Aamaj: Unlike other Islamic countries, Taliban announced Sunday, May 01, 2022, as the first day of Eid-al-Fitr. Taliban claim that they saw the crescent of Shawal (an Arabic month after Ramadan) on Saturday evening, but a number of people were fasting yesterday and celebrate today Monday, May 02, 2022 as the first day of Eid-al-Fitr.
8am: Sources told Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban have murdered Mohammad Asif Sultani, a former soldier in Herat province. The sources say that Mohammad Asif Sultani was an officer at the former National Security Directorate and served as the commander of a unit in Herat province. Since August 2021, the Taliban rebels have murdered nearly
Aamaj: The leader of Jamiat-e-Islami’s Noor branch, Ata Mohammad Noor, in his message on arrival of Eid-al-Fitr said that Afghanistan is occupied by rulers who are not able to govern, and ensure security. He added that Taliban have offered safe haven in territory of Afghanistan for terrorist groups of neighboring countries. Click here to read
8am: Confirming the incident, local sources told Hasht-e Subh that Mawlawi Raihan, the mayor of Samangan, was under siege by Commander Jafar’s forces during the “adultery” act. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Former Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, who is currently living in exile, said in an Eid ul-Fitr message on Saturday that the current situation in Afghanistan is dangerous and that Afghans need to learn from the past and accept each other. Ghani fled the country on August 15 last year which led to the
8am: On Saturday night (April 30), the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces led by Khair Mohammad Andarabi carried out attacks on Taliban bases in the villages of Taghanak and Paskundi in the Pul-e-Hesar district (in the Andarab region) of Baghlan province. According to independent sources, casualties were reported on both sides. Eleven Taliban members and
AFP via Al Jazeera: Akhunzada delivered his brief address from one of the front rows of worshippers in Kandahar without turning to face the crowd, according to social media posts. Taliban officials did not allow journalists to approach him. Two helicopters hovered over the mosque for the two-hour event. Click here to read more (external
Ariana: Afghans celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday, across all provinces of Afghanistan, including Kabul, after the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government declared the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday night. This despite Saudi Arabia announcing Saturday that the crescent moon for the month of Shawwal had not been observed in Saudi Arabia. They declared Sunday
Tolo News: Abdullah Abdullah, the former chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, for the first time after the takeover the Islamic Emirate left the country on Saturday evening, but did not specify which country he was traveled to. Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah are among Afghanistan’s political figures who have remained in Afghanistan