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Taliban Publicly Flogs Afghan Man Accused Of Adultery

22nd February, 2022 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi February 22, 2022 A man accused of adultery has been publicly whipped by the Taliban in Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan Province. Several residents of provincial capital Tarin Kowt told RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi that the man was flogged in the city’s central square on February 21 in the morning. Tarin Kowt resident Noor Agha,

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Taliban | Tags: Uruzgan |
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Regional Taliban Officials Ban Beard Trimming, Impose Turban For Male Employees

17th January, 2022 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi January 17, 2022 Taliban officials in Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan Province have ordered male employees to stop trimming their beards and wear a turban at work. Seeking to gain recognition and much-needed aid after taking over Afghanistan in August, the hard-line militant group indicated it would adopt a more moderate stance and rights-friendly

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Posted in Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Uruzgan |
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Taliban Evict Hazara Shiite Muslims From Villages, Rewarding Loyalists

30th September, 2021 · admin

WSJ: The Taliban have displaced hundreds of families belonging to Afghanistan’s Shiite Hazara community in central Afghanistan, reinforcing fears of renewed persecution against a minority that suffered under Taliban rule in the past. The evictions this week in the Gizab district of Uruzgan province… Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Ethnic Issues, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: ethnic cleansing, Hazaras, Pashtunization, Uruzgan |
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Uruzgan governor claims poet and writer killed by Taliban

5th August, 2021 · admin

Ariana: Abdullah Atefi, a poet and historian from Uruzgan province, was killed Wednesday night, allegedly by the Taliban. According to Mohammad Omar Shirzad, governor of Uruzgan, Atefi was dragged out of his house in Chora district before being killed. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Taliban War on Muslims, Uruzgan |
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Taliban Captures Another Afghan District As Battle Rages Ahead Of International Troop Pullout

8th June, 2021 · admin

By Radio Free Afghanistan June 8, 2021 The Taliban has captured another district center in Afghanistan, adding to the insurgent group’s recent military gains since the start of the withdrawal of international troops from the war-torn country. Government forces abandoned the center of the Dawlat Abad district in the northern province of Faryab and retreated to

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Posted in Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government Security Failure, Badghis, Faryab, Uruzgan |
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Drought Threatens Afghan Farmers During Uncertain Transition Year

16th March, 2021 · admin

Mustafa Sarwar Radio Free Afghanistan March 16, 2021 Farmer Abdul Shakur planted green beans in the northern Parwan Province. But the fate of his crop hangs in the balance this year due to a lack of adequate snowfall. The 65-year-old farmer says his seven-member family depends on his small plot of land, one-third of a

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Posted in Economic News, Environmental News | Tags: Badakhshan, drought, Farming, Herat, Uruzgan |
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More Than Two Dozen Killed In Taliban Attacks Despite Peace Talks

19th January, 2021 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 19, 2021 A spate of violence has killed more than two dozen people across Afghanistan, even as peace talks are under way between representatives of the government and Taliban militants in Qatar. The Defense Ministry said in a statement on January 19 that four Afghan soldiers were killed overnight in

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Posted in Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Helmand, Kunduz, Uruzgan |
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Family: Taliban Exhumed, Mutilated Remains of Slain Police Chief

27th December, 2020 · admin

Tolo News: The Taliban has dug up the grave of a former police commander in Uruzgan and mutilated his body, the police commander’s family said. Shah Mohammad Shah, the district police chief for Dihrawood district, was killed in an attack by armed men in the district on June 30. His family members said this act

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Posted in Security, Taliban | Tags: Taliban War on Muslims, Uruzgan |
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‘My Heart Burns’: Afghan Victims Of Alleged Australian Atrocities Demand Justice

24th November, 2020 · admin · 10 Comments

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 23, 2020 Sharifullah Sharafat Abubakar Siddique TARIN KOT, Afghanistan — Mariam weeps at any mention of her late son, Rozi Khan. The Afghan grandmother, who goes by one name only, vividly remembers how Australian forces killed Khan, 22, in Sarkhum, their village near Tarin Kot, the capital of southern Uruzgan

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Posted in Australia-Afghanistan Relations, Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights | Tags: Uruzgan, War Crime |
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Afghan Forces Reportedly Kill 65 Taliban Fighters In Fierce Battle

25th September, 2020 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 24, 2020 Afghan government forces claim to have killed 65 Taliban militants during a battle in the nation’s eastern provinces as fighting continues to rage between the two sides while they hold peace talks. The latest battle took place on September 23 after the Taliban fighters stormed a military headquarters

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Posted in Peace Talks, Security, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Army, Paktika, Uruzgan |
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