In an exclusive interview, Taliban dep. leader & Afghan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani indicates reopening of girls’ secondary schools depends on dress codes: “We must establish the conditions, so that we can ensure their honor and security. We are acting to ensure this.” pic.twitter.com/yxuuV4oXrU — Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) May 16, 2022 Ayaz Gul VOA News
8am: In a newsletter, the Freedom Front has claimed that its forces have carried out a guerrilla attack on the Taliban bases in Parwan province, killing 3 Taliban fighters and injuring 4 others. Two Taliban vehicles are also destroyed in the attack. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban murder tribal leader in
Tolo News: “Departments that are not carrying out their activities currently are inactive. At any time, if it is needed, they will be reactivated. ” said Bilal Karimi, deputy spokesman of the Islamic Emirate. The Human Rights Commission, the National Security Council, the Commission for the Supervision of the Implementation of the Constitution, the Secretariat
Ariana: India is exploring the possibility of reopening its embassy in Afghanistan, but without high-level diplomatic representation, an Indian newspaper reported on Tuesday. A team of Indian security officials visited Kabul in February to assess the situation, the Indian Express reported. The paper said that the embassy will likely function only with personnel for liaison
VOA News May 16, 2022 Navbahor Imamova WASHINGTON — In the two most recent U.S. presidential administrations, Central Asia has been caught up in Washington’s “strategic competition” with Beijing, experts say. And, they add, that under the presumption that Central Asians share Washington’s concerns, the United States, highlighting human rights violations in China’s western region of
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Abubakar Siddiqu May 16, 2022 Mansur Sikandari was singing Islamic hymns inside the Khalifa Sahib monastery in the Afghan capital, Kabul, when a powerful explosion ripped through the building. The monastery was packed with members of Afghanistan’s Sufi community, who follow a mystical form of Islam and incorporate dancing, singing, and music
VOA News May 16, 2022 Husain Andaryas was a religious fighter in the war against the invading Soviet army in Afghanistan in the early 1980s, but almost a year after the Soviets left, he converted to Christianity. For the next nine years, Andaryas wandered in several regional countries, suffered torture, and was finally offered a
8am: The National Resistance Front has claimed that its forces have killed 8 Taliban fighters, including their commander, in an ambush in Panjshir province. According to Sibghatullah Ahmadi, the NRF spokesman, these rebels have been killed by NRF forces in Hesa-e-Awal district of Panjshir, adding that NRF forces have seized a number of weapons and
The Guardian (UK): From civil servants, teachers and doctors to journalists and business owners, loss of female workers under the Taliban has already cost the economy $1bn – A gynaecologist from Herat, who wishes to be identified only as Dr Maryam, says: “Even before this decree, they made hijab mandatory for women doctors, and require