8am: For the past two weeks, the Taliban have been harassing the residents of Behsud of Maidan Wardak province on charges of vague and baseless pretexts. Local sources claim that the Taliban have recently arrested, tortured and extorted a large sum of money from the residents of Hesa-i-Awal and Markazi Bihsud districts. According to the
8am: Disputes between Kuchis (Pashtun nomads) and the sedentary population living in central Afghanistan have been one of the most critical and complicated issues in the last twenty years. The issue has usually led to armed conflicts and widespread protests in the past. Governments, however, have never been able or willing to address it. Click
Tolo News: Zarifa Ghafari, the former mayor of Maidan Shahr in Maidan Wardak province, has returned to the country. Ghafari was appointed mayor of Maidan Wardak by former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in 2018. She has worked in many government positions. “I came here to help—and, if I am able, to build trust between
Radio Free Afghanistan June 27, 2021 Taliban forces have captured more than 50 members of the country’s security forces in the central province of Maidan Wardak , a senior police commander told RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan. Colonel Mustafa Mayar, the chief police commander in Maidan Wardak, said on June 27 that the Afghan security officers
Radio Free Afghanistan May 21, 2021 Taliban fighters have overrun another district in Afghanistan’s central province of Maidan Wardak after heavy fighting with government forces. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on May 21 that control of the Jalrez district was now in the hands of the group’s fighters. Some 25 government soldiers surrendered to the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 11, 2021 Afghan officials say the Taliban have captured a strategic district some 40 kilometers from Kabul, ahead of a three-day cease-fire agreed for later this week and amid the ongoing withdrawal of U.S. and international forces from the war-torn country. Special forces were deployed in the area on May
Ariana: A number of families of victims of last week’s clashes in the Hisa-i-Awal Bihsud district of Maidan Wardak province have called on the government to investigate the incident and ensure the guilty parties are prosecuted and justice is served. Clashes broke out on Friday last week after a group of people staged a demonstration
Tolo News: All of the victims killed and wounded in the clashes in Behsud district are civilians, said Abdul Ghani, known as Commander Alipoor, a local commander in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province. The commander said that his supporters will not allow members of the special forces to evacuate from Behsud if the recent
Tolo News: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Sunday said it will assess reports of civilian deaths in clashes in the Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province that erupted during a protest in the district on Friday. The Ministry of Interior Affairs said the fighting erupted after armed men loyal to a local
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 30, 2021 The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a car bombing in eastern Afghanistan that officials say killed at least 14 soldiers when it targeted a military base in Nangarhar. Local councilor Ajmad Omar said four other troops were wounded in the attack on January 30, in the Shrizad district