Washington Examiner: “I don’t feel safe,” said one woman. “Every minute I wonder what right will be taken away from me tomorrow. I can’t sleep at night. I rarely leave the house, fearing the Taliban will do something to me or my sisters.” Another woman explained she feels “like a prisoner at home. I don’t
EPA-EFE: Afghan volunteers have organized a mobile educational program to tour remote areas, giving children hope after the Taliban closed schools for girls in March. An Afghan NGO, Pen Path, gives lessons and library books to children who might otherwise be starved of any opportunity to learn. Click here to view photo essay (external link).
8am: After the dissolution of the Independent Commission for Overseeing the Implementation of the Constitution, the Taliban expelled dozens of the respective commission’s employees without payment. Hundreds of government employees are fired after the Taliban came to power without receiving their outstanding salaries, and are replaced by Taliban affiliates. Click here to read more (external
Ariana: Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) selection committee has named the ODI and T20I squads for the Zimbabwe series which will be played in Zimbabwe from 4 to 14 June. The three T20Is will count towards the ICC T20I rankings, whereas three ODI matches will be part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League.
Foreign Affairs: For the last two decades, conventional wisdom in Pakistan held that an Afghanistan ruled by the Taliban would be a boon to Pakistan’s security. Islamabad has long supported the Taliban with the understanding that the militants could help deny India—which many Pakistani officials see as an existential threat—any influence in Afghanistan. But since
Ariana: Save the Children said Monday, in its latest report on Afghanistan, that 24.4 million people, including 13 million children, need humanitarian assistance and that over five million children are close to famine. In its April report, the organization said 19.7 million people, including 9.6 million children, are facing critical levels of hunger; “5.3 million
8am: The Taliban have forcibly added a new subject “Tajweed” to the Herat University curriculum. The Taliban have announced at Herat University that all students, no matter in what field they are should study and learn Tajweed Subject. Many Herat University students say the Taliban are changing the university’s atmosphere into a mosque. The majority
The Dispatch: Experts and ex-Afghan government officials agree. “The moment the United States opened talks with the Taliban, it telegraphed to the average Afghan villager that we are about to leave your country and abandon it, and the guys who are going to be in charge are the ones we are talking to,” Husain Haqqani,
8am: The Department of Virtue Promotions in Kandahar province has launched a hijab campaign with the main concentration on imposing “Burqa” as the desired hijab. “The campaign has been launched by women for the purpose of observing the Islamic hijab in the province,” said Abdul Rahman Taybi, head of Virtue Promotion for Kandahar. “First, the