8am: Badakhshan residents report that the shutdown of these health centers will deprive thousands of women and children in the Baharak district’s Dasht-e Farakh area, Argo district’s Dahan-e Aab area, Warduj district’s Khosrow area, Yaftal district’s Daneshabad area, and the Battash and Miyan-e Dasht areas of Fayzabad City from essential health services, leading to significant
Roshan Noorzai VOA News August 2, 2024 Washington — Afghan diplomats and diplomatic missions in Europe, Australia and Canada say they will continue providing consular services despite the Taliban’s recent announcement disavowing them. The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry announced in a statement Tuesday that it would not recognize the legitimacy of consular services performed at Afghan diplomatic
Khaama: According to an Iranian official in Qeshm, Iran, about 378 shops operated by “unauthorized refugees” have been closed. Omid Mahdavi-Majd, the Prosecutor of Qeshm, Iran, announced the closure of 378 shops that were operated by “unauthorized migrants.” He stated that these closures were executed in collaboration with the Islamic Republic’s security forces. Click here
Afghanistan International: Afghanistan International has obtained the names of Taliban officials involved in transporting and sheltering Ayman al-Zawahiri, the former leader of al-Qaeda, in Kabul. According to the information, Ayman al-Zawahiri was brought to Kabul by Qari Khalid Hikmat, a native of Kandahar and the head of the 08 department of the Directorate General of
Ariana: The National Olympic Committee said Friday a team of 11 hikers from Afghanistan and Iran successfully climbed up Shah Foladi, a peak in the Koh-e-Baba Mountain, which stands at 5,140 meters high. The committee stated that the hikers included seven athletes from Herat, three from Bamiyan and one from Iran. Click here to read
By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 1, 2024 The killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the EU- and U.S.-designated Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, has thrown the Middle East into crisis. But his assassination in a suspected Israeli strike in Iran on July 31 and the heightened risk of a broader war also
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal August 1, 2024 Pakistani authorities have banned the entry of Afghan drivers through the Torkham border crossing as of August 1 unless they have passports and visas. Torkham, a critical trade route between Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, had been reopened by Pakistan in January after a 10-day closure prompted by Islamabad’s imposing
Tolo News: A number of retirees are once again demanding the payment of their pensions by the Islamic Emirate [Taliban]. Some of those who have gathered outside the Pension Fund office say they are facing various economic challenges in the current situation. Abdul Hakim, a retiree, said: “I need to be fed; they should give