A female restaurant owner in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, believes her business would grow when peace is established in Afghanistan. Zahra Ibrahimi, a graduate of Public Administration and Policy, has been running a restaurant named…
Former spymaster Rahmatullah Nabil on Sunday accused President Ashraf Ghani and his team of pursuing their personal goals in the name of democracy. Addressing a protest against the abduction of a 9-year-old boy in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of…
Gunmen shot and killed two civilians and one policeman in Balkh district of northern Balkh province on Thursday, police said. Police spokesman Adil Shah Adil told Pajhwok Afghan News that the gunmen first fired at the two civilians…
The number of drug addicts has been on the increase in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, due to easy access to narcotics, local officials say. Dr. Esmatullah Karimi, in charge of drug addicts rehab centers in…
A number of public representatives and civil society activists in northern Balkh province on Saturday extended their conditional support to the Security Charter program. The plan has been under implementation in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, since last…
At least 26 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 10 others wounded during clashes in northeastern Badakhshan and northern Balkh provinces, officials said on Saturday. Badakhshan police spokesman Sanaullah Rouhani told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants attacked…
Three people were killed and 16 others injured in two back to back blasts on local upraising members Commander Nazar Gul Khan in northern Balkh province, an official said on Thursday. Governor Spokesperson Munir Farhad said two back…
Displaced families in northern Balkh province are looking forward to peace to return to their areas and earn a living through farming. Intensifying fighting in Afghanistan has forced many households to leave their areas, homes and properties and…
Border crossing between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan in northern Balkh province opened after four months of closure, an official said on Friday. Governor Spokesperson Munir Farhad said the Hairatan Border crossing opened for Afghans today (Friday). He said…
A 24-year-old youth has been appointed as a district police chief in northern Balkh province. Second Lieutenant Ahmad Ser Mujahid took charge as acting police chief for Balkh district a few days back. Mujahid replaces his deceased father…
Thousands of displaced families are in dire need of assistance in northern Balkh province, but the provincial government lacks enough resources to assist them all, said the provincial refugee and repatriation director. Balkh refugee and repatriation director Syed…
At least 15 Taliban insurgents have been killed by their own bomb in the Dawlatabad district of northern Balkh province. In a statement, the Shaheen Military Corps said the incident took place in the Bedo village of the…
Hundreds of families displaced by the war in northern provinces to this capital city of Balkh province are in dire need of urgent assistance. These families complain that the assistance distributing process has not been fair. Balkh refugees…
Acting Interior Minister Massoud Andarabi on Saturday visited northern Balkh province to assess security situation and terminated eight police officers over dereliction of duty. Addressing a press conference here, Andarabi said he visited the province to evaluate security…
The residents and lawmakers of northern Balkh province on Monday linked growing crimes in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, with tens of active casinos. They said majority of criminals decide to mug people after they lose money in gambling.…
More than 40 people suffered casualties in a truck bomb attack targeting a commando unit in northern Balkh province on Tuesday morning, officials said. Police spokesman Adel Shah Adel told Pajhwok Afghan News the massive explosion took…
Residents and Provincial Council members say only centres of most districts of northern Balkh province are under security forces’ control and the rest of remaining areas are influenced by Taliban militants. They say the Taliban have been recruiting…
The governor of northern Balkh province on Sunday called on people to follow medical instructions and guidelines to prevent further spread of the novel coronavirus in the province. A program regarding coronavirus prevention and public awareness was held…
University entry test (Kankor) has started in northern Balkh province which will continue for three days. Kankor in-charge for Balkh Zone Abdul Ahad Muslim said that 200,000 students will participate in the Kankor examination nation-wide. He said out…
Police confiscated thousands of bottles of alcoholic beverages at the Hairatan dry port in northern Balkh province, an official said on Sunday. The bottles numbering 9054 were destined for Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, and have been imported from…
Eighty doctors and paramedics working at the civil hospital in northern Balkh province have contracted coronavirus, an official said Tuesday. Dr. Nizamuddin, the hospital director, told Pajhwok the infected staff included 42 doctors, four midwives, as many nurses,…
KABUL Yaqub and 15 of his associates were killed in an airstrike in northern Balkh province on Tuesday, the army said. The raid targeted a meeting of militants in Kushanda district, said Mohammad Hanif Rezaee, an army spokesman in the…
Provincial authorities in northern Balkh province on Tuesday said the tools for the coronavirus hospital have been purchased five years ago and kept at the hospital storage. The Public Health Department and the Provincial Council said the tools…
KABUL in northern Balkh province, an official said on Sunday. Arif Iqbali, the district police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash occurred in the Dalaan village of the district late on Saturday night. He said nine pro-government fighters were…
