Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 1, 2022 The Islamic State (IS) extremist group claimed responsibility on May 1 for a bomb attack on a passenger bus in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the previous day. One woman was killed and three people were injured in the April 30 bombing, Kabul police said. No group has taken
8am: The National Liberation Front claims that they have attacked a Taliban checkpoint in the PD5 of Kabul. In a newsletter sent to Hasht-e Subh, the attack [had] taken place on Thursday night, April 29, 2022. Click here to read more (external link).
Aamaj: Former Director of National Directorate of Security, Rahmatullah Nabil, said that Hashmat Ghani brother of Afghanistan’s runaway president, Ashraf Ghani, met the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials to discuss the return of Ghani to the country. He added that Hashmat Ghani in Pakistan met ISI officials to discuss the return of Ghani as a consultant
8am: Mohammad Mohaqeq said the Taliban and the ISKP in Afghanistan are so intertwined that it is difficult for people to distinguish between the two. The remarks come as hundreds of people have been killed and injured in recent bloody attacks on religious and educational institutions, especially those affiliated with the Hazara religious and ethnic
Ariana: That means more than 6,400 journalists lost their jobs, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mette Knudsen, said at a ceremony in Kabul Saturday to mark World Press Freedom Day that falls on May 3. She said that four out of five women journalists are no longer working. Click here to read more
8am: Disputes between Kuchis (Pashtun nomads) and the sedentary population living in central Afghanistan have been one of the most critical and complicated issues in the last twenty years. The issue has usually led to armed conflicts and widespread protests in the past. Governments, however, have never been able or willing to address it. Click
8am: Local sources say the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has boosted opium markets and has encouraged poppy farmers to increase production and turn more lands into poppy cultivation fields. Click here to read more (external link).
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS April 29, 2022 President Vladimir Putin told Russia’s Security Council that while the situation in Ukraine is the country’s top national security issue, Moscow must also address possible threats emanating from Afghanistan and elsewhere in Central and South Asia. Violence in Afghanistan has been on the rise highlighted by an Islamic State
Navbahor Imamova VOA News April 29, 2022 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN — Defying Taliban demands, authorities in Uzbekistan say dozens of aircraft flown into their territory as the former Afghan government collapsed last summer are the property of the United States and will not be returned to the interim government in Kabul. The decision is likely to complicate