Livestock owners in northwestern Faryab province say that 60 percent of their livestock faced hunger and infertility due to drought, asking the government to compensate their losses. They say that lack of pastures and malnutrition caused their animals…
The Ministry of Disaster Management on Sunday distributed food and liquefied gas in aid to 1,000 needy families in Maimana, the capital of northwestern Faryab province. Mulavi Sharafuddin Musleh, deputy disaster management minister, traveled to Maimana to distribute…
An 18-year-old boy has been killed and three suspected have been arrested in connection with his murder in northern Faryab province, an official said on Saturday. Mullah Abdul Qudus, administrative chief for Dawlatabad district, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Bodies of four members of a family have recovered from the snow in the Kohistanat district of northwestern Faryab province after one month, an official said on Friday. Four people of a family --- a father, daughter and…
Local officials in northwestern Faryab have said 59 water management projects worth 251 million afghanis would be implemented in the province during the upcoming solar year. Mulavi Abdul Hakim, head of the Northern Zone Basin, who recently visited…
The Covid-19 Hospital in northwestern Faryab province has not been functioning since last three months amid recent increase in Covid-19 positive cases. Meanwhile, personnel of Maimana Hospital say they are feeling Covid-19 symptoms over the past few days…
Carpet weavers in northwestern Faryab province complained about declined carpet sales in the province, where many of government employees joined the industry due to unemployment and economic poverty following regime change in the country. People work in Qarmqul,…
Health workers in northwestern Faryab province complain they have not been paid their salaries for the last five months. If the issue is not addressed, they have warned of quitting their jobs. They also expressed concern over the…
Local security officials on Wednesday said that the Taliban’s attack on Maimana city, capital of northwestern Faryab province was repelled with the militants suffered many casualties. Gen. Rohullah Khalil Oghli, Faryab police chief told Pajhwok Afghan News…
At least 18 Taliban insurgents and two civilians have been killed in separate incidents of violence in northern Faryab province, security sources said on Monday. Police chief Gen. Rohullah Khalil Oghli told Pajhwok Afghan News that yesterday evening,…
Health officials in northwestern Faryab province say Covid-19 Treatment Center in the province misdiagnosed patients infected with the virus and that caused many of the patients to be referred to the provincial zonal hospital while some lost their…
Security forces have retreated from the Balchragh, Qarmoqul and Andkho districts to Maimana City, the capital of northwestern Faryab province, leaving the districts to the Taliban, an official said on Thursday. Shaheen Military Corps official Col. Syed YasinSadad…
The Sherin Tagab district in northwestern Faryab province fell to the Taliban on Thursday, security sources and a local representative said. According to eyewitness, around 300 security personnel stationed in the district surrendered to the Taliban after three…
Local people and supporters of Junbish-i-Islami party on Wednesday shut most of government departments in the capital of northern Faryab province in protest against the appointment a new provincial governor. Atta Mohammad Faizi, head of Junbish-i-Islami party in…
Six civilians have been killed and four others wounded in different security incidents in northwestern Faryab province, local sources said on Monday. MullahFaizullahRahmani, the Garziwan district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban gunmen shot and killed two…
MAIMANA (Pajwhok): Local officials on Thursday said 2.5 tons of narcotics seized from smugglers over the last four years in northwestern Faryab province were torched in Maimana city, the provincial capital. Gen. Ghaibullah Sadat, Faryab police chief, said that the…
Dozens of people in northern Faryab on Wednesday protested against the appointment of Khalilullah Hakmati as the provincial public health director, accusing him of corruption. The protestors gathered outside the Balkh Provincial Council office, chanting "Death to Khalil…
A civilian was killed when Afghan National Army soldiers allegedly opened fire at a passenger vehicle in Khwaja Sabz Posh district of northern Faryab province, sources said on Friday. A reliable security source in the area, who did…
Ulema Council members and dozens of women in northern Faryab province on Monday protested against the provincial intelligence chief who they said raided civilian houses at midnight and arrested several women, children and men. The protestors said that…
Local officials on Thursday said Taliban insurgents had captured the Almar district in northern Faryab province, with 30 security personnel missing, but the defense and interior ministries rejected the claims.
Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded Pajhwok Afghan News reporter Qutbuddin Kohi in northern Faryab province yesterday. He was attacked and wounded in the bazaar of Maimana, the capital of Faryab, on Thursday evening. Kohi told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Security officials in northern Faryab province on Thursday claimed arresting two alleged Taliban insurgents clad in women outfit but the Taliban said the detainee was an abnormal person and someone making fun of him clad him in women…
The residents of northwestern Faryab province on Sunday warned against not allocating funds for electricity projects in Almar and Qaisar districts in the 2021 budget. Provincial Council members and some residents of Fayab allege that work on the…
Local officials say dozens of people displaced by war has contracted coronavirus or Covid-19 in southwestern Faryab province. Governor Naqibullah Faiq, told Pajhwok Afghan News that around 10,000 families have been displaced from Khwaja Sabzposh, Almar and Qaisar…
