Drug addicts in Shiberghan city, the capital of northern Jawzjan province, have stolen dozens of historic and important books from the public library for finding money to purchase drugs, an official said on Monday. “Tens of drug addicts…
Twenty-three safe drinking water wells have been completed in 23 villages of Mingajik district of northern Jawzjan province, the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) said on Monday. The wells were completed under the national Rural Water…
A 10-member group linked to Jundullah militant outfit has been detained in northern Kunduz province, the spy service said on Wednesday. A statement from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said the masked gunmen affiliated with Jundullah were…
The distribution of improved wheat seed varieties to thousands of famers in northern Jawzjan province began on Tuesday. But some growers complained of being handed contaminated seeds mixed with improved varieties. They asked the authorities to look into…
For the first time in 3 years, a mayor for the Faizabad district of northern Jawzjan province has been appointed, officials said on Wednesday. Saira Shakib Sadat, the only female district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News over the…
The income of women has improved with a three-foldincrease saffron yield in northern Jawzjan provincethis year, an official said on Tuesday. Saffron corns were distributed to 200 farmers, including 125 women, in the provinces, for trial cultivation in…
Local officials on Thursday said Taliban militants wanted to stone an innocent woman to death on adultery charge in northwestern Jawzjan province, but elders prevented their move. Governor Maulvi Lotfullah Azizi told Pajhwok Afghan News Taliban commander Qari…
A convoy of vehicles carrying aid including food and cement for earthquake survivors from Turkmenistan on Thursday reached northern Jawzjan province via Aaqina dry port, officials said. The 7.5 magnitude quake killed 115 people and injured 556 in…
First Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Tuesday arrived in the capital of northern Jawzjan province to evaluate security situation and the performance of security forces. Dostum held a meeting with provincial officials who briefed the VP about…
The prosecutor for northern Jawzjan province on Wednesday alleged gunmen of Provincial Council (PC) members had beaten him. He closed the department to protest the attack. Prosecutor General Hafizullah Khaliqyar said some provincial council members and more than…
A security meeting on Tuesday observed that northern Jawzjan province was struggling with shortage of military gear and personnel. The meeting between a delegation of the Interior Ministry and local officials took place in Shiberghan, the provincial capital.…
Heavy fighting is underway after Taliban stormed the Zar Ab district of northern Jawzjan province from four sides on Friday, an official said. Zabihullah Zahid, the town’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents launched attacks at…
“The government has no roadmap for achieving peace and has also failed to honour promises with reconciling militants as part of the peace process.” This was echoed at a gathering marking World Peace Day in Shiberghan, the provincial…
Two teenage girls have committed suicide in northern Jawzjan province for reasons yet to be known, local officials said on Thursday. Police said the girls were 13 and 18 years old. The 18-year-old was found dead under mysterious…
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped five passengers from a vehicle in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Wednesday. Eng. Abdul Rahman Mehmoodi, the deputy governor, told Pajhwok Afghan News the passengers were on their way from Shiberghan to neighbouring…
The Taliban insurgents have killed their own commander in northern Jawzjan province, security officials said on Tuesday. Qari Amin, the militant commander, had earlier killed a bodyguard of the former Jawzjan governor in Manjigak district, according to local…
A woman was killed after being kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Khaniqa district of northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Sunday. Brig. Gen. Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani, the provincial police chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the 32-year-old woman…
The Women Association (WSA), the first of its kind supporting sportswomen in northern Jawzjan province, on Sunday said girls’ participation in sports remained weak and needed to be increased. Currently 40 schoolgirls and other women, who play football,…
At least one person was killed and two others, including commander of an uprising group, wounded in an explosion in northern Jawzjan province on Monday, an official said. Police Chief Brig. Gen. Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani said the blast…
Residents and education officials on Monday expressed conflicting views regarding the education process in northern Jawzjan province. Residents complained the quality of education in Jawzjan had been low amid a lack of infrastructure, resources and professional teachers. Around…
Officials on Saturday said the Amu River drinking water project would benefit 250,000 residents in five districts of northern Jawzjan province, if completed. The project aims to supply drinking water through pipes to five districts from deep wells…
Militants gunned down a policeman and three former Taliban members who joined peace process recently in northwestern Jawzjan province, an official said Monday. Acting Governor Bai Murad Quinly told Pajhwok Afghan News that a policeman and three former…
A woman accidently shot herself to death when she was cleaning the hunting gun at her home in northwestern Jawzjan province, an official said Saturday. Provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
As many as 1400 welfare projects have been executed under the National Solidarity Programme (NSP) in northern Jawzjan province, but security challenges hindered efforts at monitoring them, an official said on Monday. Eng. Muhammad Yusuf Syed, the rural…
