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Madrasahs Go Mainstream: Taliban To Grant University Degrees To Religious Students In New Blow To Secular Education

26th January, 2024 · admin

RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Abubakar Siddique January 25, 2024 Since seizing power, the Taliban has appointed its foot soldiers, commanders, and leaders as ministers and the heads of state-run institutions in Afghanistan, including universities and hospitals. The decision has triggered widespread criticism among Afghans, who have accused the Taliban of hiring unqualified and uneducated fighters and

Afghan Women Accuse Taliban Of Torture And Extortion Amid Dress Code Crackdown

17th January, 2024 · admin

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

US Lawmakers Question Whether Aid Is Benefiting Taliban

12th January, 2024 · admin

Katherine Gypson VOA News January 11, 2024 WASHINGTON — U.S. officials overseeing assistance to Afghanistan told U.S. lawmakers Thursday that aid is rigorously monitored to prevent financial benefits from reaching the Taliban. “We remain extremely vigilant against attempts to divert and interfere with assistance delivery. USAID takes its duty as a steward of U.S. taxpayer dollars

U.S. Watchdog Tells Congress No ‘Specific’ Controls In Place For Afghan Assistance

9th January, 2024 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 9, 2024 The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) says there are no specific controls in place to ensure funds headed to the war-torn country are not diverted to or misused by the Taliban militants who seized control amid the departure of international troops in August 2021. In

Discrepancy in Bird Hunting Policies: Qatari Sheikhs Roam Free, While Three Afghans Detained by the Taliban in Nimruz Province

30th December, 2023 · admin

8am: While announcing the detention of three individuals on charges of bird hunting by the Taliban in Nimruz province, local sources highlighted that Qatari sheikhs had been engaged in hunting rare birds in the province over the past two months. Sources from the Chahar-Borjak district of Nimruz informed the Hasht-e Subh Daily that Qatari sheikhs

Residents of Badghis Province Voice Complaints Against Taliban’s Interference in Humanitarian Aid Distribution

24th December, 2023 · admin

8am: Sources in Badghis province claim that Taliban commanders and fighters allocate humanitarian aid in specific areas of the province, or distribute this aid to the families of their fighters who were killed in previous conflicts. According to them, the distribution of aid in this province is not fair, benefiting only the residents of Taliban-controlled

Taliban Governance in Samangan Province: Employees Hired Through Bribery Practices

13th December, 2023 · admin

8am: Some residents of Samangan province claim that the local Taliban are engaging in corrupt practices by accepting bribes in exchange for employment in specialized institutions. Sources indicate that the Taliban, who control the Directorate of Public Health in Samangan province, have targeted 315 positions in various medical and service sectors, with local officials of

Rahmani Denies US Treasury Accusations of Corruption

13th December, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: The press release of Rahmani said: “On 12/12/2023, the Treasury Department of the United States of America published a report containing false information regarding U.S. contracts in Afghanistan and accusations of our administrative corruption. We categorically deny these corruption allegations. However, out of respect for our people, it is necessary to inform the

U.S. Sanctions Former Afghan Speaker Rahmani, Son For Alleged Corruption

12th December, 2023 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 11, 2023 The U.S. Treasury on December 11 slapped sanctions on a former Afghan official, his son, and related entities, accusing them of misappropriating millions of dollars of funds provided by U.S. government contracts. The sanctions statement cited former Afghan parliament speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani and his son Ajmal Rahmani.

Residents of Ghor Province Decry Embezzlement in Road Construction Funds

10th December, 2023 · admin

8am: Over the past two years, local Taliban forces in Ghor province collected funds from residents, claiming it was for constructing the Ghor-Herat highway. Currently, Ghor residents express concern that these funds have been misappropriated by local Taliban officials, and there is no accountability. Residents state that, while poverty and hunger are increasing in the

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Category Archives: Corruption

Madrasahs Go Mainstream: Taliban To Grant University Degrees To Religious Students In New Blow To Secular Education

Afghan Women Accuse Taliban Of Torture And Extortion Amid Dress Code Crackdown

US Lawmakers Question Whether Aid Is Benefiting Taliban

U.S. Watchdog Tells Congress No ‘Specific’ Controls In Place For Afghan Assistance

Discrepancy in Bird Hunting Policies: Qatari Sheikhs Roam Free, While Three Afghans Detained by the Taliban in Nimruz Province

Residents of Badghis Province Voice Complaints Against Taliban’s Interference in Humanitarian Aid Distribution

Taliban Governance in Samangan Province: Employees Hired Through Bribery Practices

Rahmani Denies US Treasury Accusations of Corruption

U.S. Sanctions Former Afghan Speaker Rahmani, Son For Alleged Corruption

Residents of Ghor Province Decry Embezzlement in Road Construction Funds