8am: Local sources in Herat report new restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women in the hospital in Herat province. On Wednesday, November 30, the sources, talking to Hasht-e Subh said that the Taliban have banned Ultrasound (Television Examinations) for women in the mentioned hospital. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 30, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Wednesday that at least 15 students were killed and 27 others wounded when a bomb ripped through a religious school, or madras, in northern Samangan province. Imdadullah Mahajer, the head of provincial information and culture directorate, confirmed the casualties to VOA by
DW: When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, many expected the fundamentalist group to rule differently this time around. More than a year later, the Taliban have proven them wrong. Recently, Taliban officials publicly lashed dozens of men and women that they found guilty of “moral crimes.” The punishments took place in the
8am: Local sources told Hasht-e Subh that last evening, a special unit of the Taliban intelligence forces entered the city of Shaberghan from Balkh and arrested Lieutenant General Mohammad Azim and Omaidullah. So far, the motive behind their arrest is not clear and there is no information about their fate and whereabouts. Similarly, the Taliban
Xinhua: A total of 300 people mostly children have been affected by pertussis, or whooping cough, in Afghanistan’s southern Zabul province, and two children have died of the disease, Abdul Hakim Hakimi, the provincial public health director, said Tuesday. Click here to read more (external link).
Rashid, 13, lost both his legs in an accident involving an unexploded shell in the Khogyani district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province. His six siblings were also injured. The Taliban says more than 120 people a month are killed or maimed in accidents involving unexploded ordinance.
Khaama: The Central Bank of Afghanistan stated on Tuesday that a new package of $40 million had arrived in Kabul, taking the total amount of cash assistance from the international community to Afghanistan since the installation of the country’s new administration to $1.673 billion. Despite the arrival of the packages poverty, hunger, and unemployment remain
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal November 29, 2022 Pakistan’s new military chief, General Asim Munir, took command of the country’s armed forces on November 29 from General Javed Bajwa at a ceremony held in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. One of the key challenges faced by Munir, who is a former head of the military’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency