KABUL. Kunduz agriculture director Abdul Hadi Qarlaq said the climate this year more suited watermelon in the province --- a reason behind the increased harvest. In a statement, Qarlaq said around 3,460 hectares of land was cultivated with watermelon in…
Provincial Council (PC) members of northern Kunduz province on Tuesday alleged corruption in construction of school buildings and use of quality low materials, a claim the Education Department rejects. PC Head Mohammad Yousuf Ayubi told Pajhwok Afghan…
Two policemen were killed and three civilians wounded in a bomb blast in northern Kunduz province on Tuesday, an official said. Police spokesman Hijratullah Akbari told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion occurred in Kohna Froshi area of…
The Kunduz Provincial Council (PC) has criticised the absence of a coronavirus laboratory, warning of catastrophic situation in the near future. PC Chairman Yousuf Ayubi accused the provincial government for its failure and negligence in the fight…
Kunduz Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi has revealed some security bases fell mysteriously to the enemy in the past one year asking the central government to launch serious investigation. During an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News Naeemi…
Two children and four militants have been killed in a bomb explosion in the capital of Takhar province police said on Friday. Khalil Aseer, the Takhar police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the blast happened in the…
Three people were kidnapped within a month in northern Kunduz province, terrifying local residents. Unknown gunmen kidnapped one government officer and two businessmen in Kunduz during the past one month, prompting local residents to stop sending their…
Security forces have destroyed two explosive-laden vehicles in northern Kunduz province, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Saturday. Security forces have targeted the explosive-laden vehicles before it reached its target in the Choraq locality of Chahardara district,…
Five children have been killed and three others injured in a roadside blast in the Dasht-i-Archi district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Friday.
US forces have apologised for an airstrike that killed five members of a family in northeastern Kunduz province. The airstrike was carried out in Dasht-i-Archi district on January 30. The victims belonged to the Mamakhel area of…
At least five security personnel have been killed and three others wounded in a Taliban attack in the Aliabad district of northern Kunduz province. A security official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
At least 13 security personnel have been killed and 11 others wounded in Taliban attacks in the Dasht-i-Archi district of northern Kunduz province. A security source confided to Pajhwok Afghan News the militants conducted coordinated attacks on…
Women’s employment in government departments has increased by 20 percent in northern Kunduz province, thanks to public awareness programs and ensuring work safety, an official said Wednesday. Nasibi Holgar, the Women Affairs Department director, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Not a single development project has been implemented in the Chahar Dara district of northern Kunduz province over the past 10 years, residents complain. Ahmad Shah, an inhabitant of Chahar Dara, told Pajhwok Afghan News many areas…
Airstrikes killed at least seven Taliban militants and wounded another six in the provincial capital of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Thursday, but the rebels claimed the slain people were students of a seminary. Hadi…
Public representatives and residents of northern Kunduz province on Sunday said Taliban Sahib district, a claim the rebels rejected. Khalil Qarizadah, a member of the Provincial Council, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Taliban had constructed recruitment…
At least five security personnel have been killed and 21 others wounded in a mortar attack by Taliban in the Chahardara district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Inamuddin Rahmani told Pajhwok…
A district chief was wounded along with two guards in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province on Sunday. The vehicle Hafizullah Sapi, administrative head for Chahar Dara district, was travelling in struck a roadside bomb, an…
At least 15 civilians were killed when a bomb blast struck the vehicle carrying them in northern Kunduz province, the governor’s office said on Thursday. The roadside bombing took place in the Yakhchal area of Khanabad district…
A man killed near the Independent Election Commission (IEC) office in northern Kunduz province was not an observer of the ‘Stability and Partnership’ electoral team, Pajhwok has learnt. The IEC on Saturday resumed the vote recount and…
Businessmen in northern Kunduz province om Monday said they were facing security issues and asked the government to put pressure on Tajikistan to reopen its consulate in the province. The traders expressed these views while addressing a…
Local officials on Sunday said Taliban militants have torched a girls’ school in Qala Zal district of northern Kunduz province. Asadullah Sadat, a provincial council member from Qala Zal district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban militants…
A would-be suicide bomber was killed by own explosives before reaching to his target in northern Kunduz province on Saturday, officials said. Kunduz governor’s spokesman, Esmatullah Muradi told Pajhwok Afghan News that the assailant who attached explosives to…
KABUL Sahib district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Monday. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the security official in Imam Sahib district told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Taliban had been staging group attacks on the district…
