MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A military operation will be launched soon to vanquish Daesh or so-called Islamic State militants in Darzab district of northern Jawzjan province, an official said Monday. Acting Commander of the 209th Shaheen Military Corps, Gen. Abdul Rahman Haqbin,…
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan Special Security Forces have eliminated 22 Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) fighters attempting to defend the group’s strategic center of Darzab district in northern Jowzjan province, a statement from the US forces said on Monday. The operation occurred six…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Preparations for a counterinsurgency offensive have been made and the fighters would not be given the allowed to fuel insecurity in any part of country, a military official said on Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Javed Saleem, operational head of…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): As many as 3600 militants have been killed and another 2500 wounded in the northern zone of the country during this solar year, a military commander said on Sunday. Shaheen Military Corps commander Gen. Amanullah Mobin told the…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Senior security officials in the northern region say all political groups in the zone possess illegal weapons “as an honor” and for protection. On the other hand, civil society have failed to adopt democratic politics. They say all…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The number of illegal armed individuals has increased by five times in northern Afghanistan during the past two years, an official said on Thursday. Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) program chief for northern region, Gen. Abdul Mannan,…
KABUL (Pajhwok): Politicians and former jihadis, criticizing what they called a widening gap between the people and the government, on Thursday warned northern provinces would become another Syria if the government did not pay urgent attention. Balkh governor Atta Mohammad…
FARAH (Pajhwok): Thirty Taliban militants and half a dozen police have been killed in insurgency related violence in northern Farah, Faryab and Badghis provinces, officials said Wednesday. Farah police chief, Brig. Gen. Abdul Maroof Polad said a large number of…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Four people have died and hundreds of household animals perished as a result of heavy snowfall in the northern zone, officials said on Sunday. The snow has blocked roads to 13 districts. Balkh natural disaster management authority head…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Journalists on Wednesday cited fear, self-censorship and lack of resources as major hurdles to investigative journalism in the country’s north. They said threats from powerful individuals forced journalists into self-censorship and kept them away from conducting investigative reports.…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday praised good coordination among security institutions in the north, but said their management needed to be reviewed. On his return from a three-day visit to Turkmenistan, the president landed in Balkh province and…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Ten incidents of kangaroo courts took place in northern Afghanistan during the first half of the current year, UN officials said on Sunday. This was told to a gathering titled “factors of violence and its impact on women”…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The German consul general in northern Balkh province on Monday said his country would continue carrying out reconstruction like it did in the past. Dr. Robert Klinke was addressing a gathering marking German Unity Day here. Government and security officials, provincial…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Military officials say a general campaign to recruit the youth in five northern provinces to swell the ranks of Afghan National Army and police has been launched. Sarwar Hussaini, 707 Pamir zone police spokesman, told a press conference…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The USAID has appreciated its 35 Afghan partners in public-private alliances in the northern region for investing millions of dollars to expand their businesses and create hundreds of jobs. The USAID-funded Assistance in Building Afghanistan by Developing Enterprise…
MAZAR-I-SHARIRF (Pajhwok): A senior security official on Sunday said they would not let the enemies implement their disruptive plans in the northern zone. The 707th Pamir Zone police commander, Gen. Baba Jan, told a meeting with civil society activists that…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): A campaign to plant new fruit orchards on 2,000 acres of land has been launched in five northern provinces, officials said on Sunday. National Horticulture and Livestock Program (HNLP) manager in northern zone, Fahim Jabari, told Pajhwok Afghan…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The process to establish orchards on 750 acres of land has been launched in five northern provinces, officials said on Tuesday. The new orchards are being established in Balkh province on 150 acres of land this year, National…
KABUL) on Thursday announced allocating $200 million for the extension of electricity from the capital of northern Balkh province to neighbouring Baghlan. Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, Deputy Chief of Staff-Security Assistance, Commanding General of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, made…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s lives in northern provinces this year compared to the previous year. This year’s ceremony of the Global Open Day is dedicated to women’s economic development and peace. The gathering in Mazar-i-Sharif…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): On average, 65 percent of women complain they face harassment at their workplace in four northern provinces, a survey revealed on Sunday. The survey has been conducted by a civil society group, Rushd Training and Consultancy Organisation, in northern…
