Balkh, Afghanistan News

A groundbreaking documentary produced by IWPR on war crimes and abuses committed in Afghanistan between 1978 and 2001 has debuted around the country, with audiences applauding its courageous stance.

Pajhwok 01/30/2012 By Ahmad Shah Irfanyar [Printer Friendly Version] KABUL - A new radar system, a 20 million euros project, was installed at the Kabul International Airport to ensure the safety of air traffic, a senior official said on Sunday.

Central Asia Newswire 01/29/2012 By M. Ashraf Haidari [Printer Friendly Version] Afghanistan needs economic development and investment more than security, analyst says WASHINGTON - Ten years after international reengagement in Afghanistan upon the fall of the Taliban, the Afghan government and its nation-partners have made significant progress in ... (more)

Pajhwok 01/29/2012 By Waheedullah [Printer Friendly Version] KUNDUZ CITY - A Tribal militiaman killed his wife for giving birth to a baby girl in the northern province of Balkh, officials said on Monday.

An impoverished young Afghan woman has given birth to sextuplets -- three boys and three girls -- producing the same number of children her countrywomen typically average over a lifetime, according to Reuters .

A young Afghanistan woman has given birth to six children at a hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif, producing the same number of children in her first pregnancy as women in her country typically average over a lifetime.

Reuters 01/24/2012 By [Printer Friendly Version] MAZAR-E-SHARIF - An impoverished young Afghan woman has given birth to sextuplets -- three boys and three girls -- producing the same number of children her countrywomen typically average over a lifetime.

SHARIF, Afghanistan, Jan. 18 -- A total of 400 newly-graduated officers joined the Afghan National Police after completion of training in the country's northern province of Balkh, an official said on Wednesday.

The Department of Defense says 34-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Wise died Sunday at a medical center in Germany after being wounded in combat on Jan.

A soldier based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., died Jan. 15 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, the Pentagon announced Monday.