Officials of the trade and port town of Hairatan border town in the center of Balkh province say that with the arrival of the fishing season...
Balkh Industry and Commerce Department officials say they are working on establishing a permanent carpet expo in the province in order to attract domestic and global...
Rahela Yusufzai from northern Mazar-e-Sharif recently opened her own restaurant and said she hopes to be a role-model for women in Balkh province. Using her own...
In Balkh district of Afghanistan’s Balkh province, a teacher has established an educational center for more than two hundred war-affected students in cooperation with a charity...
An exhibition under the name of “female entrepreneurs’ handicrafts” has been launched in Balkh province for three days. The organizers of this exhibition said that women...
A saffron processing company in Balkh province has provided job opportunities for nearly two hundred women, local officials said. The authorities of this company said Thursday...
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS)officials in Balkh province said Tuesday an electricity substation, carrying power from Uzbekistan, went into operation this week, providing 20Kw of electricity...
Balkh officials confirmed Monday that security forces have rescued the 10-year-old son of a local doctor who had been kidnapped last week. The governor of Balkh,...
Qudratullah Abu Hamza, Balkh’s governor, warned home owners Monday that houses rented to kidnappers and Daesh militants will be confiscated. Hamza called on residents of the...
While Balkh residents have welcomed house-to-house searches for illegal weapons, some have raised concerns about the lack of policewomen involved in the operations. This comes after...
Residents of Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, say that six people were injured in an explosion in the city on Wednesday morning. Najibullah Tawana, head...
Khulm district has been detached from Balkh province and is now part of Samangan province, a senior official said on Tuesday. Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Mohsin...
Local officials in Balkh province said this week that domestic tourism has improved substantially and that in the past month, about 30,000 visitors have visited the...
Balkh provincial officials announced Saturday that the main silo and bakery in Mazar-e-Sharif has resumed operations after a 25-year hiatus. Mohammad Javed Siddiqi, the head of...
The Department of Agriculture and Livestock of Balkh province said Monday melon and watermelon harvests are expected to increase significantly in the province this year. According...
Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying airport workers in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province on Sunday, killing two of them and wounding six more, police said....
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned this week’s attacks in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif, in Balkh province, that left at least 16 people dead and dozens...
Fifteen people were killed and more than 30 were injured in Wednesday’s explosions in Kabul and Balkh – all of which were civilians. The survivors of...
Balkh Security Chief Abdul Hai Abed said Monday that Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) security forces have rescued a 13-year-old Nangarhar boy in Mazar-e-Sharif and returned...
The death toll following two explosions in Mazar-e-Sharif city on Thursday evening has risen to 11, security officials confirmed Friday adding that a further 17 were...