8am: Mawlawi Mehdi Mujahid has been killed by the Taliban in Herat province after being arrested. Intelligence sources confirm to Hasht-e Subh that Mawlawi Mehdi Mujahid, the former commander of the Taliban, was arrested and executed on Wednesday (August 17th) in the third Kamana brigade, in the village of Boonyad in the Kohsan district of
8am: Local sources in Takhar say that the Taliban tortured a young man from Badakhshan province. Local sources in Takhar province said that the Taliban severely beat up a Badakhshani youth in the Chah-e Ab district of Takhar province on Tuesday (August 17th). This young man, who had a manual job, was tortured for no
8am: Local sources in Jawzjan told Hasht-e Subh on Tuesday (August 16th) that these women worked in the governor’s office, finance office, municipality, agriculture department and rural development department. Sources add that the women met with the Governor of Jawzjan after their removal, but the governor’s answer was that government offices do not need their
Tolo News: Local officials in Panjshir province denied the reports that Islamic Emirate [Taliban] forces have been detained by the Resistance Front in the province. The provincial governor’s spokesman, Abubakar Sediqqi, confirmed that a number of rockets hit some areas of Dara district but denied casualties to Islamic Emirate forces and the fall of a
Axios: Zalmay Khalilzad was tasked by two U.S. presidents with negotiating an orderly U.S. exit from Afghanistan. Instead, one year ago, Kabul collapsed, the U.S. mounted a frantic evacuation, and the Taliban took total control. What he’s saying: “It’s very unfortunate that we couldn’t get a political agreement before the Taliban moved in,” Khalilzad tells
8am: This incident took place on Monday morning (August 15th) in the Abdullah Khel valley of Dara district, Panjshir province. Sources add that this girl was killed by Taliban militias while carrying water from the spring. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: One year on from Afghanistan’s transition of power in August 2021, the polio eradication programme in Afghanistan has made critical gains – but the job is far from finished. Wild poliovirus transmission in Afghanistan is currently at its lowest level in history. Fifty six children were paralysed by wild poliovirus in 2020. In 2021,
The National Interest: The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 came as a surprise to many. At the regional level, it raised concerns about Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan and its continuing relationship with the Taliban. Pakistan’s use of Afghanistan as a proxy to maintain its influence has been of particular interest to India, which