Badakhshan Disaster Preparedness Directorate head Maulvi Mohammad Akram Akbari told Pajhwok Afghan News that floods emerged in Warduj, Raghistan, Arghanchkhwa, Khash, Jurm and Tashkan districts since ...

Fresh violence has broken out in Khash district of Badakhshan province, where armed clashes between Taliban forces and local ...

Flash floods kill 3, cause severe property damages in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Kabul, June 13 (UNI) At least three people lost their lives, and significant property damage has been reported after ...

KABUL, June 13: At least three people lost their lives, and significant property damage has been reported after flash floods swept through northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, a local official ...

The epicentre was in the Hindu Kush mountains, in the sparsely populated northeastern Afghan province of Badakhshan, 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Jurm village, at a considerable depth of 187 km (116 ...

ICC issues warrants for Taliban leaders over alleged persecution of women Judges say Taliban officials have ‘severely deprived’ girls and women of human rights, including education.

The Badakhshan region has been mining lapis lazuli for over 6,000 years. While not a precious gem in the traditional sense, top-grade lapis is extremely valuable and was once considered more ...