Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 21, 2022 International aid should be tied to the Taliban respecting human rights, in particular women’s and girls’ right to education, Human Rights Watch said in a new report as the militant group pledged to reopen all girls’ secondary schools on March 23. “International donors seeking to fund education for
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi March 20, 2022 Hundreds of former Afghan government judges from 34 provinces who had been removed and replaced by the Taliban have filed suit to regain their jobs. In a March 20 news conference, the former judges demanded that the Taliban government return them to their positions and provide them with six
Jeff Seldin VOA News March 20, 2022 WASHINGTON — Intelligence agencies worldwide are warning that Taliban rule in Afghanistan is radically reshaping terrorist and militant groups in South Asia and around the world. Specifically, intelligence and counterterrorism officials say that despite Taliban promises to sever ties with al-Qaida and oppose terror groups such as the Islamic
Tolo News: Solar year 1400 will be considered an especially eventful time for Afghanistan, as the country’s peace process failed, the Western-backed republic government collapsed, and US-led NATO forces exited after two decades of military presence. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghans dealt serious challenges through year 1400
Tolo News: Residents of Kabul called for the celebration of Nawroz as the government said it does not intend to officially celebrate the first day of the 1401 solar year. Nawroz is the first day of solar year and is usually celebrated by the people and governments of some regional countries – but this year
Tolo News: Khurasani in a video on social media said that he was dismissed by the provincial governor but his dismissal has yet to be signed by the Ministry of Interior (MoI). He accused the provincial governor of mistreating the residents of Panjshir and he urged the leadership of the Islamic Emirate to dismiss him.
8am: Uruzgan Khas is Hazara dominated district. Despite general amnesty announced by Taliban, mysterious murders and killings in the different parts of the country have raised questions that Taliban rebels are killing the people for the sack of revenge and no one in connection to crimes has been arrested or punished so far. Click here
Michael Hughes: The U.S. approach to the conflict in Ukraine is starting to take on the contours of the operation the CIA launched more than forty years ago in Afghanistan, from the types of weapons being delivered to the extremist elements on the receiving end and of course the overriding objective – that being, countering