8am: The Taliban are confiscating private cars under the name of government vehicles in Ghazni’s Jaghori district in the province, sources confirm. Local sources in Jaghori district have accused the Taliban of extorting money from people, saying that dozens of vehicles belonging to residents of the district have been seized by the Taliban in the
Tolo News: The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) said that Afghanistan owes more than $100 million for electricity imported from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Kabul residents say Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat should invest more in domestic electricity. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The United States has taken control of the Afghan Embassy in Washington and Afghan consulates in two U.S. states, the State Department has said. The State Department has assumed “sole responsibility” for the security and maintenance of the diplomatic missions and their “furnishings, archives, and financial assets” and will bar anyone from entering them
8am: In a letter issued, the Taliban’s Ministry of Virtue Promotion has instructed the health authorities of the Nazi district of Nangarhar province not to allow women without Islamic hijab and a male guardian to enter the hospital. During a visit to hospitals in the Nazi district of the province, the Taliban Virtue Promoters warned
Ariana: Talks were held in Kabul between the government of Pakistan and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), acting as mediator, spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid tweeted. This comes after reports circulated in news outlets that a Pakistani delegation led by Lt General Faiz Hameed, former director of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI),
8am: An estimated 200 people have been infected with an unknown, contagious disease in the Shahjoy district of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan. Abdul Hakim Hakimi, Taliban’s director of public health in Zabul province, told Hasht-e Subh today (Wednesday, May 18) that the virus had originated in the village of Shaikhal in the Shajoy district,
Jeff Seldin VOA News May 17, 2022 WASHINGTON — Recent assessments by U.S. military officials are raising questions about Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and what they are willing to do to keep the al-Qaida terror group in check. As part of the February 2020 Doha Agreement with the United States that paved the way for the U.S.
Daily Sabah: The Taliban are implementing public policies contrary to Islamic Sharia law, forcing Pashtun identity in a diverse society by eliminating non-Pashtun texts and disposing non-Pashtun identity from daily life. Such provocations by the Taliban brought controversy to the existence of a cohesive spontaneous national identity, which is crucial for the survival of a
ESPNcricinfo: Two out of four Afghanistan team members from the 2022 Under-19 World Cup touring party returned to the country three months after staying back in England with a view to seeking asylum in the wake of the Taliban takeover of the country. ESPNcricinfo understands both have been accepted back by the Afghanistan Cricket Board
Pajhwok: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday said that the number of coronavirus cases has more than doubled and deaths from the virus tripled in the past two weeks in the country. Health professionals say the number of coronavirus cases increase in the beginning of cold season and the arrival of warm seasons.