Taliban’s shadow deputy chief for the Balkhab district of northern Sar-i-Pul province has surrendered to the security forces, an official claimed on Thursday. . Police chief Brig. Gen. Ghulam Jailani Abu Bakar told Pajhwok Afghan News Maulvi Mehdi…
The construction of a 14-kilometre road in Sar-i-Pul City -- part of three development projects is yet to get under way.. Mohammad Noor Rahmani, the Provincial Council head, told Pajhwok Afghan News the road was to be…
A 20-year-old man has shot dead his mother in the capital of northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Sunday. Police spokesman Noor Agha Faizi told Pajhwok Afghan News Yar Mohammad killed his mother before escaping his house…
Seven Taliban gunmen were killed and 13 others wounded after they stormed security posts in Sancharak district of northern Sar-i-Pul province last night, an official said on Saturday, but the rebels rejected the claim. The provincial governor’s spokesman,…
Local officials and residents on Wednesday claimed the Taliban militants torched 40 houses belonging to Afghan Local Police (ALP) members in Sancharak district of northern Sar-i-Pul province, but the rebels denied their involvement. Naqibullah Daqiq, the Sancharak district…
At least three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and three Taliban insurgents have been killed in a Taliban attack in northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Saturday. Governor Abdul Qadir Ashna told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban…
Fresh violence has displaced some 1,500 families from their homes in Sancharak district of northern Sar-i-Pul province to neighbouring Balkh province, residents said on Sunday. Members of the displaced families gathered in protest at the Provincial Council office…
Taliban insurgents have taken control of eight security check-posts in the capital of northern Sar-i-Pul province, a public representative said on Monday. Asadullah Khurram, a member of the provincial council, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants attacked the…
Farmers in northern Sar-i-Pul province say they grew onion on thousands of acres land but the vegetable’s price decreased by 66 percent. The farmers complain they are unable even to meet the expenses of seed, chemical fertilizers…
Farmers in northern Sar-i-Pul province say onion production has considerably increased in the province over the past three years, but market for the produce remains bearish. The provincial agricultural department says it has suggested construction of 30…
Nearly 30 security personnel have been missing after Taliban militants attacked parts of the Sayyad district in northern Sar-i-Pul province, a well-placed source said on Tuesday. Wishing anonymity, the source said the Taliban captured Qaflaton, Aqlani and…
Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and three Taliban insurgents have been killed during a clash in Suzma Qala district of northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said Thursday. Zabihulla Amani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that…
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed three ice-cream selling boys in Sancharak district of northern Sar-i-Pul province on Monday, an official. Police chief Brig. Gen. Khalil Dastyar told Pajhwok Afghan News the three boys were residents of Tokozar…
Hundreds of women have grown vegetables in 1,500 green houses across northern Sar-i-Pul province to economically support their families, thanks to the National Horticulture and Livestock Program (NHLP). The women have also been trained in growing different vegetables…
Residents of Masjid-i-Sabz village in Sancharak district of northern Sar-i-Pul province claim the Taliban have been preventing them from cultivating crops on their around 30,000 hectares of land because they support the government. Around 2,000 families live in…
As many 70,000 fruit bearing trees were distributed among 560 farmers in northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Tuesday. Agriculture director Dr. Kasneshka Hamidi told Pajhwok Afghan News the fruit seedlings worth four million afghanis would be…
The number of people daily arriving at the Passport Office in northern Sar-i-Pul province to apply for passports has doubled lately, but the office cannot process even half of the applications, local people complain. The applicants for passports…
A man has killed his 35-year-old wife who was four and a half months pregnant in northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said Monday. Zabihullah Amani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in Yakab-Dasht…
KABUL militants were wounded in separate incidents of violence, officials said on Sunday. The three Taliban were wounded when a bomb they were shifting from one place to another went off in Baland Gharmu locality of the Sayyad district in…
Hundreds of families have fled homes as clashes between security forces and Taliban militants continued in Tabar area of Sancharak district in northern Sar-i-Pul province on Thursday, officials said. The massive fighting has so far displaced nearly…
Taliban insurgents captured an area of Sancharak district of northern Sar-i-Pul province after a public uprising commander joined them, a security official said on Wednesday. The official, who did not want to be named, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Local security officials on Tuesday said criminal cases decreased by 40 percent in the first eight months of the solar year in northern Sar-i-Pul province over last year’s incidents in the same period. Sar-i-Pul deputy police chief…
At least five militants have been killed or wounded during air operation in northern Sar-I-Pul province, officials said. Acting provincial police chief, Col. Ghulam Sakhi Nikpi told Pajhwok Afghan News foreign forces targeted militants in two areas of…
Taliban militants once again captured the Mirzawlang area of Sayyad district in northern Sar-i-Pul province, a public representative said on Wednesday, when locals buried dozens of bodies found in mass graves. Asadullah Khurram, a member of the…
