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Balkh Municipality launch 18 development projects

Balkh, Afghanistan · Balkh

Balkh Municipality launch 18 development projects

BALKH (BNA): Local officials from the Municipality of Balkh have announced the launch of 18 development projects in Mazar-e-Sharif. Mayor Hafiz Abdul Rahman Hemat shared details of the initiative during a statement to the Bakhtar News Agency, emphasizing the collaborative spirit under the slogan, “The city is the home of all citizens, and together we can make it prosperous and beautiful.” The projects are set to transform various areas of the ci…Read Article

Unaccompanied Women in Balkh; Homeless and without Shelter

Homelessness · Balkh

Unaccompanied Women in Balkh; Homeless and without Shelter

It is 2:00 p.m. Nabila (pseudonym) is a 47-year-old woman who, after six hours of wandering the backstreets and outskirts of Mazar-e-Sharif, has still not managed to find a house to rent. While there are many houses for rent in the city, on the orders of the Taliban, real estate agencies do not rent to women without a head of household. Nabila has been married twice; the first time she divorced her husband and the second time, her husband died. …Read Article

Rashid Khan Condemns Taliban Education Clampdown – Asian News from UK

Education · Balkh

Rashid Khan Condemns Taliban Education Clampdown – Asian News from UK

While advocating for women’s education, Rashid also highlighted the importance of trained healthcare professionals, especially for women….reports Asian Lite News Rashid Khan, one of Afghanistan’s most prominent cricketers, has publicly condemned the Taliban’s ban on medical education for girls, urging the authorities to reverse the decision and allow Afghan girls to pursue their education and contribute to the country’s future. Rashid Khan, one …Read Article

Land Conflict in Balkh Leaves One Dead, Five Injured

One person was killed and five others wounded in a land clash between residents of two villages in Nahr-e-Shahi district of Balkh province, local sources said. According to sources, the clash took place today (Friday, June 30) between residents of Siah Gard village and Afghaniya settlement in Nahr-e-Shahi district. According to sources, Pashtun residents of Afghaniya settlement wanted to usurp the lands of Tajik residents of Siah Gard village, a…Balkh, Afghanistan · Balkh Read Article

China to build cold storage facilities in Kabul, Balkh

fghanistan has reached an agreement with China to construct three cold storages in capital Kabul and northern Balkh provinces, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MoAIL) announced on Thursday.Balkh, Afghanistan · Balkh Read Article

Funding collapse leaves 22.9 million Afghans in need, UN agency warns

A dramatic shortfall in international funding has left nearly 23 million Afghans — nearly half the country’s population — in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, said on Wednesday, warning that hard-won humanitarian progress is now at risk of unraveling. According to OCHA, an estimated 22.9 million people — including 5.7 million women and 5 million men facing acute vulnerabilit…United Nations · Balkh Read Article

Taliban Suspends Pension Payments

On a hot, sweltering day in Mazar-e-Sharif, Hekmatullah (not his real name), a 57-year-old man with a troubled face and a tired look, extends his hand to passers-by. Having spent more than three decades in government service, he has turned to begging out of necessity after the Taliban returned to power and cut off pensioners’ benefits. This bitter story is just one of thousands of pensioners who, lacking support and income, have resorted to begg…Balkh, Afghanistan · Balkh Read Article

3 wizards detained in Samangan, Balkh, Sar-i-Pul

The Ministry of Vice and Virtue and Complaints (MoVVC) says its muhatsibs “morality officers” have arrested three individuals on charges of practicing witchcraft in northern Balkh, Sar-i-Pul and Samangan provinces.Balkh, Balkh · Balkh Read Article

Taliban Flog Three Women and a Man in Balkh and Parwan Amid Rise in Public Punishments

The Taliban have publicly flogged four people, including three women, in northern Balkh and northeastern Parwan provinces, according to the group’s supreme court. The post Taliban Flog Three Women and a Man in Balkh and Parwan Amid Rise in Public Punishments appeared first on KabulNow.Taliban · Balkh Read Article

Russia delivers 1,280 tons of flour to WFP in north Afghanistan

A Russian humanitarian aid consignment consisting of 1,280 tons of flour has been delivered to the World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province. Officials from WFP’s northern zone office welcomed the delivery, emphasizing that the aid will be distributed to vulnerable families across the region. At a handover ceremony held in Balkh, Russian Consul General Igor Nikolaev reaffirmed his country’s commitment to supporting the Af…Balkh, Balkh · Balkh Read Article

45m afs projects launched at Balkh University

Reconstruction projects worth 45 million afghanis have been launched at the university in northern Balkh province, the Ministry of Higher Education said on Sunday.Balkh, Balkh · Balkh Read Article

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