The Washington Post: The West’s fixation on the war in Ukraine stands in contrast with its tacit disregard for the situation in Afghanistan. The world watched with horror as the Taliban swept to power in Kabul at the end of last summer, marking a brutal coda to two decades and trillions of dollars worth of
8am: In a new move, the Taliban group has removed Persian and Baluchi languages from the courtroom signboard in Nimruz province. Nimruz residents have criticized this move of the Taliban, saying that the province has never been a place of ethnic disputes, but the Taliban are trying to create ethnic and linguistic divisions in the
Ariana: Officials at Da Afghanistan Bank, the country’s central bank, announced Wednesday that nearly $900 million in humanitarian cash aid has been sent to Afghanistan since the collapse of the former government. According to Bakhtar News Agency, Mohammad Saber Momand, a spokesman for Da Afghanistan Bank, said: “Thanks to the series of humanitarian aid to
#Afghanistan🇦🇫: Two Afghan journalists, Ali Akbar Khairkhwa and Jamaluddin Deldar, have reportedly disappeared from Kabul, with their whereabouts unknown since May 24. https://t.co/8QvhenfvMD — IFJ Asia-Pacific (@ifjasiapacific) May 31, 2022 Ayaz Gul VOA News May 31, 2022 ISLAMABAD — International media monitors demanded Tuesday that Taliban rulers in Afghanistan urgently investigate the alleged disappearance of two
8am: A credible source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban have mobilized these new fighters to take part in the fight against the National Resistance Front forces. As clashes have intensified in the province over the last few weeks, it is reported that the dead bodies of the Taliban
AP: There are cemeteries all over Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, many of them filled with the dead from the country’s decades of war. They are incorporated casually into Afghans’ lives. They provide open spaces where children play soccer or cricket or fly kites, where adults hang out, smoking, talking and joking, since there are few public
Aamaj: Sources told Aamaj News that Taliban shot four youths, recently had been deported from Iran, accusing them of cooperation with the National Resistance Front forces in Katu-Bala village of Tagab district, Badakhshan. The sources added that youths did not have weapons, but they have been shot dead because of their kinship with Haji Habib,
Ariana: The Ministry of Public Health of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has rejected reports of positive cases of monkeypox in some provinces of Afghanistan, saying that no cases of the disease have been registered so far. This week, some Afghan media outlets reported several cases of monkeypox in Nimroz, Herat and Kabul provinces.
8am: Mawlawi Mehdi Mujahid, a Hazara member in the ranks of the Taliban, has left the group’s ranks. He, who was the only one who opposed the closure of girls’ schools, has now retired. The Taliban tried to use his influence to strengthen ties with the Hazaras and Shiites, but now the commander has left