8am: On Saturday, reliable sources said that Khan Mohammad, one of the people close to the Taliban in Shaikh Ali district of Dar-e-Ghorband in Parwan province, collected aid from the World Food Organization (WFP) for 80 families in need, and is going to spend them on the construction of a mosque in that district. “Khan
Ariana: Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi, the foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), said Saturday that Daesh (ISIS-K) does not have a footprint in the country and that any incident carried out by the group in Afghanistan “is imported from abroad”. Muttaqi made the remarks during an interview with state-run TV RTA. His
Ariana: The press office of the General Directorate of the Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has sent a memo to the media stating: “According to the decree of leader Mawlavi Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, cannabis cultivation in the country is Prohibited.“The cultivation of cannabis plants is absolutely
8am: Local sources in Jawzjan say that the Taliban’s Manager of Hajj and Religious in Aqcha district of this province was killed by unknown people. On Sunday morning, this incident happened in Kharabat region of Aqcha district, told sources talking to Hasht-e-Subh. Click here to read more (external link).
The Guardian (UK): Female football players who fled Afghanistan after Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021 are criticising a recent BBC article which has labelled some of those evacuated as “false footballers”. The investigation by BBC Newsnight said some of the descriptions of UK visa applicants as national players or members of a regional
Khaama: On Saturday, several parents and students urged the caretaker government of Afghanistan to reopen secondary schools for girls, which had been shuttered for the previous 544 days. Parents of the students expressed concern for their children’s future and urged the authorities to allow their daughters to return to school. Click here to read more
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 18, 2023 Pakistani riot police Saturday clashed with thousands of former prime minister Imran Khan supporters as his motorcade arrived outside the court building in the capital, Islamabad, to face charges of unlawfully selling state gifts he received when in office. Officials claimed that law enforcement personnel fired massive tear
8am: Local sources in Farah province report the arrest and imprisonment of several barbers by Taliban in this province. On Friday, sources reported that Taliban arrested more than 20 barbers in 10 days on the charge of trimming and shaving the beards of youths in Farah. Taliban have imprisoned many barbers for three to five