Ayaz Gul VOA News October 3, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Female students in Afghanistan took to the streets for a third day in a row Monday to seek justice for victims of last week’s suicide bombing of an education center in Kabul, as the death toll continues to rise. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 1, 2022 Several dozen Afghans, mostly women, have protested after a suicide bombing killed dozens of mostly female students preparing for university entrance exams in Kabul. Police have put the death toll in the September 30 attack at “at least 20 people,” while the United Nations told the AFP news agency
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 30, 2022 A suicide bombing struck an education center in a predominantly Shi’ite neighborhood of the Afghan capital on September 30, killing 19 people and wounding 27, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief said. The explosion inside the center in the Dashti Barchi neighborhood populated by Hazaras, a mostly Shi’ite ethnic
SATP: The Hazaras suffer from a double persecution, first on the ground of ethnic difference with the majority Pashtun tribes, and second, because they follow the Shia sect of Islam in a Sunni majority country. The Hazara community is Afghanistan’s third largest ethnic group. Their distinct features make them easy prey for Sunni hardliners, both
8am: Local sources have further said that this explosion took place on Sunday evening, September 25, near the municipality building of Old City of Faizabad and left casualties. It was a roadside mine explosion and the victims are civilians. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The Taliban launched an operation against the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in the Paryan district of Panjshir province, burning the property of civilians and harassing local people. At the same time as these clashes started, Taliban fighters have beaten up local residents and set people’s properties on fire, according to sources. Click here
8am: The incident took place on Wednesday night (September 21st) in the health center of Krangal village, Kunar’s Pich Dara district, according to sources. The victim’s name is Elyas, and he was killed because he criticized the Taliban for watching girls and wanted to prevent them from doing so. The sources add that the Taliban
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 23, 2022 ISLAMABAD — A bomb has exploded outside a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul, killing at least seven people and injuring 41, including two children. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran confirmed the casualties and said worshippers were leaving the main mosque in the upscale Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood after
Tolo News: A blast took place around noon on Wednesday in PD3 of Kabul city, killing three people and wounding 13 others, according to the Kabul security department spokesman. Khalid Zadran said in a statement that the blast took place at a restaurant, and a team has arrived in the area to find out the
Xinhua: Four people including two children were injured after a blast shocked the Zhari district in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Monday, provincial administration spokesman Hajji Zahid said. Click here read more (external link).