8am: The AFF sent a statement to Hasht-e Subh on Saturday, April 9, claiming their attacks were carried out last night on the Taliban bases in Parwan, Badakhshan, Kandahar, and Baghlan provinces. According to the statement, four Taliban rebels are killed and six others injured. In addition to National Resistance Front led by Ahmad Massoud,
VOA News April 9, 2022 Their government still unrecognized by any country in the world, Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have found a way to beat international isolation: opening diplomatic ties with neighboring countries and others, with an eye to gaining formal recognition. In recent months, at least four countries — China, Pakistan, Russia and Turkmenistan —
Ariana: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) forces shot at a Pakistani military helicopter that crossed the Durand Line into Nimroz province on Thursday, sources told Ariana News on Saturday. A Pakistani general was wounded as a result of the shooting, according to sources. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban to Address Border
Tolo News: “We are very concerned to hear that some of the women involved in the incident and in the event in Bamiyan may have been detained by the Taliban. This of course reminds everyone of the incident over months ago when the Taliban detained women protestors and denied having them in custody and held
Ariana: Abbas Karami who was recently granted US citizenship after leaving Afghanistan in 2016, scooped his first gold as an American citizen in the men’s 50-meter butterfly S1-S7 in the Indianapolis 2022 Para Swimming World Series on Friday. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Rashid Khan embarks on new innings, launches
8am: Local sources in Bamiyan province have confirmed that the Taliban insurgents have arrested 11 women accused of disrupting the support program arranged by the Taliban in the center of the province. The women were arrested on Saturday, April 2. The sources told Hasht-e Subh that three of the arrested women are charged with taking
Detroit Free Press: A story by ProPublica last month first reported on the investigation, saying there are reports of Afghan minors being mistreated in facilities in Michigan operated or housed by nonprofits Samaritas and Starr Commonwealth. The report said some of the allegations include employees hurting the Afghan boys, including striking one while he was praying, and
By Abubakar Siddique April 8, 2022 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty A grainy video shows several police officers standing idly as an angry mob beats a young man. The 30-second video, shared widely this week on social media, purportedly shows a group of Iranian men assaulting a young Afghan migrant. The video is among several that have been