Performing live in a crowded area was not an easy task, but a young man and woman became the limelight and were cheered in Mazar-e Sharif. The band “Ambassadors of Kindness” coming from Kabul, performed live in support of Afghan security forces and to raise the voice of peace, which spread smiles on the faces […]

Public health officials in Jowzjan province reported two positive cases of polio virus. Abdul Ghaffar Khoshiwal, head of Public Health Department in the province, said two children aged 8 months and 4 years had contracted polio in Aqcha and Mingajik districts. Mr. Khoshiwal expressed concern and added that due to security issues, they could not […]

Balkh Information and Culture Department launched a program to promote reading culture among children in Mawlana Khasta library in Mazar-e Sharif city. The head of Information and Culture Department, Mati-ur Rahman Karimi, says the program has been aimed at promoting the culture of book-reading among children and youth. According to him, since books have a […]

Maj. Gen. Mustafa Wardak was introduced as the new commander of 209th Shaheen Corps in the north in a ceremony attended by Gen. Scott Miller, commander of NATO and US forces in Afghanistan, Shah Mahmoud Miakhil, first deputy defense minister, Mohammad Farhad Azimi, governor of Balkh, and local civilian and security officials in Balkh. Shah […]

The first Police Dialogue focused on increasing trust between the people and police, enforcing law, reducing crimes, and promoting and strengthening public order with officials from the Ministry of Interior, TAAC-N commander and advisors, police commanders, religious scholars and civil society activists in the north and northeast was held at Bawar Media Center. Shirshah Amiry, […]

It has been almost a year since the coronavirus outbreak started in Balkh and the first positive case in the province was recorded by Yar Mohammad, a resident of Dawlatabad district who had just returned from Iran. Dr. Ghawsuddin Anwari, Head of Balkh regional hospital and COVID-19 hospital, believes the second wave of the disease […]

Hundreds of religious scholars and youth from the north gathered in the Blue Mosque to raise their voices and called on the Taliban to make a ceasefire to end suffering of Afghans and reach peace and tranquility. These scholars consider the ongoing war in the country illegitimate, and utter they have been witnessing war and […]

Balkh Information and Culture Department celebrated World Cinema Day in presence of provincial filmmakers. Mohammad Sadiq Sarmastzada, General Manager of Arts at Information and Culture Department of Balkh, said in a conference commemorating World Cinema Day that although the international community poured large sums of money into Afghanistan, little attention was paid to culture and […]

The 42nd anniversary of the establishment of Gorash monthly was celebrated by Borders and Tribal Affairs Department of Jowzjan. Mohammad Agha, the magazine’s CEO, said it was the first Turkmen-language publication to cover political, social and cultural issues. According to him, Gorash magazine, which has been operating without interruption since its launch, is now published […]