By Khujasta Kabiri Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 16, 2024 The Taliban’s notorious religious police have detained scores of Afghan women and girls in recent weeks for allegedly violating the extremist group’s Islamic dress code. Among them was Zahra’s younger sister, who was detained in the capital, Kabul, in early January for allegedly failing to cover
8am: At least two civilians were killed and 12 others were injured in a grenade blast in PD 18 of Kabul today, a spokesman for the Kabul security department, Khalid Zadran said. He said that an investigation is underway to arrest the perpetrator. Meanwhile, sources in Mazar-e-Sharif said that an explosion took place this afternoon
8am: The ISIS Khorasan (IS-K) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a passenger vehicle in the Dasht-e Barchi area of Kabul, resulting in five deaths and 15 injuries. The incident occurred on Saturday night at the Qala-e Naazir station in western Kabul, with all victims being civilians. The attack has sparked widespread condemnation, with
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 6, 2024 ISLAMABAD — A bomb blast ripped through a minibus in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, Saturday evening, killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others. The attack occurred in the city’s western Dasht-e-Barchi Shiite Muslim neighborhood. Khalid Zadran, a spokesperson for the Taliban-led Kabul police, confirmed the casualties, saying the
Ariana: Twelve Afghan citizens are among those who were killed in explosions at a ceremony in Iran’s Kerman city on Wednesday to commemorate commander Qassem Soleimani, Tasnim news agency reported. Nearly 100 people were killed and 284 others were injured in the attack that was claimed by Daesh. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: In the past month, the Taliban have reportedly killed more than 50 citizens of the country, including former military personnel, women, elderly men, youths, and children. The group continues its practices of detention, torture, humiliation, and imprisonment of its opposition forces. Citizens of the country claim that these murders are only a fraction of
8am: Local sources have reported a disturbing incident involving the Taliban, who stand accused of shooting at Shamsuddin Bikzad, a former government soldier and current director of criminal affairs for the group’s security command in Samangan. The alleged reason for the attack was his supposed involvement in “harassing and tormenting people and engaging in gambling.”
8am: Local sources in Takhar report that the Taliban have gunned down a former local police commander of the previous government, Abdul Bashir, and his pregnant wife, who had recently been expelled from Pakistan, in a hail of gunfire in the province. Abdul Bashir had fled to Pakistan after the fall of the previous government
Amnesty: The International Criminal Court (ICC) must prioritize and accelerate the delivery of justice for victims of crimes committed by the Taliban, as well as by other actors in Afghanistan before the 2021 takeover, said Amnesty International today, during the ICC’s annual Assembly of States Parties conference, which this year is held in New York
8am: Local sources in Khost have reported the tragic demise of an elderly and influential tribal figure due to Taliban torture in the province. The late tribal leader, identified as Haji Mirwolak, breathed his last on Tuesday, December 5, succumbing to the brutal treatment inflicted by the Taliban in the Ali Sher district of Khost.