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Taliban Publicly Execute Two Afghan Men Convicted of Murder
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 22, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s fundamentalist Taliban authorities publicly executed two men Thursday who had been convicted of murder in separate incidents. The Taliban’s Supreme Court said the executions, by gunshot, were carried out in a football stadium in the southeastern city of Ghazni. A large number of justice and government
Taliban’s Latest Edict: Girls Over 10 Barred from Education in Kandahar – A Disturbing Backslide in Women’s Rights
8am: Sources disclosed to Hasht-e Subh Daily on Thursday, February 22, that the Taliban have mandated school principals in Kandahar province to bar girls aged 10 and above from attending classes below the sixth grade. According to these sources, the directive emanates from the Taliban’s educational authorities in Kandahar. Click here to read more (external
Afghan Fund Untapped in Switzerland, Taliban Make No Demand
Akmal Dawi VOA News February 21, 2024 Sixteen months after its establishment, the U.S.-backed Fund for the Afghan People has yet to release any payments for its intended purposes, a board member reveals. The fund, created using half of Afghanistan’s frozen assets in the United States, aims to help stabilize the Afghan economy without benefiting
Minister tasked with investigating potential SAS crimes in Afghanistan ‘unable’ to disprove cover-up
The Independent (UK): A minister repeatedly raised concerns about potential war crimes committed by UK special forces in Afghanistan with senior figures within the Ministry of Defence – telling Ben Wallace “something stinks” – and was unable to disprove an alleged cover-up of killings when he investigated. Veterans minister Johnny Mercer was speaking to an
Gender-Based Harassment and Gender Apartheid: The Taliban Will be Dragged to International Courts
8am: In the latest development, the United Nations hosted a meeting of special representatives from countries, along with some prominent Afghan women and civil society figures. In this meeting, the Secretary-General of the United Nations sought to create international consensus and coherence among the global community in dealing with the Taliban. On the eve of
Tolo news in Dari – February 21, 2024
Media employees sin by shaving beards and taking photos: Taliban Officials
Khaama: The head of the Public Invitation and Guidance Department of the de facto administration stated that many media employees still commit a major sin by shaving their beards. Mohammad Hashem Shahid Wror, the head of the Public Invitation and Guidance Department of the Taliban, said on Tuesday, February 20th in a meeting, that growing
The Taliban Want a Piece of Pakistan
FP: Afghanistan’s government doesn’t recognize a 130-year-old border—and its local affiliates are causing havoc in the Pakistani borderlands… Dawar said the turning of the Taliban tables on Pakistan “was predictable.” The Taliban “are now a threat to Central Asia. They are now a threat to Iran, to Pakistan, and to even China. All of them
Taliban’s Boycott Of Key UN Meeting A Blow To Hopes Of Increased Engagement
Abubakar Siddique RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi February 20, 2024 The Taliban boycotted a United Nations-sponsored conference on Afghanistan, the first time the extremist group was invited to participate in a major international event since it seized power in 2021. The group’s refusal to attend the February 18-19 conference in Qatar is seen as a blow to