President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, on Wednesday morning. In a post on his Facebook page, presidential Advisor Shah Hussain Murtazavi confirmed Ghani’s arrival in the northern city. A credible source in…
Education officials in northern Balkh province say that all schools in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, and districts are open. AliullahAmiri, director of Balkh education department, told Pajhwok Afghan News that all schools in the province were open and…
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday traveled to northern Balkh province where he issued necessary instructions about the security situation of Balkh and neighboring provinces.
Former governor of northern Balkh province and Jamiat-i-Islami Afghanistan key leader Atta Mohammad Noor has been elected as chairman of the National Mobilization Military Council. Noor wrote on his Facebook page that in order to assess the security…
Residents of northern Balkh province ask government and Taliban forces to pay serious attention to the safety of civilian lives and properties during their operations. The residents say civilians suffered financially and lost loved ones to recent clashes…
The governor of northern Balkh province on Tuesday said all security threats to the Hairatan port had been removed after a recent clearing operation in the area. Concerns about the security of the port rose after Taliban militants…
The provincial council head for northern Balkh province has said that the retreat of Afghan security forces from districts and leaving them to the Taliban is a matter of concern. Mohammad AfzalHadid, the provincial council head, in an…
Local security officials on Thursday said an explosives-laden car was identified and destroyed before it reached its target in northern Balkh province. Adil Shah Adil, police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the security forces identified an explosives-packed Humvee…
A number of public representatives in the Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the parliament and the provincial council of northern Balkh province say former jihadi commanders and groups in the north of the country are receiving weapons…
Hundreds of people rallied in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, on Wednesday to voice their support for peace, ceasefire and the republic. The march began at Ferdowsi Square and ended at the eastern gate of Hazrat…
Gypsum is illegally extracted from mines located in Chamtal district of northern Balkh province by local people and a number of companies, causing the government 25 million afghanis loss each year. Gypsum mines are located in Chamtal, Khulm…
Residents and civil society activists in northern Balkh province say insecurity and targeted killing cases have increased in the province over the last few weeks. They say they are concerned about the targeted killings in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial…
A military hospital director was killed along with his driver in a gun attack in northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Monday morning, an official said. Police spokesman Adel Shah Adel told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place…
Six children of a family were injured in a sticky bomb blast in this capital city of northern Balkh province, security officials said on Friday. The incident took place at the house of a tribal elder in the…
Kidnapped five and a half months ago in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, Abdul Rauf has turned 10 years old in captivity of his kidnappers. Tribal elders from the Turkmen community council, including Abdul Rauf's family,…
Local officials say they are taking steps to celebrate the new solar year in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of northern Balkh province, despite fears of insecurity and the Covid-19 pandemic. Information and culture officials expect around 100,000 people to participate…
Taliban militants collect from 20 to 30 million afghanis from electricity consumers in four districts of northern Balkh province, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt. The Taliban collect power bills from thousands of families in Chahar Bulak, Balkh, Chamtal…
The power utility in northern Balkh province says some individuals, companies and departments owe it about three billion afghanis in power bills. Eng. Hamidullah Hamidi, director of Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) in Balkh, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Local officials on Wednesday confirmed a school building was destroyed in an airstrike by Afghan security forces in Charbulak district of northern Balkh province. Atta Mohammad Sharafyar, Charbulak district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Abu Sahkoor High…
Civil society activists and some lawmakers in Balkh province on Monday asked the government disarm illegal militias instead of taking pledges from them. As part of the Security Charter program, the governor’s house of Balkh province has started…
Officials at the 50-bed Covid-19 special hospital in northern Balkh province say the incidence of coronavirus has been declining in recent days. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Dr. BaryalaiBaryalai, head of the Covid-19 hospital, called…
An intelligence personnel was killed and four others including three of them civilians wounded in an explosion in Kaldar district of northern Balkh province on Saturday, officials said. Adil Shah Adil, Balkh police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
An illegal armed group commander, Nizamuddin Qaisari, on Thursday said he could expose the kidnappers of a nine-years-old boy in northern Balkh province if the Presidential Palace and the National Security Council asked him for help. He said…
Police officials on Wednesday said 45 people had been arrested over various crimes in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province. Adil Shah Adil , Balkh police spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that the criminals were arrested by…
