Afghanistan International: Local sources in Badakhshan reported clashes on Monday, 7 September, between Afghanistan Freedom Front forces (AFF) and the Taliban in Zebak district. According to the sources, the fighting began on Monday in Zebak. Sources from the AFF also confirmed that its forces were engaged in clashes with the Taliban in the district. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban Forces Clear, Seize Kabul’s Largest Shia Seminary
Taliban militant (file photo)
Afghanistan International: Forces affiliated with the Taliban’s justice minister forcibly cleared the Khatam-al-Nabiyyin seminary in Kabul on Monday, 7 September. The Taliban had surrounded the Shia religious centre in western Kabul for the previous two days, but faced resistance from its officials and students. Sources said Taliban forces eventually cleared the seminary on Monday and “seized” the building. Click here to read more (external link).
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Cronyism and Coercion: Inside the Taliban Finance Chief’s Rule in Takhar Province
8am: Sources in Takhar province accuse Mohammad Rafiq Faruqi, the Taliban’s provincial finance chief, of administrative and financial corruption, nepotism, ethnic discrimination, and pressuring staff. He has reportedly handed several revenue-generating posts to people close to him. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – September 7, 2026
Afghanistan end AFC U20 Asian Cup qualifying campaign with 3-1 win over Bahrain
Ariana: Afghanistan ended their AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027™ qualifying campaign on a high note on Sunday, defeating Bahrain 3-1 in an entertaining Group D encounter. The victory was Afghanistan’s first of the campaign under head coach Kourosh Barmak. The result saw Afghanistan finish ahead of Bahrain on goal difference, while they ended three points behind group leaders Tajikistan, who earlier edged Jordan 1-0. Click here to read more (external link).
Inside the Taliban Intelligence Operation That Killed Hasib Panjshiri
Hasib Panjshiri
Afghanistan International: Hasib’s killing shows that the Taliban is not simply trying to defeat the resistance on the battlefield. It is using counterintelligence to penetrate it from within. The GDI is exploiting real divisions inside the Taliban, creating false ones when necessary, and using supposed defectors and trusted intermediaries to gain access to resistance networks. For the NRF and AFF, identifying Taliban commanders who genuinely break with the regime could provide valuable opportunities. The challenge is determining which divisions are real and which have been manufactured by the GDI. Click here to read more (external link).
After Juma Khan Fateh’s Arrest, What Is the Taliban Doing to His Men?
Fateh
8am: Local sources in Badakhshan report the continued detention of individuals close to Juma Khan Fateh, house-to-house searches, and the confiscation of hundreds of weapons and ammunition boxes by Taliban special forces. According to the sources, restrictions on mining activities have simultaneously increased in some districts, and local Taliban members are set to be replaced with Pashtun Taliban forces. The sources also claim that more than 20 foreign fighters, including members of Ansarullah, Uyghurs, and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), are present at the border battalion base in Nusay district, none of whom are familiar with Persian or Pashto. According to the sources, four of them speak with a Tajikistani accent, and despite being foreign nationals, all of them hold Afghan national identity cards. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban Shoot Young Man from Herat After Torturing Him with Hands Tied
8am: The Taliban have publicly executed a large number of people over the past five years, shooting them in front of crowds with their hands tied. In the latest case, the Hasht-e Subh Daily has obtained a video showing a 30-year-old man in Herat shot dead by the Taliban after being tortured and beaten, his hands bound. It remains unclear exactly how the incident unfolded. People close to the young man say that if he had committed a crime, the Taliban should have summoned him and brought him before their courts rather than shooting him in public with his hands tied. His mother has called on senior Taliban officials to investigate her son’s case. Sources had earlier confirmed that a man was killed by the Taliban in Herat on Friday. Click here to read more (external link).
Six Afghan and Cuban Deportees Arrive in Guyana Under US Third-Country Deal
Khaama: Six nationals from Afghanistan and Cuba deported from the United States have arrived in Guyana under a new migration cooperation framework between Washington and Georgetown, as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump expands its use of third-country deportations. Click here to read more (external link).
Zakia Khudadadi wins bronze at 2026 World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix
Zakia Khudadadi (file photo)
Amu: Afghan para taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi, who competes for France, won a bronze medal at the 2026 World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix in Muju, South Korea. Click here to read more (external link).