At least 35 Taliban fighters have been killed and another 40 wounded during the ongoing offensive on the Sar-i-Pul-Jawzjan highway in northern Jawzjan province, the 1st vice president said on Monday. Gen. Dostum, who is spearheading the…
A young man has been founded beheaded in northern Sar-i-Pul province amid complaints many officials including the provincial governor and police chief are absent from their offices. The 21-year-old, Abdul Manan, went missing from outside his home after…
Nearly a dozen people including police, local police personnel and Taliban militants have been killed during clashes near the capital of northern Sar-i-Pul province, sources said on Sunday. The clashes in Chesma Shifa area on the outskirts of…
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on Thursday distributed non-edible aid packages to 114 internally displaced families in northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said. Repatriation and Refugee Director Eng. Abdul Ahmad told Pajhwok Afghan News the aid was delivered…
A bomb blast killed one person and wounded four others on Sunday in the capital of northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said. The bomb, planted on a handcart, went off in front of Azizi Bank branch in Sar-i-Pul…
A bomb blast killed one person and wounded four others on Sunday in the capital of northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said. The bomb, planted on a handcart, went off in front of Azizi Bank branch in Sar-i-Pul…
At least six militants have suffered casualties and 12 motorcycles seized from Taliban in northern Sar-I-Pul province, a senior official said on Sunday. Governor Mohammad Zahir Wahdat told Pajhwok Afghan News two rebels were killed and four others…
After a delay lasting two months, members of the provincial council of northern Sar-i-Pul province on Monday elected the council’s administrative board in the absence of media reporters. Aziz Ahmad Rassouli, the regional Independent Election Commission (IEC Noor…
Drinking and irrigation water problem of 4,500 families has been resolved with the digging out of a spring and the construction of an eight-kilomentre water canal in northern Sar-i-Pul province, officials said on Monday. The schemes were executed…
The education department on Monday said 63 new school buildings have been constructed during the past one year in northern Sar-i-Pul province. Education Director Abdul Ghafoor Sar-i-Puli told reporters here that 30 of the schools were constructed under…
Heavy snowfall has blocked the Qam Kotal road connecting two districts with the capital of northern Sar-I-Pul province over the past four days and snow-clearing machines are yet to reach the area due to insecurity, residents and local…
The governor on Sunday said five Taliban insurgents had been killed and seven others wounded during clearing operations in some areas of northern Sar-i-Pul province. Governor Mohammad Zahir Wehdat, donning a military uniform, has been leading the operations…
Unknown gunmen have stoned a 40-year-old woman to death in Kohistanat district of northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Wednesday. The woman was stoned on Tuesday night in front of her home in an under Taliban’s affairs…
Another 910 public welfare schemes have been executed in northern Sar-i-Pul province under the National Solidarity Programme (NSP), officials said on Sunday. The projects were executed at a cost of $25 million through 612 community development councils, benefiting…
A Taliban Ajmal, was killed by unidentified gunmen in the northern province of Sar-i-Pul, a senior official said on Monday. Maulvi Ajmal was shot dead on Sunday night in the Qala-i-Sokhta area on the outskirts of provincial capital,…
Officials of Sancharak district of northern Sar-i-Pul province on Friday asked the central government for urgent military support as many areas of the town have already fallen to militants. In the absence of the required military support, the…
A heavy fighting between local uprising groups and militants entered a second day on Wednesday in Sancharak district of northern Sar-i-Pul province, a public representative said. The provincial council’s deputy chief, Syed Asadullah Danish, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Residents of the northern province of Sar-i-Pul on Tuesday asked government officials to ensure tight security on the highway leading to Jawzjan. Since April 2015, according to media reports, 29 people -- including four judges -- have been…
The distribution of improved wheat seed varieties to 3,800 farmers began in western Farah province while work on four uplift schemes was launched in Sar-i-Pul, officials said. Up to 1,000 growers received the aid in Farah…
More than 1500 high school graduates and bachelor’s degree holders on Thursday sat a test to be appointed as teachers in northern Sar-i-Pul province, officials said. Education director Abdul Ghafoor Sar-i-Puli told Pajhwok Afghan News of the more…
A group of five insurgents, known as Zulfiqar, has joined the reconciliation in northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Tuesday. The group was allegedly involved in terrorist activities in Gosfandi district, where it forcibly collected “Zakat…
Taking office as the new governor of northern Sar-i-Pul province, Mohammad Zahir Wahdat on Tuesday said he would sincerely serve the people and would not make false promises with them. Wahdat was introduced to local elders, religious scholars,…
Thousands of people, with some carrying weapons, on Wednesday rallied in central Sar-i-Pul province in a show of support for Afghan security forces. Some 6,000 people, including lawmakers, government officials and residents attended the rally in Sar-i-Pul…
Unknown gunmen shot dead an illegal armed group commander in northern Sar-i-Pul province, police said on Sunday. Syed Hashim, commander of the group “Zulfikar” was killed on Saturday night in Pala area of Gospandi district, acting provincial police…
