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Afghan Musicians Who Fled Taliban Face Deportation From Pakistan
RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal Abubakar Siddique June 3, 2022 PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Zaryali is among the hundreds of Afghan musicians who have fled to neighboring Pakistan since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Soon after seizing power in August, the Taliban outlawed music and footage emerged of its fighters publicly beating and humiliating musicians and burning their instruments. The
UN-supported Survey Finds Pakistan Hosts 1.3 Million Afghan Refugees
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 3, 2022 ISLAMABAD — A new United Nations-supported survey has concluded that 1.3 million Afghan refugees are residing in neighboring Pakistan, about 100,000 fewer than the figure officially used until now. An official statement said Friday the government had completed the survey, officially known as the Documentation Renewal and Information Verification
Taliban Fighters Storm the Office of Afghanistan’s Prominent Shiite Cleric in Ghazni Province, Arrest Two
8am: Taliban fighters have attacked the office of Ayatollah Mohaqeq Kabuli, a prominent Shiite cleric. A local source in Ghazni province said on Friday (3 June) that the Taliban had stormed the office of the Shiite Authority in the provincial capital yesterday (Thursday, 2 June). According to the source, the Taliban tore up the photos,
Heavy storms and drought damage fresh fruits in Kandahar
Ariana: According to Kandahar Chamber of Commerce officials, fruit trees, including apricots, plums, peaches and others, have been badly damaged, reducing their summer yield. Officials said farmers sell their produce to local markets around the country and export abroad. However, this year, their harvests have been reduced significantly which has become a cause for concern.
TV Channel Complex Converted to Religious Seminary in Balkh
Tolo News: Media watchdogs called on the Islamic Emirate [Taliban] to avoid changing the media complex into a religious seminary. “Replacing a media outlet complex with a religious seminary is considered an unfair action for journalists. We call on the Islamic Emirate to help in reopening media outlets that were closed after the fall of
Taliban Rebels Shot Dead 12 Innocent Civilians in Baghlan
8am: Sources have reported that the Taliban rebels have shot dead 12 innocent civilians at a checkpoint in Nahrin district of Baghlan province while they were returning home from a party. The rebels killed them on Thursday night, June 2. According to sources, the Taliban fighters killed them for allegedly attending night parties, adding Sharia
‘Unprecedented Differences’: Rifts Within The Taliban Come Out In The Open
By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 2, 2022 During its nearly 20-year insurgency, the Taliban remained a largely coherent fighting force despite succession crises, competition from Islamic State-Khorasan, and a deadly war against foreign and Afghan forces. But as the Taliban has attempted to transform from a guerrilla force into a functional government after
Taliban forces kill four NRF members in Afghanistan’s Tagab
ANI: Taliban forces killed four members of the National Resistance Front during the clearing operation in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, a local media reported. The incident took place on Tuesday morning in Tagab district, Khaama Press reported citing Bakhtar state news agency. Taliban’s Director of Information and Culture in Badakhshan, Moizuddin Ahmadi, confirmed the news and
Afghanistan dominates global opium production. The Taliban is shutting that down
AP: During the years-long Taliban insurgency, the movement reportedly made millions of dollars taxing farmers and middlemen to move their drugs outside Afghanistan. Senior officials of the U.S.-backed government also reportedly made millions on the flourishing drug trade. Today, Afghanistan’s opium output is greater than all other opium-producing countries combined. Click here to read more