Sharif, Balkh Province, was held with little fanfare under the shadow of the Taliban.

Various news views from Balkh province, Mazar-e-Sharif city, Afghanistan.

As night settles over Afghanistan's capital, only a few small lights and neon signs pierce the darkness and thick blanket of ...

The Department of Information and Culture of Badakhshan Province has announced the completion of the restoration and ...

They say that such a museum would not only protect Afghanistan’s cultural heritage ... of ancient artifacts and unauthorized excavations at historical sites. He said, “In some ancient areas of Balkh, ...

786–803; d. 805), from the prominent Barmakid family who was hereditary Buddhist leaders (Pramukhs) of Kashmiri descent from Balkh, Afghanistan, the famous vizier of Harun al-Rashid, introduced ...

Local authorities in the Balkh province of Afghanistan have reported that over 120 people have died in traffic-related incidents in the past ten months. The Traffic Management Department of the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] A Chinese man was killed as he traveled ...

Taliban authorities in northeastern Afghanistan said Wednesday that a gun attack resulted in the death of a Chinese national, while his local interpreter escaped unharmed. An Afghanistan-based ...

"The federal government sent them overseas to Afghanistan," Hynes told CBC News. "[They] put them in harm's way, and they are responsible for ensuring that they have access to the benefits and ...