Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 24, 2024 Maulana Tayyab Qureshi, the top cleric in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, has seen up close the devastating effects of polio. Two of his own kin were once paralyzed, victims of a scourge that has been vanquished worldwide yet refuses to go away from Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan. “Had
Afghanistan International: Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s Minister for the Promotion of Virtue, in his recent visits to the provinces, has emphasised on the strict implementation of the Law on the Promotion of Virtue. Informed sources said that the main purpose of these trips was to enforce the ban on photography and filming. Hanafi called on
Khaama: The General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports confirmed in a statement that Khalilah Ali, the wife of Muhammad Ali, the world boxing champion, will arrive in Afghanistan to construct a sports stadium. Khalilah Ali is scheduled to arrive at Kabul airport on Thursday, October 24, to build a sports stadium named “Victory” and
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 23, 2024 At least two people were killed and several wounded on October 23 in Kabul in a blast near a government office where ID cards are issued, a Taliban source told RFE/RL. The source, who requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the matter, said the blast occurred when a man
Afghanistan International: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan said that 83 humanitarian aid projects were temporarily suspended in September this year due to 173 incidents. The office said that 98 percent of these cases occurred due to the Taliban’s interference, and these incidents increased by 66 percent compared
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 22, 2024 The Taliban conducted house-to-house searches in at least two districts of Kabul on October 22, local sources quoted by RFE/RL said. A resident of the Khair Khana district in Kabul, who requested anonymity for security reasons, told RFE/RL that the Taliban carried out the searches in Khair Khana and another district
By Abubakar Siddique and RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 22, 2024 The Taliban’s repressive policies and extremist interpretation of Islam has turned Afghanistan into a pariah state. In 2021, Afghanistan became the only country in the world to ban teenage girls from going to school. Now, the country has become the first to outlaw any depictions of