A 13-year-old boy abducted two days ago in eastern Nangarhar province has been rescued from his kidnappers in northern Balkh province. Maulvi Abdul Hai Abid, Balkh police chief, said the boy identified as Ehsanullah, had been abducted two…
Residents of the capital of northern Balkh province complain about an increase in the movement of unregistered cars and call them a threat to security. The movement of undocumented vehicles in Mazar-i-Sharif has been on the increaseover the…
A number of people with disabilities in northern Balkh province have asked religious scholars to preach the society through mosques about the good treatment of handicapped people. The disabled people held a joint meeting with religious scholars in…
The Revenue Department in northern Balkh province says it has received more than one billion afghanis in income after the formation of the caretaker government. Haji Nisar Ahmad, director finance, told Pajhwok Afghan News the department had received…
Security officials in northern Balkh province on Wednesday said they had discovered and destroyed a tablet K factory in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the province. Juma Khan, regional control director of the Balkh police's counter-narcotics department, told Pajhwok…
A number of religious scholars in the capital of northern Balkh province have urged the caretaker government to reopen all secondary and high schools for girls. The religious scholars, who met at the Abu Zar-i-Ghafari Mosque, called on…
Construction work on the Qush Tapa canal --- a 60 billion afghanis project --- was launched in northern Balkh province on Wednesday. Deputy prime minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and a number of ministers attended the project’s inauguration…
In Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, a woman has set up a garment centre where she sells clothes and other women learn tailoring skill. She told Pajhwok Afghan News that this centre was created for women…
Police have arrested 250 people in connection with various crimes during the past six month in northern Balkh province, an official said on Wednesday. Balkh Police Chief Maulvi Matiullah Saifullah told a press conference in Mazar-e-Sharif that security…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN): Officials of the Public Health Department of northern Balkh province said on Sunday they torched 35 tonnes of expired medicine and two tonnes of food items. Najibullah Tawana, director of public health, told Pajhwok Afghan News that nearly…
Disabled persons in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, held a run race on wheelchairs on Sunday. Twenty disabled persons participated in the race in which Asadullah Abdul Rahimzai won the first position. Asadullah told Pajhwok Afghan…
Hundreds of people, including businessmen and moneychangers, have protested US President Joe Biden decision on Afghan assets in northern Balkh province. The protest was triggered by the US leader’s move to split Da Afghanistan Bank’s frozen reserves for…
More than 750 schools for 600,000 girls and boys are open in northern Balkh province, an official said on Monday. Education Director Maulvi Abdul Jalil Shaheed said this at a graduation ceremony for 14 students of 12th class…
Residents of the capital of northern Balkh province say the level of robberies and kidnappings in the city has dropped. Sifatullah, owner of a grocery store in Mazar-i-Sharif, told Pajhwok Afghan News he had not heard of robberies…
Deputy foreign minister on Sunday said the government was in contact with the world but it would not compromise national interests and the Islamic system. During his visit to northern Balkh province, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, deputy foreign…
Local officials in northern Balkh province say the distribution of electronic identity cards has begun in the province and up to 300 people are registered daily to obtain the document. Maulvi Mohammad Noor Wasiq, director of the Balkh…
Car dealers in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, say the sale and purchase of private cars has declined due to the ongoing economic crisis, with the car prices falling by 30 to 40 percent. The car…
A psychiatrist, Dr. Nadir Alami, has been killed in captivity by his kidnappers in northern Balkh province, officials said on Friday. Dr. Almi had been abducted two months ago from his home in the Nawababad area of Mazar-e-Sharif.…
Residents of northern Balkh province say unemployment and rising food prices ahead of winter have annoyed people. They say despite government's efforts, there has been no significant reduction in food prices in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital. However, Balkh…
A number of factory owners in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of northern Balkh province, say that they are ready to increase their productions if the new administration provides them with required facilities. The industrialists say that many factories have ceased…
Information and culture officials on Sunday said that efforts were started to protect historical sites of northern Balkh province. Balkh information and culture director, Mulavi Zabihullah Noori told Pajhwok Afghan News that they also stopped arbitrarily excavation of…
Officials of the Chamber of Commerce and Investment, and some traders in northern Balkh province say that shortage of raw materials in the provincial capital and inactivity of banking services have caused some factories to suspend their activities…
An increasing number of families are selling their household items due to poverty and for migration to other countries in northern Balkh province. These families say there are no business activities, banks are closed and they are left…
Residents of northern Balkh province on Sunday demanded early formation of an all-inclusive government to improve the social and economic situation in the country. The Taliban have been in control of Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, over the past…
