Heavy Floods Kill Five Residents in Faryab
8am: Due to heavy rains over the past three days, Panjshir, Nuristan, and Faryab provinces have witnessed devastating floods. Click here to read more (external link).
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Reparations in reverse: Afghanistan pays, Vatican prays, US preys
Al Jazeera: The doctrine of ‘sovereign immunity’ is being used to insulate state violence from legal liability. What better illustration of the perversities of “justice” under colonial modernity, than the grotesquely disparate treatment of Afghanistan versus the Vatican when it comes to exacting recompense for international crimes. Click here to read more (external link).
Suicide Attack on a Mosque in Kunduz Leaves 40 Casualties and 50 Others Injured
8am: Local sources in Kunduz province have confirmed that a suicide bomber blew up himself inside a mosque in the Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province. According to sources, at least 40 prayers have been killed and more than 50 others injured. Click here to read more (external link). Related Deadly bombing in Mazar sparks
‘Life destroyed’: Afghan civilians describe alleged border raids
Al Jazeera: “It is not surprising that the Taliban cannot secure Afghanistan’s borders,” Ibrahimi said, pointing out that while cross-border attacks from Pakistan are not new, the Taliban lack the political and military will to hold Pakistan responsible. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban Bans TikTok, Popular Video Game In Afghanistan
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi April 21, 2022 Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have banned the social media application TikTok and popular online game PUBG, saying the move is aimed to protect younger generations from a bad influence. Spokesman Inamullah Samangani tweeted that the Taliban government on April 21 instructed the Communications and Information Technology Ministry to restrict access to the
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – April 21, 2022
Roadside Mine Kills 4 Taliban Members in Nangarhar
8am: Local sources in Nangarhar province have confirmed that as a result of a roadside mine in Khogyani district, four Taliban rebels are killed and another injured. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Click here to read more (external link).
Begging has increased in Kabul
Tolo News: Analysts said the main reason for the increase in the number of beggars is the rise in poverty in the country that occurred after the political changes last August. “Households’ economic situation are moving toward absolute poverty, and the level of poverty is increasing,” said Shakir Yaghoubi, an analyst. Click here to read
IS Claims Deadly Shi’ite Mosque Bombing In Northern Afghanistan; Several Dead In Other Attacks
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi April 21, 2022 A series of explosions killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more in Afghanistan on April 21. An explosion at a Shi’ite mosque in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif killed at least 11 people, said Zia Zendani, spokesman for the provincial health authority in the city,
Afghanistan Regains Its Crown as Terror Central
FP: The Taliban’s jihadi friends are back to threaten global security. Click here to read more (external link).