Drought-hit Faryab farmers seek assistance
The Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock says crops on nearly all rain-fed and 50 percent of irrigated lands have gone dry in northern Faryab province.
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Rising measles cases in children worries Faryab officials
Health officials in northern Faryab province have expressed concern over an increasing number of measles cases in children and are urging families not to neglect vaccinating their children against the disease.
Former security man gunned down in Faryab
A man has been gunned down in Maimana, the provincial capital of northern Faryab province, local officials said on Monday. Information and Culture director Maulvi Shamsuddin Mohammadi said that Khair Mohammad was killed with gunshots fired by Sher…
Teen boy beheaded, father-in-law arrested in Faryab
A man has been arrested for allegedly beheading a teenage boy in northern Faryab province, an official said on Thursday. Anti-crimes branch director Mufti Mohammad Ismail Forqani told Pajhwok Afghan News a 19-year-old boy was beheaded by unknown…
Toddler among 3 dead, 2 wounded in Faryab accidents
Three people, including a toddler, have been killed and two others injured in two separate accidents involving motorcycles in northern Faryab province, an official said on Wednesday. Traffic Director for accidents Ahmad Fahim Kohi told Pajhwok Afghan News…
6 suspects detained in Faryab girl torture case
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) says savagely torturing a teenager in Balchargh district of northern Faryab province could not be justified and the perpetrators would face action. A video is circulating on social media in which a teenage…
Faryab floods kill 18, inflict financial losses
At least 18 people lost their lives and two others sustained injuries due to flash floods that inflicted heavy financial losses on people in northern Faryab province. Mufti Ismatullah Muradi, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Faryab girl commits suicide after phone talks with fiance
A young girl has allegedly committed suicide in Qaramqul district of northern Faryab province. Faryab Governor’s Spokesman Ismatullah Muradi told Pajhwok an 18-year-old girl named Feroza ended her life in Taibolak village yesterday afternoon. He quoted the girl’s…
3 women killed in separate Faryab incidents
Two women have been killed as a result of suffocation in the Qaisar district of northwestern Faryab province while another woman was killed by her brother in the Almar district of the same province, an official said on Saturday.
2 people stabbed to death in Faryab
Two people have been killed in separate incidents in northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Friday.
14-year-old boy commits suicide in Faryab
A 14-year-old youth has allegedly committed suicide in Gurziwan district of northern Faryab province. The Faryab Police Headquarters in a statement said the boy, a resident of Ganj village, ended his life at his father’s stove manufacturing factory.…
5 people killed in separate Bamyan, Faryab incidents
Five people, including a young girl, have died in separate incidents in Bamyan and Faryab provinces. Bamyan police spokesman Mohammad Khwani Rasa said two young boys were killed in two separate incidents in Bamyan city in the…
Remove petrol stations from residential areas: Maimana residents
Some residents of Maimana City, the capital of northwestern Faryab province, have expressed their concerns over the presence of petrol stations in residential areas and demanded government to remove them.
Girl commits suicide; 4 people wounded in Faryab clash
A 17-year-old girl has allegedly committed suicide in Andkhoi district of northern Faryab province. Separately, in Dawlatabad district, a clash between two tribes left four persons injured, an official said on Thursday. Information and Culture Director Maulvi Shamsuddin…
Girl, man separately commit suicide in Faryab
A 12-year-old girl and a 25-year-old man have committed suicides separately in Dawlatabad and Balcheragh districts of northern Faryab province, an official said on Thursday. Crime branch deputy director Damla Maawez told Pajhwok Afghan News that the girl…
Faryab: Body of missing elderly man found in well
A 60-year-old man missing for 12 days has been found dead and another person killed in a traffic accident in northern Faryab province.
Newly-married girl stabbed to death in Faryab
A newly-married woman has been stabbed to death by her husband in Maimana city, the capital of northern Faryab province, an official said on Wednesday. Damla Mahawez, crime branch police chief, identified the victim as 20-year-old Shukria, a…
Girls’ primary school gets building worth $225,000 in Faryab
Building for a primary girls’ school has been completed at a cost of $225,000 and put into service in Shirin Tagab district of northern Faryab province. Maulvi Hafizullah Motasem Billah, director of education, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
3 persons die in separate incidents in Faryab
One person committed suicide and two persons died in traffic accidents in three districts of northern Faryab province, police said on Friday. Faryab crime branch police deputy director Damla Maawiz told Pajhwok Afghan News that Ghulam Sakhi, a…
3 teen boys killed, 4 injured in Faryab accidents
Three teenage boys were killed and four others injured in two separate accidents in northern Faryab province, an official said on Friday. Faryab traffic manager Ahmad Fahim told Pajhwok Afghan News that the first accident took place in…
Young girl stabbed to death by cousins in Faryab
A 20-year-old girl has allegedly been killed by her cousins due to domestic problems in northern Faryab province, an official said Tuesday. Damlaa Mahaz, crime branch chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place in Bulandghor…