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Taliban fighters moan about ‘having to be in the office from 8 till 4’, their daily commute and how dull life is since taking over Afghanistan and becoming civil servants, with many admitting ‘I miss jihad’

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Daily Mail (UK): After decades of war, the blood-thirsty fighters have spoken of their disdain for office life and are reminiscing about the Taliban’s past and their lives which they claim to be ‘free of restrictions’.  After the realisation of how day-to-day life works, former soldier Abdul Nafi claimed to miss the war as he

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As Afghans starve, Taliban plan to send money abroard

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Ariana: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) [Taliban] on Tuesday announced AFN 15 million (approx. $166,000 USD) in humanitarian aid for people affected by recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Of the total, AFN 10 million (approx. $111,000) will be for Turkey, and AFN 5 million (approx. $55,000) will be for Syria. Click here to

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Taliban Seizes Afghan Professor For Giving Out Free Books To Women And Girls

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By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi: A man who wheeled books around Kabul and gave them out for free in response to a Taliban ban on higher education for girls and women was arrested on February 2. The day before, RFE/RL interviewed him as he made his rounds through the Afghan capital.

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AIHRC Condemns Ill-Treatment of Elaha Delawarzai, Demands Her Unconditional Release

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8am: Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) strongly condemned the inhumane treatment of Elaha Delawarzai and demanded her unconditional release. AIHRC issued a press release on Monday, condemning the forced marriage, kidnapping and unlawful detention of Elaha Delawarzai by the Taliban. AIHRC asked the UNAMA office in Kabul, the UN Special Rapporteur, the UN Women’s

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Taliban Ban Shia-Sunni Marriages in Badakhshan’s Nusay District

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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,

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Taliban to Continue Launching Clearing Operations in Kabul Despite Criticism

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8am: Residents of this neighborhood in Kabul city told Hasht-e Subh on Wednesday, February 1, the Taliban even stop pedestrians on the sidewalks to search their mobile phones during these operations. No female officers reportedly accompany the Taliban’s searching teams and male Taliban members enter people’s houses and search their belongings. Criticizing this Taliban practices,

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Taliban Vandalize a Painted Image of Abdul Ali Mazari in Kabul

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8am: The Taliban vandalized a painted image of the former Hazara leader, Abdul Ali Mazari, in west Kabul. Sources in west Kabul shared photos of a gate decorated with Abdul Ali Mazari’s image on Tuesday, January 31, confirming to Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban had ruined his image. In the photos shared, it can be

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Humanitarians Await Taliban ‘Guidelines’ on Women Aid Workers

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Margaret Besheer VOA News January 30, 2023 NEW YORK — The U.N. humanitarian chief said Monday that he is awaiting a list of guidelines from Taliban authorities to allow Afghan women to work in the humanitarian sector, following a decree last month that has restricted their work. “Let’s see if these guidelines do come through; let’s

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Taliban in Kandahar Order Female Health Workers to Refrain From Going to Work Without Mahram

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8am: A reliable source in the Taliban-run Public Health Department in Kandahar reported this order was verbally communicated to the employees on Sunday. The Taliban have already banned women from working with national or international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Click here to read more (external link).

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Taliban’s District Governor in Kapisa Demands 2000 AFG From Butchers for Butchering Each Cow

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8am: Sources told Hasht-e Subh that on Monday, January 30, Abdul Matin Saeed, the district governor of the Taliban for Kohistan’s first district, ordered butchers to pay 2,000 AFG for the slaughter of each cow. According to sources, Saeed told the butchers to increase the price of each KG of meat by 50 AFG in

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