MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) will restore the khanqah (Sufi lodge) attributed to Mawlana Balkhi’s father in northern Balkh province.

A strong 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region early Friday, according to the German Research ...

Two explosions have killed at least nine people and wounded 13 in an apparent coordinated attack on two minibuses in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh. A spokesman for Taliban-appointed police ...

The enactment of the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice law in August 2024 has undermined the work of media. This statement was originally published on afjc.media on 12 September 2025. The de ...

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a March 11 attack in Afghanistan's Balkh Province, the extremist group's Telegram account said on March 12. The blast at a cultural center during an event ...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The Taliban leader banned fibre optic internet in an Afghan province to “prevent immorality,” a spokesman for the administration said Tuesday. It’s the first time a ban of ...

Re-casts to reflect police confirmation of the death to Reuters, adds background on Afghanistan's security situation, adds Kabul dateline KABUL, March 9 (Reuters) - A blast tore through the Taliban ...

Mohammad reports that university teachers, students, cultural activists, writers, poets, journalists and youths dramatic held a protest rally against the information minister in Balkh, a city in ...

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s north on Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring around 320. The earthquake hit Kholm near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in the Hindu Kush ...

KABUL, March 9 (Reuters) - A blast tore through the Taliban governor's office in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Thursday, killing him and two others, police said. "Today around 9am a blast ...