albawaba: The Taliban’s belief in Pashtun supremacy in Afghanistan and their disdain for practitioners of Shi’a Islam, whom they consider apostates, places Hazaras at critical risk of future ethnically motivated mass killings. The Taliban famously have a saying: ‘Tajiks to Tajikistan, Uzbeks to Uzbekistan, and Hazaras to goristan’ (cemetery in Pashto). This attitude has prevailed
Khaama: Based on the media reports, over 1,100 Afghan refugees including women and children have been arrested and imprisoned in Sindh state of Pakistan, Hamid Karzai tweeted on Monday. The former Afghan President, Hamid Karzai has expressed his concerns about the mistreating of Pakistan’s government with the Afghan refugees and has called on Pakistan’s administration
Two gay Afghan men have told RFE/RL they live in constant fear under Taliban rule and have to meet their partners in secret. In a January report, Human Rights Watch found LGBT people in Afghanistan faced a “desperate situation and grave threats to their safety” with reports of killings, gang rapes, and mob attacks.
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 7, 2022 The Taliban-led Afghan government says Afghanistan faces difficulties related to climate change and development assistance from the international community is needed to reduce the negative effects. The Taliban-led government’s Foreign Affairs Ministry says that this year alone Afghanistan has lost more than $2 billion due to the negative effects
8am: The Taliban’s senior vice and virtue agent killed a young girl for refusing a forced marriage proposal in the Sholgara district of Balkh province. Sources told Hasht-e Subh on Sunday (November 7th) that the teenage girl was killed by Mullah Yasin after rejecting a marriage proposal from the Taliban commander. Since taking over Afghanistan,
HRW: Two years ago today, former Tolo News TV presenter Yama Siawash was killed in a car bombing on November 7, 2020, moments after he climbed into a government-owned vehicle in Kabul. Despite the high-profile nature of the attack, the former Afghan government failed to carry out a thorough investigation or prosecute anyone for the
National Interest: The Taliban has still not achieved international recognition because it has not met the pledges made to the international community concerning human rights, women’s rights, and inclusive governance in Afghanistan. It has also created domestic dissatisfaction with the Taliban and significant trauma to national legitimacy. Therefore, non-recognition has inevitably resulted in Afghanistan being
Tolo News: According to some media reports, Mahmood Karzai, who is also the brother of former President Hamid Karzai, was trying to leave for the UAE, but was arrested by the Islamic Emirate [Taliban] at Kabul airport and was transported to an unknown location. Bilal Karimi, the Islamic Emirate’s deputy spokesperson, confirmed that Mahmood Karzai
Zheela Noori Najib Ahmadyar VOA News November 7, 2022 WASHINGTON — Some former members of Afghanistan’s special forces who fled to Iran after the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan are now being recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine and for Iran in Yemen, two former senior Afghan security officials told VOA. The former Afghan army chief,