8am: In the announcement issued by the Taliban-appointed district governor in Nusay district of Badakhshan province, it is stated: “Regarding religious and ideological considerations, all ethnic groups in the territory of this district are instructed that from now on, no one from Sunni followers will be allowed to give a daughter to a Shia follower,
Akmal Dawi VOA News January 12, 2023 International aid agencies, frustrated with the failure of more than a year of international isolation to budge the Taliban from their hard-line and misogynistic policies, are saying it is time for Western nations to send their diplomats back to the Afghan capital, Kabul. All countries have refused to
8am: Local sources confirmed that the Taliban’s Vice and Virtue Agents in Zabul warned shopkeepers in Qalat city, the capital city of Zabul province, to avoid displaying any kind of photos in their shops, in a virtue promotion campaign on Friday, December 6. Based on the new order, it is forbidden to even hang photos
Frud Behzan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 26, 2022 After forcibly seizing power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban made a public effort to assuage concerns by the international community that it would return to its brutal rule of the 1990s. But the militant Islamist group has gradually reverted to its repressive policies of the
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 21, 2022 The Taliban’s ban on women attending university hit like a bombshell to current and future students, despite the consistent erosion of the rights of women and girls since the hard-line Islamist group seized power last year. The dire news, delivered by the Taliban’s Higher Education Ministry in a statement
Before Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Sardar Mohammad made his living and provided for his family by playing the harmonium, a traditional folk instrument that was popular at celebrations. Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, playing and listening to music has been banned, with sermons or Koran readings replacing the melodies once heard at
8am: Save the Children reports that girls are doing manual labor instead of learning in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. In a piece that appeared online on Monday (December 5th), Save the Children said that female students in Afghanistan have lost hope for the future after being banned from attending school since the Taliban regained control in August
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 11, 2022 As residents of Afghanistan’s western Herat Province face high unemployment, skyrocketing inflation, and acute hunger, the Taliban authorities have cut off their access to a local delicacy — lamb testicles. The recently announced ban on the sale of testicles of sheep and other animals has infuriated local business owners
8am: After the Taliban fighters entered the cities and the group seized control of the country, the Afghan citizen’s situation changed in many ways. It means the life of many citizens has changed against their desire. Hats and longi (turban), which had lost its value during the past two decades, have become the best-selling goods
Reuters: Afghan women were stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul on Wednesday after the Taliban’s morality ministry said there would be restrictions on women being able to access public parks. Two park operators, who asked to remain anonymous to speak on a sensitive matter, said they had been told by Taliban officials not to