Ariana: After Washington announced its plan to use half of $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets for humanitarian aid, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said on Friday the US has agreed not to give it to charity organizations. The agreement came during a meeting between IEA’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and US special
The Atlantic: … Talib fighters began going house to house in Kabul in pursuit of the regime’s supposed enemies. The targets of these ongoing searches are Afghans who served in the former government or military, especially members of the Hazara and Tajik ethnic minorities. The hunt is spreading around the country, putting the lives of
WSJ: Noor Ahmad Agha, a senior Taliban military and financial leader, serves as the No. 2 official of Afghanistan’s central bank. Click here to read more (external link).
By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 11, 2022 Since it first emerged in 2015, Islamic State’s local affiliate in Afghanistan has focused its violent campaign within that country, fighting against Afghan and foreign forces as well as the Taliban, a rival militant group. But experts say Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) is now shifting its war
8am: Local sources in Balkh confirm that a resident, named Haji Esmat was shot by Taliban forces at a checkpoint on Thursday evening while he was returning home from work. “He died in the hospital later that evening,” the victim’s relatives told Hasht-e Subh by confirming his death. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News March 10, 2022 WASHINGTON — After making a dramatic escape from Kabul last August, Zarifa Ghafari, once Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor, vowed to return to her native country. “Leaving [Afghanistan] doesn’t mean I’ve left forever,” she told VOA after evacuating to Germany. “I’m optimistic that I’ll return to my country very soon.” Last week,
Ariana: Afghans have meanwhile called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to allow Nowruz celebrations to go ahead. We “urge the government of Islamic Emirate to mark the Nowruz festival as it was marked in the past years,” said Mohammad Asif, a resident of Mazar. IEA officials meanwhile said that there are two Eids
8am: Local sources in Nimruz confirm that Taliban intelligence forces have arrested Abdul Raziq Kirgech, the Head and Chairman of Baloch Tribal Council on Thursday morning, March 10. Taliban’s security authority, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed his arrest to Hasht-e Subh. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: IEA [Taliban] is carrying out house-to-house searches in Kabul and claims to have seized a large number of weapons. Experts believe the operation is part of measures to counter threats from the opposition. The National Resistance Front (NRF) has already stated that it is preparing for an offensive in the spring of 2022. Click