Tolo News: The cultivation of poppy for opium production has surged in the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar this year compared to previous years, farmers said. “There is nothing else to cultivate. We were growing wheat before. This year—we want to cultivate poppy. Previously they were asking for bribes every day but we don’t
Ariana: An explosion went off in a mosque in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia on Friday, an official said. The incident happened in Dand Aw Patan district shortly after the Friday congregation prayers at the mosque, said Khaliq Yar Ahmadzai, the provincial director of information and culture. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 3, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The United States has initiated talks with Muslim-majority countries to encourage them to take the lead in pressing Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers not to exclude the country’s women from public life in the name of religion. Rina Amiri, the U.S. special envoy for Afghan women, girls, and human
AP: The UN special envoy for Afghanistan said on March 2 that the international community has not done enough to revive the country’s economy as it heads toward “a point of irreversibility,” while the United States said it is the responsibility of the ruling Taliban to create the conditions for economic stability. Click here to
8am: A soldier affiliated with the now-former security directorate in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province claims that local government forces have severely tortured him. He was reportedly abducted and severely tortured by Taliban government forces in Lashkar Gah on Wednesday night. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: AWCC officials said on Thursday people can now access 3G and 4G internet as well as communication services in five districts of Helmand its provincial capital Lashkargah, Spin Boldak of Kandahar, Zabul capital Qalat and Uruzgan. The AWCC is the only communications company that provides communication services in remote areas of Afghanistan. Click here
8am: The Ministry of Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil has announced that from now on, females will not be permitted to enter the ministries of the country without an Islamic hijab. The ministry has issued the order while women have not yet been authorized to go to their duties. Click here to read
Ariana: Bangladesh bowler Nasum Ahmed took four wickets after Litton Das’ half-century as the hosts defeated Afghanistan by 61 runs in the first game of their two-match T20I series on Thursday. Click here to read more (external link).
Atlanta Council: Now, the Taliban is once again at the helm of political affairs and as such the group has already repeated its history despite its claim of forming an inclusive national government. This time, however, Afghanistan’s other ethnic communities will not tolerate a centralized, Pashtun-exclusive government. Consequently, the uncompromising attitude of the militant group