[6] In 2010 Somaliland presidential election, Badhan district received 734 votes for UDUB, 126 for KULMIYE, and 965 for UCID, totaling 1,825.

[8] In October 2015, the chairpersons of the Somaliland Electoral Commission and others were detained by Puntland in Badhan district but were released shortly after.

[15] The Somaliland army first commented on the matter in August, stating that "Somaliland soldiers from Badhan district defected to Puntland, but they refused to give them orders from the army even though they were paid their salaries, and we are rather grateful that they left."

[17] In October 2019, Somaliland military units stationed in Badhan district defected to Puntland.

[18] In January 2020, the Minister of Interior of Puntland appointed Abdirahman Yusuf Ahmed as governor of Badhan District.

[25] In March 2021, a Puntland Member of Parliament representing the Dhahar district was killed in a car accident while driving from Badhan to Mindigale.

[30] In October 2022, a young worker slipped and became trapped in a mine in Milho, Badhan district.

[31] In May 2023, local election in Badhan and the Kaah party, to which President Puntland belongs, won.