Six Daesh terrorists have been killed in an hours-long clearing operation on their hideout in the Nahri Shahi district of northern Balkh province. Balkh police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri told Pajhwok Afghan News the operation on the Daesh…
Common people and moneychangers complain they face problems in daily transactions by using worn-out banknotes, urging the government to distribute new banknotes in the market. Wahid, a resident of Mazar-i-Sharif, said that old banknotes were out of use…
Police in northern Balkh province arrested 1143 people, including 133 women, in connection with 660 criminal cases during the past one year. Balkh police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri on Saturday briefed journalists about police performance in fighting crimes,…
Yesterday’s floods destroyed hundreds of homes and hundreds of acres of farmland in the Zari district of northern Balkh province, wiping out livelihoods of farmers. Police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri told Pajhwok Afghan News the floods emerged in…
House painters in northern Balkh province say their work would increase ahead of the new Persian year, but this year they are unable to find work. Before the regime change, the painters said the provincial government in Balkh…
Businessman Haji Nabiullah has been rescued from kidnappers in northern Balkh province, an official said on Tuesday. Deputy police spokesman Maulvi Abdul Hai Abidi told Pajhwok Afghan News Haji Nabiullah, son of Ahmad, had been kidnapped last week…
The Hairatan railway line in northern Balkh generated 5.2 billion afghanis revenue during the past 10 months, showing a 23 percent increase, an official said on Sunday. Balkh Railway Authority director Maulvi Mohammad Shafiq Mahmood told Pajhwok Afghan…
The municipality in northern Balkh province says it has collected 240 million afghanis more revenue than the target. Maulvi Naqibullah Tariq, mayor of Mazar-i-Sharif, told a press conference that they had estimated to collect 512 million afghanis, but…
More than 46 fish farms were built in northern Balkh province during the past decade, but currently only 15 of them are functioning and the rest have been closed. The reasons behind the closure of the majority of…
Doctors in northern Balkh province were able to completely replace the blood of a newborn baby after applying 20 procedures. Dr. Najibullah Tawana, director of public health, said doctors of the children department of Abu Ali Sina hospital…
The Appellant Court in northern Balkh province has decided 5360 cases out of more than 9,000 cases registered this year. Mohammad Yousaf Abul Wafa, director of the appellant court, said 9,090 cases were submitted to the court since…
Some residents and officials in northern Balkh province say various parts of the Hazrat Ali Shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif have damaged and could further damage if not repaired. Eng. Zalmai Ansari, technical manager at the Rawza department, told Pajhwok…
The Revenue Department of northern Balkh province has collected 1.7 billion afghanis revenue during the past 10 months, surpassing the target. IsmatullahSalimi, director of the Revenue Department, said they had been set 1.6 billion afghanis target, but they…
The route of Qush Tepa Canal in northern Balkh province has been changed to save the ancient ‘Kafer Kala’ fort from destruction, local officials say. Zabihullah Aryaye, a senior official of the Information and Culture Department, told Pajhwok…
Residents complain electricity tariff in northern Balkh province is three times higher compared to other provinces and ask the government to reduce it. The consumers say normal electricity price in Balkh is 6.25 afghanis per kilowatt while it…
The residents of Chamtal district of northern Balkh province say their children are deprived of education due to shortage of schools or their remoteness. Abdul Salam, a resident of Ali Zai village of Chamtal district, told Pajhwok Afghan…
The Ministry of Vice and Virtue (MoVV) has rejected as incorrect meda reports about the closure of beauty parlors and shops run by women in northern Balkh and Baghlan provinces. MoVV spokesperson Mohammad Sadiq Akif on his twitter…
Doctors in northern Balkh province say thalassemia is an inherited disease and its complete treatment is not possible in the country, while thalassemia patients urge the government pave the way for their treatment abroad. Doctors say thalassemia is…
Dozens of disabled people on Thursday held a protest meeting in front of the UNAMA office in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, calling for transparency in distribution of international aid. They chanted slogans of right, justice…
Saffron was cultivated on 120 hectares of land in northern Balkh province this year and its yield has also increased, an official says. Balkh Agriculture and Irrigation Director Shamsuddin Khalid told Pajhwok Afghan News on Monday that saffron…
A notorious bandit and kidnapper, Ihsan, was killed in a police encounter in northern Balkh province, police said on Sunday. Balkh Police Headquarters in a statement said Ihsan was killed during an armed clash with police personnel of…
Residents of northern Balkh province say the prices of firewood and coal have skyrocketed with the advent of winter and they could not afford to buy them. Mir Zaman, a resident of Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, told Pajhwok…
A number of youth and civil society activists say that poverty, migration and some other restrictions have dwindled the culture of reading books in northern Balkh province. Seema, a resident of Balkh province, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
A newly-constructed dormitory has been inaugurated at the main public-sector university in northern Balkh province, an official said on Saturday. The dormitory, constructed at a cost of $18 million, contains 400 rooms, in addition to conference rooms. It…
