Khaama: Local Taliban officials in the northeastern Afghan province of Badakhshan said that as a result of an operation, they killed 38 members of the opposition, National Resistance Front (NRF), and arrested 78 others. Following the reports of heavy clashes in Badakhshan and allegations of mass human rights violations, Moizuddin Ahmadi, the Taliban Director of
8am: Recently, however, the leader of the Taliban group, and its media propaganda machine, which has the intelligence services of several countries as its collaborators, has ordered that the fighters of this group should not use smartphones in the war zones, especially Panjshir province, which is considered the center of the national resistance against the
Lawfare: Authoritarian regimes have their own dynamics and incentives, and efforts to influence them from outside must be informed by what makes sense in terms of their own overriding priority of regime as well as individual leadership survival and longevity. Asking an authoritarian regime to take actions that risk undermining—let alone toppling—it is, beyond a
8am: The Taliban have accused the residents of Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province of cooperating with Alipur, the former local commander, and have launched a large-scale attack on this district. In an interview, local sources said that the Taliban fighters have been present in Behsud district for the past three days. The Taliban have
Tolo News: Monday is World Polio Day, and even though polio has been declared eradicated worldwide, two positive cases of the virus have been recorded in Afghanistan since the beginning of the year. According to Sharaf Zaman, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), these positive cases were recently documented in Paktika and
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 23, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have sharply reacted to reports a U.S. military officer had forcibly taken a child away from an Afghan couple who arrived in the United States as refugees. The couple filed a federal lawsuit against Marine Corps Attorney Major Joshua Mast and his wife last
8am: According to Jamiat-e-Islami, people and commanders in Badakhshan have resorted to armed struggle in order to get rid of oppression and defend their dignity. This party condemned the killing of prisoners and anti-Taliban commanders and called the battle of the NRF in Badakhshan as a struggle for justice. Click here to read more (external
Ariana: Star spinner Rashid Khan said Afghanistan would bounce back from their opening loss to England at the Twenty20 World Cup in Perth on Saturday after having shown “promising talent” in the five-wicket defeat. Afghanistan will next play New Zealand on Wednesday in Melbourne. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Fariba
8am: Sources on Sunday, October 23, speaking to Hasht-e Subh said that the Taliban has issued a letter to all faculties of Herat University, ordering all the girls to attend university with the sharia dress code defined by the Taliban which is a long dress with black and navy colors. Click here to read more