SAR-I-PUL/SHIBERGHAN (PAN): Nineteen people were killed, 25 injured and 60 others reported missing after heavy floods ravaged northern Sar-i-Pul and Jawzjan provinces.
SHIBERGHAN (PAN): A Taliban-designated district chief for Darzab, who was involved in planning attacks against security forces, was detained by local police in northern Jawzjan province, officials said on Tuesday.
SHIBERGHAN (PAN): The northern Jawzjan province revenue surged by $1.99 million (55 million afs) in 2011 -- reflecting a 40 percent hike compared to 2010, an official said on Saturday.
PUL-I-KHUMRI (PAN): Foreign troops detained a dozen students of a religious school during an operation in the Baghlan-i-Markazi district of northern Baghlan province on Monday, officials said.
SHIBERGHAN (PAN): A mega power network, jointly supported by Turkmenistan and Turkey, is being established in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Monday.
SHIBERGHAN (PAN): Around 3,000 women attended vocational training programmes during the outgoing solar year in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Tuesday.
SHIBERGHAN (PAN): Wheat was distributed to 4,000 poor families by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Rehabilitation and Rural Development (MRRD) in northern Jawzjan province, an official said on Tuesday.
SHEBRGHAN/AIBAK (PAN): Around 2,000 poor families were assisted with edibles in northern Jawzjan province, while women farmers received agricultural aid in northern Samangan, officials said on Tuesday.