8am: Following the recent killing of two Hazara individuals in the Khas Uruzgan district of Uruzgan province, the National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan has asserted that, in the past two years, the Taliban have been responsible for the deaths of 17 Hazara residents. The National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 20, 2023 ISLAMABAD — The United Nations said Wednesday that Afghanistan’s Taliban had committed more than 1,600 human rights violations during arrests and detentions of people, including women, and it urged the de facto authorities to cease the abuses. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA, has documented the violations in
8am: According to reports supported by video footage, the incident occurred when Qari Hemad, the bodyguard of the district governor in Kohistanat, entered a residential house with the intent of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl on the night of Wednesday, September 13, around 11:00 PM. Following his arrest and subsequent restraint by local citizens, Hemad
8am: Meanwhile, some residents of northern Kabul provinces accuse the Taliban of “extortion” for detaining both non-military individuals and former government military personnel. According to sources, the Taliban primarily detain these individuals to obtain “money and weapons” but release them after the “ransom” is paid. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Local sources in Baghlan province have reported a tragic incident in which the Taliban assassinated an unarmed civilian. The victim, identified as Mohammad Amin, met his untimely demise on the night of Thursday, August 31st, in the village of Khawosh, Khost district, Baghlan province when he was fatally shot. Click here to read more
8am: Nevertheless, sources vehemently assert that these families hold no ties with the NRF, challenging the basis of these actions by the Taliban. This incident falls in line with a disconcerting pattern observed earlier this year, wherein the Taliban uprooted hundreds of families from districts like Khaja Bahauddin, Deh-Salah, Andarab, and Doshi within Baghlan Province.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 26, 2023 U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on August 26 recalled the “horrific terrorist attack” two years ago outside Kabul’s airport that killed 13 Americans and an estimated 170 Afghan citizens. The attack took place at Abbey Gate, where thousands of people had gathered amid the chaotic withdrawal of
8am: Residents of Kandahar Province have raised allegations claiming that certain local Taliban leaders are operating private prisons, where they reportedly detain former officials and military personnel. In conversation with Hasht-e Subh on Wednesday, August 23rd, Kandahar Province residents asserted that Taliban members have incarcerated local employees and former government military members within their own
8am: Distressing news has emerged from local sources in Panjshir, reporting the tragic death of a resident from this province who fell victim to brutal torture at the hands of the Taliban in Herat. The individual, originally planning to travel to Iran, was apprehended by the Taliban at the Islam Qala border crossing. Subsequently, he
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 22, 2023 ISLAMABAD — The United Nations said Tuesday that it had recorded at least 218 “extrajudicial” killings in Afghanistan and hundreds of other “serious” human rights abuses since the Taliban seized power two years ago. The victims were allegedly mostly individuals affiliated with the U.S.-backed former government in Kabul, including