Ayaz Gul VOA News May 27, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The Afghan Taliban have turned down renewed calls by the United Nations for the Islamist rulers to reverse restrictions on the human rights of women in Afghanistan, saying they are in line with local religious and cultural values. The hard-line group’s foreign ministry issued a statement Friday
8am: After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, armed nomads from eastern and southern provinces and even Pakistan have entered parts of the Hazarajat. The nomads, who have the full support of the Taliban and are fully armed, claim ownership of the people’s lands and are destroying farms. Residents of some areas in Maidan Wardak and
Tolo News: The World Health Organization (WHO) says that the organization will start the coronavirus vaccination campaign in Afghanistan in June. According to WHO, more than five million people in Afghanistan will benefit from the vaccine in this campaign. The COVID-19 vaccination campaign is planned in Afghanistan for June 2022, covering 34 provinces and targeting
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 26, 2022 ISLAMABAD — A senior United Nations observer Thursday expressed serious concern about the “erasure of women from public life” across Afghanistan since the Islamist Taliban seized power in August. “Afghanistan is facing a plethora of critical human rights challenges that are having a severe impact on the population,” Richard
8am: According to sources, the Taliban fighters have detained and tortured more than 20 residents of the Kereptab area in the district, including elders, farmers, shepherds, and children, and taken them all to their bases for further investigation and possible torture. As reported, the Taliban rebels have shot dead the dogs and livestock and have
8am: Local sources in Panjshir province have reported that nine Taliban fighters have been killed in an ambush laid by National Resistance Front forces. According to sources, the fighting took place on Thursday in Kotal-e-Arezoo and Ghazdi Sang, Anaba district of Panjshir province. According to sources, about 200 Taliban forces who were trying to attack
Reuters: The hardline Islamist movement is now banking on its natural resources to survive. Landlocked Afghanistan has large mineral and fossil fuel deposits, most of them untapped. One Pakistani official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Pakistan had increased coal imports from Afghanistan and could be importing up to 500,000 tonnes per month. Click here
Ariana: Fifteen people were killed and more than 30 were injured in Wednesday’s explosions in Kabul and Balkh – all of which were civilians. The survivors of the victims of these blasts have meanwhile called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to arrest and punish the perpetrators of these incidents. Among the victims in
8am: Sources in Panjshir province have reported that a Taliban military vehicle was targeted by a magnetic roadside mine in Astana area of Bazarak district in the province. The vehicle was targeted on Tuesday, May 24. As a result of this incident, the Taliban rebels have suffered casualties, but the exact number is not yet