Afghanistan International: The death toll from a suicide bombing and shooting by armed attackers in Kohat, Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has risen to at least 31, with more than 100 injured. Local police say at least 16 of those killed were officers. On Saturday, 19 September, the Taliban Foreign Ministry issued a statement strongly condemning the attack on the mosque in Kohat. Click here to read more (external link).
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Amu: Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province have intensified operations to identify, detain and deport Afghans without valid visas, as UN human rights experts urged Pakistan to halt the return of people who could face persecution, torture or other serious rights violations in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Local sources and residents of Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province, say the Taliban has increased drone patrols over the city following a rise in attacks by opposition groups..Faizabad residents say drones fly over parts of the city during both the day and night. Some say the low-altitude flights, particularly at night, have caused concern among families. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Abu Muslim Farah and Ariana Khost played out a 0–0 draw in the 13th match of the sixth season of Afghanistan Champions League Roshan in Kabul on Saturday. The sixth season of the Roshan Afghanistan Champions League is being broadcast live on Ariana Television. Click here to read more (external link).
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Khaama: Former Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib has accused former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad of a “great betrayal” in a new book examining the collapse of Afghanistan’s republic, arguing that Washington’s direct negotiations with the Taliban sidelined Kabul’s elected government and accelerated its fall in 2021. The book, Shadows Over Kabul: An Insider’s Account of the Fall of the Afghanistan Republic, co-authored with investigative journalist Tam Hussein, was published in English by Bloomsbury on September 17. It presents Mohib’s account of the peace process and the final years of the Afghanistan republic from inside the former government. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Several residents of Kabul’s eighth district are complaining about an increase in armed robberies targeting their homes in recent days. They say thieves are entering homes at night in organized groups and taking residents’ belongings with them. According to these residents, in some cases the thieves have clashed with people inside the homes during robberies and injured them. They emphasize that despite the installation of security cameras and lighting at home entrances, the robberies continue. Since retaking control of Kabul, the Taliban have repeatedly spoken of establishing “lasting security” throughout Afghanistan, particularly in the capital. Click here to read more (external link).
Amu: India defeated Afghanistan by 127 runs in the third and final T20 international on Thursday, completing a 3-0 series sweep after Abhishek Sharma struck a record-breaking century in New Delhi. Afghanistan struggled from the start of their chase and were bowled out for 94 in 14.1 overs, falling 127 runs short of India’s total. The defeat was Afghanistan’s third of the three-match series. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Amnesty International says five years have passed since millions of girls in Afghanistan were deprived of secondary education, warning that the continued restrictions are affecting the future and aspirations of an entire generation. Despite the restrictions, Amnesty said girls across Afghanistan continue to seek ways to pursue their education, including through online learning, protests and, for some, migrating abroad to continue their studies. Click here to read more (external link).
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