WATCH: In a crackdown on sale of alcohol, #Afghan intelligence agents poured 3,000 litres of liquor into a canal pic.twitter.com/CcMxUi5gMP — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) January 3, 2022 AFP: A team of Afghan intelligence agents poured about 3,000 litres of liquor into a canal in Kabul, the country’s spy agency has said, as the new Taliban
8am: The Taliban forces faced a military response from the Turkmen border forces when they went to the border of Khamab district to check the security situation this morning. For the past month, Turkmenistan has been the third neighboring country to be attacked by Taliban forces. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Residents of the village of Balasour in Iran found two children next to their mother’s body on the border between Iran and Turkey, foreign media outlets reported. Several Iranian and Turkish media outlets, including CNN Turk and Iranwire, quoted officials as saying that an Afghan woman who had tried to enter Turkey illegally died
Ariana: Afghanistan National Cricket Team on Monday left Kabul for Qatar to feature in a three-match ODI series against the Netherlands. Afghanistan Cricket Board said in a statement that the three ODIs are scheduled to be held from 21st -25th January. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says a delegation of Russian investors met with the second deputy prime minister Abdul Salam Hanafi, saying that they are interested in investing in oil and gas extraction in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
VIDEO: #Taliban beheading mannequins of clothing stores while saying "Allah Akbar". The #Taliban have ordered a series of mannequin beheadings, telling clothes shops to remove the heads of dummies that offend #Islam. VIDEO👇 pic.twitter.com/90ts6GVYhH — Natiq Malikzada | ناطق ملکزاده (@natiqmalikzada) January 3, 2022 Ayaz Gul VOA News January 3, 2021 ISLAMABAD — Clothing shops in
8am: The vehicle carrying Dashty and General Wadud with their two bodyguards was stopped by the Taliban on the Dashtak-Tawakh route, and they were buried in a mass grave after being shot on the side of the road. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Afghan Pahlevani and Zoorkhaneh Rituals (wrestling) team will travel to Iran to participate in an international competition in Isfahan, the Afghanistan Zoorkhaneh Federation said. The competition will include athletes from 30 countries, the federation said, saying that at least 10 Afghan athletes will attend the competition. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: A video on social media appears to show Islamic Emirate forces destroying fencing built by the Pakistani military along the Durand Line. The force members on the video warn the Pakistani military to stop building fences or they will face dangerous consequences. Click here to read more (external link).