8am: Local sources in Zabul province report that the Taliban have beaten and imprisoned five young men for raising the country’s national flag. The Taliban rebels reportedly beat and imprisoned these youths in the city of Qalat, the capital of the province. This is not the first time that the Taliban beat and imprison young
8am: This incident happened on Thursday (August 18th) in Abdullah Khel valley, Dara district. These children were beaten up by the Taliban when they were taking their cattle to pasture. Sources state that due to the severity of the beating, one of these children’s collarbones was broken. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 18, 2022 An explosion that ripped through a mosque packed with worshippers during evening prayers in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on August 17 killed 21 people, police say. Police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on August 18 that 33 people had been wounded in the blast. Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid
8am: Local sources in Takhar say that the Taliban tortured a young man from Badakhshan province. Local sources in Takhar province said that the Taliban severely beat up a Badakhshani youth in the Chah-e Ab district of Takhar province on Tuesday (August 17th). This young man, who had a manual job, was tortured for no
8am: This incident took place on Monday morning (August 15th) in the Abdullah Khel valley of Dara district, Panjshir province. Sources add that this girl was killed by Taliban militias while carrying water from the spring. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: In the continuation of clashes in parts of Panjshir province, more than 40 Taliban fighters have been arrested so far. These Taliban fighters were arrested by the National Resistance Front (NRF) today (Monday, August 15th) in Dara district, Panjshir province. However, local sources said that following these attacks, the Taliban suffered heavy casualties. But
8am: Taliban fighters are torturing residents of the Jaghuri district of Ghazni province for not giving them weapons. According to the sources, the Taliban forcefully and violently enter people’s houses in this district at night under the pretext of finding weapons. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: A blast hit the Dasht-e Barchi neighborhood in the west of Kabul, leaving at least 3 civilians killed and 4 others, including 2 Taliban members injured. The west of Kabul, which is mainly a Hazara-dominated neighborhood, witnessed two deadly blasts last week on the eve of the Muharram ceremony, leaving dozens of civilians killed
8am: Sources in Kabul report the start of house-to-house search operations by the Taliban for the second time. The Taliban started a house-to-house raid on Thursday (August 11th) in the Gozargah and Dehmzang neighborhoods of Kabul and continued until the evening of the same day. Sources add that the Taliban have arrested six residents of
Amnesty International: Responding to the series of attacks leading to about 120 deaths and injuries in areas dominated by Hazara Shiite communities in west Kabul over the last few days, Zaman Sultani, Amnesty International’s South Asia regional researcher, said: “The systematic attacks on the minority Hazara Shiite community in Afghanistan may amount to crimes against