8am: The viral video in which a girl claims that Saeed Khosti, the former spokesperson of the Taliban-occupied Ministry of Interior, raped her, has spiked public outcry. The footage in which Elaha Delawarzi, 24, claims that Saeed Khosti raped her, has sparked strong reactions among social media users. One of the users posted that the
Ariana: National cricket team captain Mohammad Nabi said Afghanistan is ready for the “big teams” after they became the first team to qualify for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup following victories over Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. “As a team in this Asia Cup we are showing that Afghanistan have quality batsmen, quality
Foreign Affairs: How the International Community Turned Its Back The weak international response to the plight of Afghan women also reflects the ineffectiveness of the global human rights system. Afghanistan is a signatory to many treaties, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, but none of these commitments are
eurasianet.org: A familiar call to young men in Central Asia has lately grown louder in the Uzbek language. “Emigration to Khorasan is open,” declared the Telegram post. The “caliphate in Khorasan” is “expanding and growing by the grace of God.” Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Local sources in Ghazni province report that the district building and the police headquarters of Ajristan district of this province are attacked, leaving behind four Taliban fighters killed and eight others injured. The Patriotic Front (PF) claimed responsibility for this attack in a newsletter Tuesday and stated that its forces targeted these areas. Click
VOA News: WASHINGTON — A year after the last U.S. troops left Kabul, there appears to be little consensus on whether the world, and the West in particular, is any safer from the terrorist groups that call Afghanistan home. One of the most polarizing developments in the debate came on July 31 of this year,
Margaret Besheer VOA News August 29, 2022 The United Nations said Monday that 6 million Afghans are on the brink of famine, with winter around the corner and humanitarian appeals dramatically underfunded. “Afghanistan’s crisis is a humanitarian crisis. It’s an economic crisis. It’s a climate crisis. It’s a hunger crisis. It’s a financial crisis,” U.N.
8am: General Kenneth McKenzie, the former commander of CENTCOM, says that there is a possibility that the US forces might return back to Afghanistan. According to McKenzie, despite the verbal assurances of the Taliban to prevent the spread of extremism in Afghanistan, this country has become a safe place for terrorist groups such as al