AFP: ‘When Taliban reached the gates of Kabul, it was clear that we should get out,’ recalled Anim director Ahmad Sarmast, who did everything possible to evacuate the students and staff of the music institute. ‘Afghanistan is a silent nation,’ the 61-year-old said. ‘When a country’s music is banned, an entire nation is silenced,’ added
Tolo News: Several male tailors in Charikar, the capital of Parwan province, said that they had received verbal orders from officials of the department of virtue and vice prohibiting them from making clothing for women. Tailors said that with the closing of their shops, they are facing economic challenges. “Our shops are on the brink
8am: The brother of Haji Rajveli has called for the Taliban intelligence group to be held accountable for his death. On Monday, Rahmatwali released a video in which he declared that he had no affiliation with ex soldiers or anyone else, and that the Taliban must answer for their actions or face consequences on the
JURIST: After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero. Given the Taliban’s rules restricting women’s lives, women’s contribution to the social and political life of the country is destroyed—at least under Taliban rule. Considering this, women cannot access justice agencies and in most areas their petitions asking for justice cannot not be
8am: Officials of the Woman Library in Kabul say that this library has been closed due to the restrictions imposed by the Taliban on education and work against women. Ms. Parsi added that the Woman Library was established six months ago with the aim of promoting the culture of reading and informing women in Pole
8am: On Monday morning, the residents of Charrahi Shahid and Salim-Karawan, in Kabul city reported that their houses were searched by the Taliban. Taliban Fighters had even closed the side roads to the people, local sources reported. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The Taliban have recently started collecting data on people living in major cities in Afghanistan. Their local staff have been distributing forms to gather information about local citizens, which they have referred to as “local passports”. One of the questions on the forms asks about the number of widows and young girls in each
Khaama: Bakhtar News Agency has reported that 300 people in Helmand, 160 in Laghman, and 50 others in northern Sar-e-Pol province have graduated from religious schools. Following the collapse of the previous government, the Taliban-run Administration has focused on establishing Jihadist schools across Afghanistan. Since the return of the Taliban to power in August 2021,
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 8, 2023 ISLAMABAD — The United Nations said Wednesday that Taliban restrictions on the rights of women and girls had “effectively trapped” most of them in their homes, turning Afghanistan into the “most repressive” country in the world for women. The U.N. statement marking International Women’s Day comes as female activists
8am: According to reports from local sources, the Taliban have recently taken over a village in Sar-e-Pul province, where the inhabitants are mainly from the Hazara community. The Taliban reportedly forced these Hazara residents to leave their homes and evacuate the village. In addition to the forced evacuation, the Taliban have also imposed a fine