Former Balkh Governor Atta Mohammad Noor has stressed over involving senior politicians of the country in decision making issues and termed national consensus key for the success of peace process. Noor, who also serve as the Executive Head…
KABUL leader Atta Mohammad Noor has asked the Stability and Partnership team to adhere to its manifesto avoid creating a political crisis On Tuesday, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced final results from the September 2019 polls. President Ashraf Ghani…
Jamiat-i-Islami) on presidential elections. The former Balkh governor expressed the view during a meeting with representatives of Turkmen tribe in Mazar-i-Sharif. He said it was the first time in the history of election law that IEC commissioners…
Former governor Atta Mohammad Noor on Tuesday said the Afghan government would also participate in next talks between the Taliban and Afghan politicians. Noor, executive chief of the Jamiat-i-Islami party, made the revelation at a meeting about peace…
US envoy to Afghanistan John R. Bass on Tuesday met with former governor Atta Mohammad Noor and discussed with him Daesh or so called Islamic State (IS) activities in the northern region of the country and the upcoming…
Former Balkh governor and Jamiat-i-Islami. Noor wrote on his Facebook page: “Although the period of the ceasefire between government and the Taliban is limited, it should be appreciated.” He demanded the truce duration be stretched. A lot more…
Former governor of northern Balkh province Atta Mohammad Noor on Saturday asked the people to register as voters ahead of parliamentary elections. He issued the call at a gathering attended by public representatives, tribal elders, religious scholars, women…
The National Directorate of Security on Wednesday lashed out at recent remarks by ousted Governor Atta Mohammad Noor on attempts to destabilise northern Balkh province. The powerful intelligence agency slammed as unfortunate Noor’s allegations that the intelligence service…
The National Unity Government (NUG) has promised introducing a new governor for northern Balkh province at all costs. About few days back, President Ashraf Ghani accepted Governor Atta Mohammad Noor’s resignation and announced Eng. Dawood as his replacement.…
Dismissing the Presidential Palace announcement of his resignation as the governor of northern Balkh province, Atta Mohammad Noor on Saturday asked the unity government not to threaten him with foreign countries. Addressing a gathering remembering a former Jamiat-i-Islami…
KABUL party on Wednesday rejected the approval of Atta Mohammad Noor’s resignation as governor of Balkh and slammed president’s decision. In a statement, the party said the resignation of the Balkh governor was unacceptable to them. “Noor is the chief…
Provincial council members and civil society activists in northern Balkh province say they are worried about their Governor Atta Mohammad Noor’s differences with the Presidential Palace. They say the political differences have damaged people’s trust in the system.…
Balkh Governor Atta Mohammad Noor has said some Hezb-i-Islami (HIA) members are yet to surrender their weapons but the government has started distributing more arms to them. In a message read out at an event at the governor’s…
The governor of northern Balkh province, Atta Mohammad Noor, on Tuesday said the Afghans were trapped between two atrocities -- the Taliban and Daesh. Addressing a huge gathering in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, Noor claimed the Taliban took…
The governor of northern Balkh province on Sunday vowed to take revenge on the Taliban with the ‘help of God’ following a deadly attack on a military base in the provincial capital, Mazar-i-Sharif. Atta Mohammad Noor told a…
Atta Mohammad Noor, the governor of northern Balkh province, on Saturday reiterated his intention to resign in the near future, saying the president had asked him to delay his decision. Addressing the opening ceremony here for the new…
The governor of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has arrived in Mazar-i-Sharif and attend the Nawroz (Afghan New Year) festival. On arrival in the Balkh capital, Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra called on his counterpart Atta Mohammad Noor. Issues…
A spokesman for Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday said the CEO had adopted no clear stance on recent remarks by Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor. On Monday, Noor, who is also secretary of the Jamiat-i-Islami…
KABUL (JIA) on Monday supported talks between President Ashraf Ghani and the acting governor of northern Balkh province, asking government leaders to hasten the implementation of the political agreement. The leadership council of that the party said in a statement…
Reacting to violent clashes between supporters of Abdul Rashid Dostum and Atta Mohammad Noor, President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said protests were people’s right, but those restoring to violence would be dealt with sternly. One person was killed…
Hundreds supports of Balkh Governor Atta Mohammad Noorand Vice-President Abdul Rashid Dostum rallied in support of their leaders in Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, on Tuesday. Tensions flared up after the removal of Dostum’s portraits from billboards in the…
