Religious scholars in northern Balkh province on Sunday declared as illegal the practice of giving girls into marriages to settle disputes. The scholars asked people to be part of a campaign aimed at eliminating the harmful traditional practice,…
One person was injured after a clash erupted between supporters of two political groups in northern Balkh province on Sunday, an official said. Deputy police chief Col. Abdul Raziq Qaderi told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash took place…
Two children were among four civilians killed and three others wounded in two separate incidents of violence in northern Balkh and central Uruzgan provinces on Saturday, officials said. Two civilians were killed on Saturday when an unknown individual…
The Independent Human Rights Commission (IHRC) in Balkh province on Thursday said it had rescued a one-year-old baby boy from being sold by his parents. IHRC head for Balkh, Sayed Mohammad Saami, told Pajhwok Afghan News the impoverished…
KABUL) personnel, the spy service said on Wednesday. A statement from NDS said the detainee, Mirwais alias Rahbar, was arrested red-handed collecting information about activities and movement of Afghan security forces. Rahbar was arrested in Shirabad area of Dihdadi district…
Several government departments in northern Balkh province owe 200 million afghanis in unpaid electricity bills to Da Afghanistan Brishna Sherkat (DABS), an official said on Tuesday. DABS chief for Balkh Mohammad Nasim Ganjai told a press conference regarding…
The city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, has 80 percent changed from development perspective over the past few years, the acting mayor said on Saturday. Jan Mohammad told Pajhwok Afghan News during an exclusive interview…
A huge fire caused a loss of millions of afghanis to local residents in Sholgar district of northern Balkh province, an official said on Monday. Police spokesman Sher Jan Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News the fire broke out…
Police on Wednesday arrested four butchers after being accused of selling donkey’s meat in the Sholgar district of northern Baghlan province. Balkh police spokesman Sher Jan Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News the four butchers were arrested in Khwaja…
A resident of northern Jawzjan province, Mohammad Jan, migrated to neighbouring Balkh province fleeing insecurity in his hometown, but he lost his four family members here. Actual resident of Faizabad district of Jawzjan, the 60-year-old Mohammad Jan arrived…
The urban court in northern Balkh province on Saturday sentenced four persons to 15 years in jail each over kidnapping a child. The court handed down the sentences at an open hearing in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital. Besides…
Three children were killed in what police said on Saturday a violent family dispute over an inheritance in northern Balkh province. The children aged 6 and 10 years old were killed by their cousin on Friday evening in…
Unknown gunmen shot dead an attorney near the centre of Dawlatabad district in northern Balkh province on Thursday, an official said. The attorney was attacked in the Dawlatabad district near the district headquarters before noon, a government official…
Residents of Alam Khel village in northern Balkh province on Thursday said no gang-rape of a girl had taken place in their village as was reported in the media. A week back, some media outlets reported that an…
Hundreds of people on Saturday staged a protest rally in northern Balkh province, demanding removal of the acting governor. Led by some provincial council members, the demonstration emerged from the Firdausi square in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, and…
Private jails are being run and government officials are involved in land-grabbing in northern Balkh province, alleged members of the provincial council on Thursday. Addressing a press conference regarding ongoing political differences over the past one week in…
One of the families, who lost relatives to a coordinated Taliban attack on a court complex in northern Balkh province last year, alleges the officials concerned are demanding bribe in return for giving them the government assistance. The…
Dozens of protesters in the capital of northern Balkh province on Wednesday accused the provincial administration of central Bamyan province of discriminating against Tajik tribe. The protesters took to the streets in Mazar-i-Sharif and were chanting slogans against…
A female provincial council member in northern Balkh province has sought political asylum in Germany, the council chief said on Saturday. Afzal Hadid told Pajhwok Afghan News the council member, Sawgand Frangis, had obtained a three-month leave four…
Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz on Thursday said 65 percent of the country’s populations had access to basic health facilities and still the Afghans spent $300 million on their treatment abroad each year. Feroz, who inaugurated a midwifery…
The inauguration of a power sub-station on Saturday enabled at least 102 factories to resume production in northern Balkh province, an official said. The substation worth $1 million was installed at the Ali Sher Nawai industrial park in…
Women’s Affairs Minister Dilbar Nazari on Wednesday said though good achievements had been made regarding women’s rights and empowerment over the past 14 years, yet a lot needed to be done to improve the situation of rural women.…
Recent insecurity in the northern zone has a negative impact on trader activities through Hairatan dry port in northern Balkh province, a trader representative said on Sunday. Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) head in Balkh, Naseer…
Some 5,000 students, including girls, took part in a nationwide “Education Star” contest kicked off in northern Balkh province on Wednesday, organizers said. The contest being conducted by Najam Society would be joined by school students in 25…
