A temporary camp has been established in Sar-i-Pul city, the capital of northern Sar-i-Pul province for Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan. Deputy governor Damla Mohammad Nader Haqjo, who inaugurated the camp, said that a committee comprising representatives from…
Acting Energy and Water Minister Mualvi Abdul Latif Mansour, who visited northern Sar-i-Pul province on Saturday, said the Sultan Ibrahim Dam would be constructed at a cost of $200 million in near future after technical surveys. Mansour visited…
More than 36,000 families in some remote areas and districts of northern Sar-i-Pul province lack access to clean drinking water, officials say. Some residents of the province also say people living in areas away from the provincial capital…
Education Department officials in northern Sar-i-Pul province say more than 100 out of 411 schools in the province have no buildings and their students attend classes under the open sky. Maulvi Mohammad Rohani, director of education, told Pajhwok…
Unknown gunmen shot dead a 35-year-old man in the capital of northern Sar-i-Pul province last night, police said on Tuesday. The murder took place last light in Nawabad Imam Kalan village in the limits of third security district…
Residents of northern Sar-i-Pul province welcome the signing of a contract to resume construction work on the Sultan Ibrahim water dam in near future. According to officials, the Sultan Ibrahim water dam will be constructed at a cost…
State land measuring more than 50,000 acres has been recovered from usurpation in northern Sari Pul province, an official said on Wednesday. Qari Abdul Qadir Wahdat, agriculture, irrigation and livestock director, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Land Grab…
Women carpet weavers in northern Sar-i-Pul province are happy with their income from working in the recovering carpet industry. The female craftswomen, including university graduates, say they economically support their families with wages against weaving rugs. Masooma Mirzayee,…
About 100 informal religious seminaries have been included in the formal education system in northern Sari Pul province, an official said on Wednesday. Maulavi Mohammad Rahmani, the provincial education department head, said 99 religious madaris that operated informally…
Blacksmiths in northern Sar-i-Pul province say they can’t compete with imported products due to expensive raw materials and high prices of coal and urge the government and the public to support them. Haji Mohammad, one of the blacksmiths…
A campaign has been launched to vaccinate 90,000 cows against the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in northern Sar-i-Pul province. Qari Mohammad Ishaq Qureshi, an official of Agriculture and Livestock Department, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Food and Agriculture…
Students and culturists in northern Sar-i-Pul province are complaining about the lack of books and libraries in the province. They say the access of young people to tbooks and libraries should be maintained in order to promote the…
A crystal meth drug factory has been destroyed after being discovered in northern Sar-i-Pul province, police said on Thursday. Police spokesman Din Muhmmad Nazari told Pajhwok Afghan News that anti-narcotics police discovered and destroyed the ice making factory…
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a young man in the capital of northern Sar-i-Pul province, police said on Saturday. Police spokesman Din Mohammad Nazari told Pajhwok Afghan News that the 27-year-old was gunned down by two unknown armed men…
More than 700 new vacancies in the Education Department of northern Sar-i-Pul province will be filled through an exam to overcome the shortage of teachers and administrative staff by 60 percent, an official said on Wednesday. Education Director…
Police have arrested a woman over allegedly killing her drug addicted husband in northern Sar-i-pul province, an official said on Monday. Police spokesperson Din Muhammad said a drug addicted man was killed by his wife in Awqaaf…
A security man was shot dead in the Kohistanat district of northern Sar-i-Pul province yesterday, police said on Monday. Mohammad Ibrahim Mukallaf, provincial police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “The security personnel, Mohammad Ullah, was killed by two…
Residents of the Kohistanat district and some villages who use the Nari Band tunnel for transportation complain about the deteriorated condition of the road. The Public Works Department, however, says restoration work of the tunnel will start…
Security personnel have arrested a man possessing nine landmines in northern Sar-i-Pul province, police said on Saturday. Din Mohammad, provincial police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News police during a special operation arrested a man with nine landmines yesterday.…
Once known as the most visited place in summers, Paijeh Lake in Balkhab district of northern Sar-i-Pul province lost its tourists to insecurity this year. The lake is said to have a length of 850 meters and a…
A woman, accused of adultery and sentenced to death by Taliban by stoning, has survived the punishment in northern Sar-i-Pul province, a public representative said on Monday. The woman was accused of adultery a week ago and was…
