A number of farmers in northern Balkh province say they are concerned about the deterioration of their agriculture products and are asking the government to establish cold storage facilities. According to farmers, Balkh produces many agricultural products, but…
Climate change has affected the agriculture sector of northern Balkh province and has reduced crops’ yield, farmers said on Monday.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajwhok): Visually impaired people in northern Balkh province say the government should pave the way for their education and jobs in local public sector offices. Celebrating Braille World Day at a ceremony in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the special persons said…
The price of Konzal cooking oil has jumped unprecedentedly due to its export to the foreign countries, according to some producers of this variety of cooking oil on Wednesday.
Dozens of children of returning refugee families have been enrolled in schools in Dehdadi district of northern Balkh province, an official said on Tuesday. Abdul Jalil Shahidkhel, director of education, told Pajhwok Afghan News children of families who had returned from Pakistan were…
Construction work has been launched on a kilometer long road in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province. Balkh Mayor Mohammad Kazim Tariq told Pajhwok the road would cost more than 11 million afghanis and would be completed…
Hundreds of students, who graduated from the university in northern Balkh province this year, say the government should provide them with job opportunities. Balkh University chancellor Zia Rahman Zia Karimi said 1500 students graduated from 16 faculties of…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).has established solar power systems for 15 factories owned by women at a cost of $225,000 in northern Balkh province. Wahab Al-Irani, UNDP regional official, said the power system was aimed at supporting…
Residents of Chahar Kint district of northern Balkh complain about inadequate healthcare services in the district and ask the government to address the problem. They say patients and their family face many problems due to non-availability of standard…
Concerned about a dramatic decrease in the price of onions, farmers in northern Balkh province have demanded of the government to find market for their produce and construct cold storages. However, agriculture officials say they have shared the…
At least three armed rebels have been killed during a clash with security forces in Balkh district of the northern Balkh province, an official said on Wednesday. Attaullah Zaid, Balkh governor’s house spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the…
Cotton yield has doubled this year compared to last year’s harvest in northern Balkh province, but growers are complaining about its reduced price. Agriculture Department officials say cotton was grown on 28,000 hectares of land in Balkh this…
Residents and pharmacists in northern Balkh province claim some private hospitals and doctors are fleecing patients by encoding prescriptions. They insist doctors must consider people’s poor economic situation and avoid writing cipher-based prescriptions of medicines. A resident of…
Two people have been arrested for selling alcohol in Dehdadi district of northern Balkh province, police official said on Friday. Police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri told Pajhwok Afghan News the anti-narcotics police arrested two individuals for making and…
The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) says it has provided free medical health services to nearly 90,000 patients in northern Balkh province during last one year. Balkh ARCS head Abdullah Shahkar said this at the opening ceremony of…
Laborers and daily wagers in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, are complaining about lack of work and ask the government to provide them with permanent employment opportunities. According to the Department of Work and Social Affairs,…
A mass wedding ceremony took place in northern Balkh province on Thursday, with 125 couples tying the knot. The ceremony was arranged by Husnia Dar-u-Uloom, in which hundreds of relatives of the couples participated. Marzia Hussaini, cultural section…
The Department of Environmental Protection of northern Balkh province said on Wednesday said 25 different types of birds that had been captured by hunters were released back into their natural habitat. The birds were released back into the…
Prices of fruits and vegetables have more than halved in northern Balkh province due to the closure of Torkham crossing and Salang road, sellers say. They lash out at Pakistan, saying the neighboring country closes the Torkham gate…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajwhok): Hundreds of women are among about 3,000 people working in 60 tailoring centers in northern Balkh province. Sher Mohammad Sultani, tailors association head, told Pajhwok Afghan News 60 tailoring centers existed in Balkh, with women running half of…
Three persons were injured and 14 others fainted when a gas pipeline exploded due to a leak in Dehdad district of northern Balkh province on Thursday. Balkh police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said the gap pipeline exploded in…
Unknown gunmen shot and killed a man in this capital city of northern Balkh province last night, police said on Thursday. The murder took place in the first security district of Mazar-i-Sharif, said Balkh police spokesman Mohammad Asif…
A three-day book exhibition named “Art” arranged by the Faculty of Journalism of the university in northern Balkh province commenced on Saturday to promote reading culture among the youth. Balkh University Journalism Faculty dean Sikander Mehnyar said that…
At least six individuals have been arrested for playing music in the capital of northern Balkh province, the Department of Vice and Virtue said on Saturday. In a statement, the department said is personnel arrested the individuals for…
