8am: On Saturday, reliable sources said that Khan Mohammad, one of the people close to the Taliban in Shaikh Ali district of Dar-e-Ghorband in Parwan province, collected aid from the World Food Organization (WFP) for 80 families in need, and is going to spend them on the construction of a mosque in that district. “Khan
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: In a recent order issued in Parwan, the Taliban has mandated that all media outlets must publish content that has been approved by the Bakhtar News Agency. This move is seen as an attempt to control the narrative and restrict the free flow of information in the country. The Bakhtar News Agency is presently
Khaama: United States Former President Donald Trump criticized American forces’ hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan and said ‘Bagram Airfield’ has a strategic location to monitor China from a closer range. Bagram Airbase is located some 11 kilometers in southwest of Charikar, the provincial capital of Parwan province, which accommodated American forces until 2020. Click here to
8am: The head of the Salang district clinic, in Parwan province, died after being kept in Taliban custody for 15 months. The doctor’s name was Lal Mohammad Salangi and he was arrested from the private hospital of Parwan in November last year, sources confirmed to Hasht-e Subh on Thursday (December 22nd). As yet, the motive
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 18, 2022 An Afghan official says at least 19 people were killed when a truck carrying fuel exploded in a tunnel north of the capital, Kabul. Said Shamim, a spokesman for the Parwan provincial governor, said in a statement that the blast on December 17 injured at least 35 people and
Ariana: Local [Taliban] officials in central Parwan province have changed the name of the provincial capital from Charikar to Imam Azam. Imam Azam (The Great Imam) refers to Imam Abu Hanifa, who was a Muslim theologian and jurist who became the eponymous founder of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence. Click here to read more
8am: In an interview on Saturday, sources said the Taliban had called women’s tailoring “haram”. On Wednesday last week, the Taliban entered women’s tailor shops in different parts of Charikar city, the capital of the province, and told female tailors to close their shops, according to sources. The Taliban have told them to find another
8am: Two men were mysteriously killed in Parwan and Kapisa provinces. So far, the motive behind the murder of these two people is not known. Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, mysterious murders and criminal incidents have increased throughout Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Sources on Saturday, October 29, said that this attack took place on Friday night, October 28, at a Taliban outpost in the Rig Rawan area of Kapisa province. According to the Freedom Front newsletter, three Taliban fighters have been killed and four others are wounded in this attack. Click here to read more (external