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Attack on Outpost in Herat Kills 14 Taliban Fighters

27th October, 2022 · admin

8am: Local sources in Herat report that armed men have attacked a Taliban outpost in the province, killing 14 Taliban members. The attack was carried out on the outpost in Firqa area of Herat city at around 3:00am Thursday morning. In an interview, sources confirmed the number of casualties. Click here to read more (external

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Posted in Security, Taliban | Tags: Attacks on Taliban, Herat, Taliban Security Failure |
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Taliban Removes Persian Language from Herat University’s Signboard and Sanaie Weekly in Ghazni

28th September, 2022 · admin

8am: In continuation of the Taliban’s recent anti-Persian initiatives, the group has removed the word “Danishgah = University” from the Signboard of Herat University in Herat province. On Wednesday, September 28, local sources talking to Hasht-e Subh said that the Taliban group has installed a new signboard with the Pashtu version of “Herat Pohantoon =

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Taliban | Tags: Ethnic descrimination, Ghazni, Herat, Life under Taliban rule, Pashtunization, War on Farsi language |
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Taliban Issues a Deadline of 20 Days for Coffee Shops in Herat to Close the Businesses

22nd September, 2022 · admin

8am: Reliable local sources in talking to Hasht-e Subh say that the Department of Vice and Virtue Promotion of the Taliban summoned all the owners of coffee shops in Herat on Wednesday, September 21, and ordered them to stop their business or face the consequences. Sources in Herat say that with the closure of coffee

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Herat, Life under Taliban rule, unemployment |
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Taliban Let Girls Coding School Reopen in Afghanistan

22nd September, 2022 · admin

Akmal Dawi VOA News September 21, 2022 Taliban authorities have allowed the reopening of a nongovernment school in the western Afghan province of Herat, where young girls will learn computer coding. The school was closed in the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan last year. More than 350 students have already applied to enroll

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Education, Science and Technology, Taliban | Tags: Herat |
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250 companies submit bids for iron, lead mines in Afghanistan

16th September, 2022 · admin

Ariana: [Taliban] Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said this week that 250 domestic and foreign firms have submitted their bids for the iron mine in Herat and lead mine in Ghor province. Esmatullah Burhan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, said that it is evaluating the bids and will soon announce

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Ghor, Herat, Mining, Natural Resources, Taliban looting resources |
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Taliban Resumes House-to-House Search Operations in Herat

8th September, 2022 · admin

8am: The Taliban rebels have launched house-to-house search operations in this province over the last three days, local sources reported. The search operation is reportedly continuing in some areas of Herat city. Although the Taliban in Herat have stated that the purpose of this move is to ensure the safety of the people, the residents

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Posted in Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Herat, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban home raids |
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Thousands attend funeral of popular Herat cleric killed in mosque bombing

3rd September, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Thousands of people attended the funeral Saturday of a popular Herat Imam, Mawlavi Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Ansari, who was killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque on Friday. Mawlavi Ansari was killed along with 19 others at the Guzargah Mosque, officials said. ISIS (Daesh) claimed responsibility for this deadly attack. Click here to read more

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Herat, Mawlawi Mujibur Rahman Ansari, Taliban Security Failure |
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Top Taliban Cleric Among 18 Killed in Afghan Mosque Bombing

2nd September, 2022 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News September 2, 2022 ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber struck a packed mosque in western Afghanistan Friday, killing at least 18 worshippers, including a prominent cleric loyal to the ruling Taliban. Police officials said the influential slain scholar, Mujibur Rahman Ansari, was leading afternoon prayers at his Guzargah Mosque in the city of

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Herat, Mawlawi Mujibur Rahman Ansari, Taliban Security Failure, Taliban vs. ISIS |
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Mawlawi Mehdi Killed by Taliban in Herat, Sources Say

17th August, 2022 · admin

8am: Mawlawi Mehdi Mujahid has been killed by the Taliban in Herat province after being arrested. Intelligence sources confirm to Hasht-e Subh that Mawlawi Mehdi Mujahid, the former commander of the Taliban, was arrested and executed on Wednesday (August 17th) in the third Kamana brigade, in the village of Boonyad in the Kohsan district of

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Security, Taliban | Tags: Hazaras, Herat, Mehdi Mujahid, Taliban infighting |
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Doctors in Herat Report Increase of Malnourished Children

24th July, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: The number of children struggling with malnutrition has surged by 50 percent this year compared to the previous year at a provincial hospital in Herat. Based on the figures of the doctors, more than 2,000 children suffering from malnutrition have been registered at a children’s hospital in Herat over the past six months.

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Posted in Afghan Children, Economic News, Health News | Tags: Herat, Malnutrition, Taliban government failure |
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