Ariana: As Afghanistan’s former government collapsed, in August last year, many senior officials in the Ashraf Ghani regime fled the country to luxurious homes they had purchased abroad ahead of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) takeover. In a review of public documents and interviews, the Wall Street Journal on Monday stated that some officials
Al Jazeera: Iran hosts about 4 million Afghan refugees but anti-Afghan sentiment is on the rise amid economic distress in the country. “It’s still better to be here [Iran] than there, because here at least you have some safety,” Esmat said. “The Taliban wants to dictate how you dress, how your hair and facial hair
Akmal Dawi VOA News June 12, 2022 ISLAMABAD — When Ahmad, his wife and three children traveled to Pakistan in November last year, they were hoping to stay there for a short period before migrating to the U.S. through the Special Immigration Visa (SIV) program for Afghans. The chaos that followed the Taliban’s return to power
Tolo News: “The Taliban must immediately halt their increasing attacks and arbitrary detentions of journalists and media workers in Afghanistan,” IFJ said in a report. According to an IFJ report, facing possible threats, almost 1,000 journalists have departed Afghanistan in the last year. “An estimated 1,000 journalists have fled the country since last August, with
8am: Taliban forces shot dead a man in the village of Pishgur in the first part of Panjshir Valley on Sunday (June 12th). The source says that the victim’s name was Morteza Rasouli and he was suffering from a neurological disease. The source added that Taliban forces have shot him in the back. Click here
8am: Local sources in Zabul province report that the Taliban rebels are using civilians’ private lands and building military bases. Sources have further added that the Taliban group has set up bases in Senk, Mullah Barat, Qalat, and other areas on private lands of the residents. In the meantime, the locals are complaining about the
8am: In a newsletter, the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan has claimed that the movement’s forces have killed the Deputy District Governor of the Taliban, Mawlawi Mohammad Omar, for the Chak district of Maidan Wardak. The Islamic Movement claims its forces have killed four other Taliban members along with this deputy governor in a trap…
Ariana: Local officials in Kunar province say an explosion in Asadabad, the provincial capital, has killed one person and injured four others. Malawi Abdulhaq Haqqani, the provincial police chief said the blast took place on Sunday at around 9:00 AM. The device used was an IED which was attended to a police Ranger vehicle. Click
Ariana: Najibullah Zadran hit a half-century to set up Afghanistan’s 21–run series-clinching victory over Zimbabwe in the second Twenty20 International on Sunday. Afghanistan, who whitewashed Zimbabwe 3-0 in the preceding one-day matches, took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match T20I series. The final match is on Tuesday. Click here to read more (external