One person was killed and two others were wounded in a traffic accident on the Shiberghan-Mazar-i-Sharif highway in northern Jawzjan province on Monday. Police spokesman Qari Abdul Sattar Halimi told Pajhwok Afghan News a corolla-type vehicle veered off…
A man and a woman were flogged 39 times each for committing adultery in front of onlookers at a sports stadium in northern Jawzjan province. Maulvi Abdul Ghani Saeed, head of the appellant court, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
One person has been killed and three others have been wounded as a result of a collision on the Shiberghan-Mazar-i-Sharif highway in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Saturday. Police spokesman Abdul Sattar Halimi told Pajhwok Afghan…
At least 40,000 students in northern Jawzjan province are studying under the open sky, but the provincial Education department says buildings for 130 schools are being reconstructed. Jawzjan education director Maulvi Mohammad Tahir Jawad told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Two families reconciled and ended their 30 years old enmity after mediation of tribal elders in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Monday. Maulvi Ghulam Nabi Samim, head of the borders and tribal affairs, said the families…
A newly-built commercial market worth 44.3 million afghanis has provided work opportunity for 145 people in the Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Thursday. Hamidullah Hamid, financial and administrative director of Aqcha district, told…
A teenage girl has committed suicide by hanging herself in the Qarqeen district of northern Jawzjan province, an official said. Police spokesman Abdul Satar Halimi said: “A 17-year-old girl (Sabzagul) ended her life by hanging herself in the…
One person was killed and two others sustained burn injuries after a fuel tanker caught fire in this capital city of northern Jawzjan province on Friday, police said. Jawzjan police spokesman Qari Abdul Sattar Halimi said a private…
The Education Department of northern Jawzjan province says it has set up 135 local classes for about 4,000 out of school children in the province. Education Director Maulvi Mohammad Tahir Javad told Pajhwok Afghan News that the classes…
The Education Department has started reconstruction of 110 schools in northern Jawzjan province, which will benefit more than 30,000 students. Jawzjan education director Maulvi Mohammad Tahir Jawad told Pajhwok these schools had been destroyed due to the past…
A physician in the Aqcha district of northern Jawzjan province will circumcise Over 1,000 children free of cost during the month of Ramadan. Dr. Erghish Faryabi in the inauguration of circumcision Ceremony said the purpose of this programme…
Security forces have arrested a physician over an alleged act of molestation in Shiberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Saturday. Crime Branch Chief Mawlavi Ghulam Rasoul Rasikh told Pajhwok Afghan News a renowned…
Police have detected and seized a weapons cache belonging to Daesh group in the capital of northern Jawzjan province. Acting police chief Qari Shah Mohammad Ahmadi told Pajhwok Afghan News the weapons were seized in coordination with the…
The deputy governor of northern Jawzjan province has sacked his son from a security job, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Monday. Maulvi Gul Mohammad Salim fired his son in compliance with a decree from Islamic Emirate…
Some literacy learner women in northern Jawzjan province have demanded the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ (IEA) government to allow girls above class sixth to go to their schools. One hundred literacy classes are opened for men and women…
Security forces have found the body of a child who drowned in the Pul-i-Khorasan River three weeks ago in northern Jawzjan province. Police spokesman Abdul Sattar Halimi identified the boy as Mohibullah, son of Mohammad. The boy had…
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has provided medicines worth 7.5 million afghanis to the Public Health Department of northern Jawzjan province. Qari ZabihullahHussani, Jawzjan public health director, told Pajhwok Afghan News the medicines were handed…
A private education centre has been established in Shiberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan province, to provide leaning opportunity for less fortunate children, a move highly appreciated by experts who demanded other well-off individuals to the same. Ustad…
A cooking oil producing factory employing 40 people has been put into operation in this capital city of northern Jawzjan province. Baz Mohammad, manager of the "Turkistan Oil Production Factory", said the plant had the capacity to produce…
Residents of Qarqin and Khumab districts of northern Jawzjan province complain about dilapidated condition of their roads and say the previous government neglected the problem. They ask the current acting government to address the issue. Hafizullah, a resident…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has provided stationary to about 5,000 school students in northern Jawzjan province. Mirwais Abdali, representative of ACTED, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the stationary was distributed in coordination with UNICEF by the…
Local classes have been set up for 5,000 out of school children in northern Jawzjan province. Mirwais Abdali, ACTED organization deputy head in Jawzjan, told Pajhwok Afghan News the classes had been set up for about 5,000 children…
Residents of northern Jawzjan province have donated over 11 acres of land to the Education Department for the construction of schools. The Education Department has also urged welfare organisations to provide support for the construction of schools in…
An official of the Covid-19 Hospital in northern Jawzjan province says they are ready to battle the virus as positive cases increase. Dr. Khalid, in-charge of surveillance at the Covid-19 hospital in Jawzjan, told Pajhwok that at least…
