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Citizens Concerned: The Taliban Have Installed Thousands of Hidden Cameras, Sparking Privacy and Espionage Worries

2nd September, 2023 · admin

8am: A former military official, who wishes to remain anonymous, has stated that the Taliban are intent on espionage and inspecting people’s beliefs. According to him, the Taliban are taking this action to exert greater control over the population and to prevent gatherings and citizen assemblies. This former military official further asserts that the Taliban

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Posted in Everyday Life, Human Rights, Security, Society, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban Police State |
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Anger Rises As Females Find Local Park In Kabul Closed To Them

1st September, 2023 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 1, 2023 Women in the Afghan capital, Kabul, are furious after being turned away at a women-only section of a park that Taliban militants now say is closed as part of a nationwide ban keeping them out of one of the few remaining spaces where they say they could feel

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Posted in Afghan Women, Everyday Life, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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‘I Feel Suffocated’: Taliban Intensifies Clampdown On Music In Afghanistan

17th August, 2023 · admin

Shapoor Saber Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 17, 2023 Soon after seizing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban outlawed music and publicly beat and humiliated musicians. Now the militant group is intensifying its clampdown on Afghans playing and listening to music, which it considers un-Islamic. In the western city of Herat, members of the Taliban’s notorious

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Posted in Art and Culture, Everyday Life, Society, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban ban music |
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Afghan People Are Living A ‘Humanitarian And Human Rights Nightmare,’ HRW Says

10th August, 2023 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 10, 2023 Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged donor countries to find ways to mitigate the ongoing humanitarian and human rights crisis in Afghanistan without reinforcing the Taliban’s repressive policies against women, girls, and media. In an August 10 statement, HRW pointed to the devastating effect of the Taliban edict banning women

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Posted in Economic News, Everyday Life, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban government failure |
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Taliban Detain and Torture Several, Including Women and Children, in Nawur, Ghazni Province

3rd August, 2023 · admin

8am: Local sources in Ghazni province report that the Taliban have engaged in a week-long spree of detentions, harassment, and torture of residents in the Nawur district of the province. According to credible sources from the province on Wednesday, August 2, the Taliban have indiscriminately beaten and abused several individuals, including women and children, in

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Posted in Afghan Children, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Ethnic Issues, Everyday Life, Taliban | Tags: Detain and torture by Taliban, Ghazni, Kuchis, Life under Taliban rule, Pashtun Kuchi Invasion, Taliban torture |
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Ashura Observance: The Taliban Beat up Shiite Mourners

30th July, 2023 · admin

8am: Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, Shiites have encountered restrictions and numerous threats during the observance of the tenth day of Muharram, known as Ashura. In the past, suicide attacks targeted Muharram mourning gatherings on several occasions. This year, the Taliban imposed limitations on these religious ceremonies, forbidding Shiites from holding street gatherings, performing

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Posted in Everyday Life, Human Rights, Muslims and Islam, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Shiites, Taliban war on shiites |
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No more taxis for women without burqas?

30th July, 2023 · admin

DW: A headscarf is not enough: The Taliban is punishing cab drivers for transporting women not covered up with burqas. As a result, fewer and fewer women are traveling in cities. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Women, Everyday Life, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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Taliban now wage a war against necktie, call it ‘sign of Christian cross’

30th July, 2023 · admin

India Today: An official in Taliban’s government in Afghanistan has argued that wearing a necktie is against Islamic teachings, equating it to a cross and advocated its elimination. The tie is widely believed to have emerged in the 17th century and was made a fashion staple by the French. Click here to read more (external

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Posted in Everyday Life, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule |
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Taliban Set Musical Instruments Ablaze in Herat and Warn Sellers

30th July, 2023 · admin

8am: According to Aziz Rahman Muhajir, the head of the directorate, a number of musical instruments were collected by the authorities from various points in Herat and set on fire yesterday. Muhajir sternly warns against listening to music and declares that they will take serious action against those who sell musical instruments. Click here to

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Posted in Everyday Life, Taliban | Tags: Herat, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban ban music |
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Taliban’s Brutality: Man Beaten and Detained Over Wife’s Dress in Herat

24th July, 2023 · admin

8am: Local sources in Herat have reported a distressing incident where the Taliban subjected a man to physical assault and detainment. The reason cited for their actions was that the man’s wife was wearing a mantou, a loose-fitting coat worn by women. According to these sources, the man was apprehended on Sunday, July 23, near

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Posted in Everyday Life, Taliban | Tags: Detain and torture by Taliban, Herat, Life under Taliban rule |
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