriculum was not responsive to students’ needs and teachers were also under pressure. Ghani, who arrived to a warm welcome in the capital of northern Balkh province, inaugurated the…
Atta Mohammad Noor, the powerful governor of northern Balkh province, on Tuesday hinted at standing down in the near future to keep his political struggle alive. Addressing the traditional flag-hoisting ceremony in Mazar-i-Sharif, Noor recalled there was widespread…
Illegal armed groups have been assisting and supplying weapons to Taliban, an official said on Saturday. The Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) program cheif in the north, Gen. Abdul Manan, told reporters here that their first survey…
Special security measures have been put in place for celebrating the upcoming new solar year and the traditional flag-hoisting ceremony in northern Balkh province, local officials said on Thursday. Every year, the Janda-i-Bala (flag-hoisting) ceremony, marking Nawroz, is…
At least 20 militants were killed in airstrikes by NATO forces in southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, local officials said. Kandahar police spokesman Zia Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News the airstrikes were carried out in Lam locality between…
Despite efforts over the past decade to bring about a positive change to women, the gender continues to be discriminated against when it comes to seeking justice and speaking out for rights equal to men. These views were…
Children in northern Balkh province on Sunday urged militants not fire bullets at them and the country leaders to provide them better education facilities. A large number of schoolchildren were gathered in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital by Nihad-i-Mardomi…
Not a single cargo train has arrived from China at the Hairatan dry port in northern Afghanistan since September when the railroad was inaugurated. The railway line between Afghanistan and China was inaugurated on September 7, 2016. The…
Tribal elders and civil society in the capital of northern Balkh province. Similar protests have been taken out in eastern provinces, the scene of the cross border rocket and mortar shelling. The shelling has displaced hundreds of families…
Atta Mohammad Noor has been reappointed as the governor of northern Balkh province, Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) officials said on Monday. Munir Yousafzada, IDLG spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News President Ashraf Ghani on Monday approved the…
A dispute between the Land Authority and the 209 Shaheen Military Corps over ownership of a land has disturbed trade activities at the Hairatan dry port in northern Balkh province. The military corps, who claims owning more than…
Local officias in northern Balkh province on Tuesday said a woman who threw her two children from the fifth floor and then jumped off hersel was driven to commit suicide by her husband's second marriage. The incident took…
A woman jumped from the third storey of her house along with two children in northern Balkh province after her husband informed her of his second marriage plan. Provincial police spokesman Sher Jan Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News…
The provincial council of northern Balkh province on Thursday complained of being always ignored by the governor’s house in preparing and executing provincial development and budgetary plans. A member of the council, Hasham Azimi, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
A man allegedly chopped off both ears of his wife during domestic violence in northern Balkh province, an official said on Tuesday. Balkh police spokesman, Shirjan Durrani, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Kushinda district.…
There are 56 residential townships in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, and 20 of them have been illegally constructed, municipality officials say. In some of the illegal townships, land plots have been sold and even homes…
A 10-year-old footballer was killed by slitting his throat during a game in the capital of northern Balkh province, an official said on Thursday. Balkh police spokesman Shirjan Durani told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident occurred in Sayedabad…
A rare appearance in office by the acting governor of northern Balkh province, Atta Mohammad Noor, for the past six months has created many problems for his administration, public representatives and political analysts said on Wednesday. Since coming…
Besides insurgents, local police are also involved in illegal digging of historic sites in northern Balkh province, claim provincial Information and Culture department officials. Balkh residents also testify insurgents are illegally digging historic sites, however security officials express unawareness…
Illegal gunmen escorting lawmakers create problems and a sense of insecurity in northern Balkh province, an official says. Balkh police chief Brig. Gen. Syed Kamal Sadat told Pajhwok Afghan News expressed his concern over the security situation in…
Cinema film actors in northern Balkh province say the industry needs government’s attention and support in implementing plans and production. Dozens of actors and actresses on Wednesday celebrated the World Cinema Day in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital. Talking…
About 50 students on Tuesday celebrated their graduation from Pashto literature at the university in northern Balkh province. This year; the graduation party on the campus in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, was different from the past years as…
Farmers have grown poppy crop in their fields for a second year in northern Balkh province, which once remained poppy-free for eight years. Poppy cultivation has increased by several times in some districts of the province. Balkh farmers…
Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor has begun talks with President Ashraf Ghani on the Jamiat-i-Islami Party’s coalition with the government, a public representative said on Saturday. The talks by Noor on behalf of the Jamiat party have sparked…
