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NRF Alleges Chinese Presence At Former US Base In Afghanistan

13th July, 2025 · admin · Leave a comment

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Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front (NRF) has claimed that China is operating at Afghanistan’s former US military base in Bagram, accusing the Taliban of facilitating foreign interference in Afghanistan. Ali Maisam Nazary, head of foreign relations for the NRF, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that there are “credible reports” confirming a Chinese presence at the Bagram strategic airbase north of Kabul. Click here to read more (external link).

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Posted in Anti-Taliban Resistance, China-Afghanistan Relations, NRF - National Resistance Front, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ali Maisam Nazary, Bagram, Zalmay Khalilzad |

A Star Gone Missing: Afghan Singer Vanishes In Country Where Music Is Forbidden

13th July, 2025 · admin · Leave a comment

Z. Hashimi

By Firuza Azizi and Farangis Najibullah
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
July 13, 2025

A popular Afghan singer has been missing for more than a month in Kabul, where she shot to fame with her performance on a popular television talent show nearly a decade ago.

Zulala Hashimi’s husband says she left home on June 4 to go shopping for the upcoming Eid celebrations, telling him she would return in “a couple of hours.” She hasn’t been heard from or seen since.

“Zulala was supposed to go with her aunt, who lives nearby, but failed to show up at her aunt’s house,” her husband, Sayed Mohsen Sadat, told RFE/RL.

“Zulala didn’t take her mobile phone with her because our 4-year-old son was playing games on it, and she didn’t want him to cry when she left,” Sadat said.

In a country where music is banned and where at least two singers were shot dead in recent years, Zulala’s disappearance has sparked fears for her life and welfare.

The Taliban, Afghanistan’s de facto government, considers music to be against the teachings of Islam and has outlawed it in all public places, weddings and other social gatherings, and on television and radio.

Sadat said he has sought help from the Taliban-led government and accused the Taliban police of inaction and a “lack of cooperation.”

But in a rare comment on July 7, the Taliban’s Interior Ministry claimed that Zulala, 25, left home due to marital issues and domestic violence, an allegation her husband vehemently denies.

“Our probes indicate that this woman has had longstanding domestic issues and disagreements with her husband, and that — due to the increasing domestic violence in recent days — she was forced to leave her home and go somewhere else,” Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani told RFE/RL.

Oani said, the police are trying to find out Zulala’s whereabouts.

“She might contact us or the police to seek divorce,” Qani said, without providing further details.

‘Love Marriage’

Sadat angrily rejected the allegation of domestic violence and said the couple had a happy marriage, which unlike the majority of unions in ultraconservative Afghanistan, wasn’t an arranged marriage. He called it a love marriage.

The couple met and fell in love nearly a decade ago at the Tolo television studio where he worked as a stage technician and she was a participant in the then-immensely popular Afghan Star music competition, an Afghan version of the American Idol contest.

Zulala, a native of the conservative Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan, became an instant household name in her debut, singing a Pashto song in the show’s 12th season in 2016.

She was the runner-up in the competition, making her the first female singer to finish in Afghan Star’s top two.

Millions of Afghans tuned in to watch and vote for the contestants of Afghan Star, which aired 15 seasons before it ended when the Taliban took power in Kabul in 2021 and outlawed music.

The return of the Taliban forced hundreds of Afghan singers, dancers, and musicians to flee Afghanistan. Those who were unable to leave have gone silent, fearing for their lives and well aware of the violence that has cut down other performers.

Folk singer Fawad Andarabi was dragged out of his home and shot in the head in his home village of Kishnabad in the northern Baghlan Province in 2021. Andarabi’s family said the killing was carried out by a Taliban fighter.

Another musician, Muslim Niristani, was shot dead in the Nuristan Province in 2023.

In 2024, the Taliban’s Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice announced that it burned more than 21,000 musical instruments seized over the previous year.

The morality police shared images of a bonfire of what it called illegal equipment and claimed that music leads to “moral corruption.”

During its first stint in power from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban banned all forms of music from television broadcasts and radio and from weddings and other social gatherings.

‘Zulala Wanted To Resume Her Career As Singer Outside Afghanistan’

Zulala had largely been living a quiet life away from the limelight following her performance in Afghan Star. Speaking to RFE/RL, Sadat denied rumors that he didn’t allow his wife to perform in public.

“I fell in love with a girl when she was singing. Why would I silence her?” Sadat said. “It was her own decision not to perform, especially after [the fall of the former] government. Zulala loves singing. She recorded several songs on her mobile phone, but she hasn’t been keen on performing at weddings or sharing her music on social media.”

The couple planned to leave Afghanistan and resettle in Germany, where Zulala wanted to resume her career as a singer, according to Sadat. He said their immigration case was being processed. RFE/RL cannot verify the claim.

“Zulala was excited to leave. It was her idea, and she was very happy,” said Sadat.

Zulala’s mother and siblings did not respond to RFE/RL’s requests for comment.

Copyright (c) 2025. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 400, Washington DC 20036.
Posted in Entertainment News, Other News | Tags: Taliban ban music, Zolala Hashemi |

Tolo News in Dari – July 13, 2025

13th July, 2025 · admin · Leave a comment

Posted in News in Dari (Persian/Farsi) |

Mujtaba Panjshiri knocks out Pakistani opponent in MMA bout

13th July, 2025 · admin · Leave a comment

Khaama: Mujtaba Panjshiri, an Afghan mixed martial artist, delivered a stunning victory on Saturday night, July 12 in Lahore, Pakistan, knocking out his Pakistani opponent, Asad, in under one minute. The fight was part of a semi-main event in the ongoing ETF (Elite Training Federation) competitions held in Pakistan. The swift and decisive win showcased Panjshiri’s powerful striking and precise technique. Click here to read more (external link).

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US Court rejects delay of Afghan TPS end, deportation to begin July 14

12th July, 2025 · admin · Leave a comment

Khaama: A U.S. federal court has rejected a request to delay the cancellation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Afghan nationals living in the United States. This means that starting July 14, 2025, many Afghans may lose their work permits and face deportation. Click here to read more (external link).

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Iran and Pakistan deport nearly 30,000 migrants in single day

12th July, 2025 · admin · Leave a comment

Amu: In a staggering surge, Iran and Pakistan expelled 29,723 Afghan migrants on Friday (July 11), with over 90 percent deported from Iran, the Taliban’s High Commission for Migrant Affairs reported. Of those, 29,155 individuals were returned from Iran and 568 from Pakistan, arriving through the border crossings at Islam Qala, Silk Bridge, Spin Boldak and Torkham. Click here to read more (external link).

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Germany proposes deportation of Afghan migrants involved in crime

12th July, 2025 · admin · Leave a comment

Khaama: German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced a plan to deport Afghan migrants who have committed crimes in Germany. In a recent interview with Welt TV on Friday, July 11, Dobrindt stated that he is open to direct negotiations with the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan to facilitate these deportations.  Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Germany-Afghanistan Relations, Human Rights, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: deportations |

Tolo News in Dari – July 12, 2025

12th July, 2025 · admin · Leave a comment

Posted in News in Dari (Persian/Farsi) |

US Lawmaker Slams Russia’s Recognition Of Taliban As Bid To Legitimize ‘Tyrannical Regime’

11th July, 2025 · admin · Leave a comment

Afghanistan International: Michael McCaul, former chair of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, has strongly criticised Russia’s decision to officially recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, calling it a dangerous move to legitimise “a tyrannical regime.” In a statement posted on Thursday, 11 July, on X (formerly Twitter), McCaul wrote: “Since their brutal takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban have created a devastating humanitarian crisis — destroying advances in women’s rights, taking American hostages for political gain, and publicly executing individuals.” Click here to read more (external link).

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Tajik official denies reports of forced deportations of Afghan migrants

11th July, 2025 · admin · Leave a comment

Amu: A senior Tajik official has denied reports of forced deportations of Afghan migrants from Tajikistan, calling the allegations baseless and stating that no formal complaints have been received. Musawer Bahadori, head of Tajikistan’s Committee for Refugees in Dushanbe, said in an interview published Friday by local outlet Asia-Plus that his office had not been approached by any Afghan nationals regarding forced removals. “No one has come to our committee to file a complaint, and we have received no official grievance from any migrant,” Bahadori said. Roughly 13,000 Afghans are estimated to reside in Tajikistan, many of whom are awaiting resettlement to third countries, including Canada. Click here to read more (external link).

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