8am: The American journal Science Advances has published an investigative report stating that the average life satisfaction among the people of Afghanistan has dropped to the lowest level ever recorded since the Taliban’s return to power. The report, which examines public satisfaction in 2022, shows that living conditions for Afghan citizens have deteriorated to an
Amu: Taliban are reportedly receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars each month from a group of Arab nationals who have established a fortified compound in the desert between Spin Boldak and Takhtapul districts in the southern province of Kandahar, local sources say. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation of Afghanistan has announced that 49 Afghan citizens residing in Tajikistan crossed back into Afghanistan on May 28 and 29, via the Sherkhan Bandar border crossing in Kunduz province. According to a statement released by the Ministry on May 31, among those who returned, 36 individuals held Tajik
Afghanistan International: During a Taliban-organised rally in support of Palestine on Friday, several residents in Andarab raised the flag of the National Resistance Front alongside the Palestinian flag, according to local sources. Sources told Afghanistan International that shortly after the NRF flag was raised, Taliban forces disrupted the rally and dispersed the demonstrators. Click here
Al Jazeera: Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said the charge d’affaires stationed in the Afghan capital, Kabul, would be elevated to the rank of ambassador, with Afghanistan’s Taliban government later announcing its representative in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, would also be upgraded. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, has announced his country’s decision to elevate its chargé d’affaires in Kabul to the rank of ambassador. Dar said in a post on X that following his visit to Kabul, relations between the two countries are moving in a positive direction. Click here to read
Ariana: Following nationwide protests in Afghanistan in support of the people of Gaza, demonstrators stated that remaining silent in the face of the ongoing oppression in Gaza is a clear act of betrayal. They said countries that have chosen to remain silent about these atrocities are complicit in the injustice. After Friday prayers, Afghan protesters
Amu: Local sources confirmed on Thursday that tensions among local Taliban commanders have flared in the northeastern province of Badakhshan where similar rifts were also reported previously. The new round of such rifts emerged in Jurm after efforts by senior Taliban commanders to detain a fellow commander of Tajik ethnicity was failed, sources said. The