8am: Some Parwan province residents have filed complaints about the severe conduct of the Taliban’s Moral Police in specific areas of the province. They allege that the Moral Police, on occasion, engage in insulting, belittling, and even physically assaulting individuals. According to their accounts, these Taliban members publicly shame and mock young men for shaving
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 28, 2023 The Islamic State extremist group has claimed responsibility for an explosion in a Shi’ite neighborhood of Kabul that killed four people on October 26. The group claimed on its Telegram channel on October 27 that it had placed a parcel bomb “in a room where Shi’ites gather” in
Sidra Dar VOA News October 27, 2023 KARACHI, PAKISTAN — It was an emotional scene at Sohrab Goth bus terminal when Jannat Bibi, a 50-year-old Afghan woman, bid farewell to the only home her children have ever known. After 35 years in Karachi, she and her eight children were making the difficult journey back to Afghanistan.
8am: In a recent development, Taliban officials in Sar-e Pul province have issued alarming threats to teachers, citing their short beards and the absence of turbans as reasons for potential dismissal. According to a formal statement released by the Taliban’s education directorate in Sar-e Pul, sources shared with Hasht-e Subh Daily on October 27th, approximately
UN News: OHCHR is urging the authorities to halt deportations, which are set to begin on 1 November, Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told journalists in Geneva. Currently, more than two million undocumented Afghans are living in Pakistan, at least 600,000 of whom arrived after the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. “We believe many of
AP: An explosion late on October 26 in a mostly Shi’ite neighborhood of Kabul claimed at least two lives and injured nine, a police spokesman said. According to eyewitnesses and pictures and videos published on social media, the explosion occurred in a sports club in the Dasht Barchi area of Kabul. The cause of the
8am: Local Taliban officials have announced the forced expulsion of more than 12,000 Afghan refugee families from Pakistan within the last 37 days. Mawlawi Samiullah Samoon, the director of the Taliban’s migrant registration at the Torkham border, stated on Thursday, October 26th, that these families were forcibly deported by the Pakistani government. According to him,
Khaama: A female representative of beauticians in Kabul reveals that women are experiencing severe economic hardships following the shutdown of beauty salons and the ban on beauticians’ work imposed by the interim government. Many are now considering the option of migrating to seek better opportunities. Click here to read more (external link).