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
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).
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
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.
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
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
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).
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).