8am: Some residents of Mazar-i-Sharif, the center of Balkh province, have expressed concern over rising theft and insecurity in various parts of the city. They say they do not feel safe or confident about their security when leaving their homes. According to them, the Taliban are not only unable to ensure security in the city
8am: Taliban security officials in Logar confirmed on Monday, April 27, that the incident took place in the “Hisarak” area of Pul-e-Alam, the provincial capital. In this incident, a woman, a 60-year-old man, a man aged around 33, and a teenager of about 13 years old were killed. The motive behind the killings and the
Amu: A Kenyan court has upheld the extradition of former lawmaker Abdul Zahir Qadeer to the United States to face charges related to drug trafficking and illegal firearms, rejecting his attempt to block the transfer, according to a report by the Daily Nation. The High Court affirmed a lower court’s ruling allowing the extradition of
Amu: In the statement, Taliban described the violence as stemming from a “family and honor dispute.” They said the incident was linked to an earlier case in which a member of one family — currently in Taliban custody — had allegedly helped a married woman flee her home. Relatives of the woman, including her father
Amu: Hundreds of people gathered in the western city of Herat on Tuesday to protest a deadly attack on civilians, but Taliban restricted the scale of the demonstrations, according to local sources. The rally followed a shooting on Friday, April 10, in Injil district, where gunmen opened fire on civilians near a shrine, killing at
8am: Pakistani media outlets have reported that four members of the Shia Hazara community were killed by unknown gunmen in the country. The Khorasan Diary reported that the incident occurred on Sunday, April 12, in the Hazarganji area of Quetta, Balochistan province. According to the report, the attackers fled the scene after opening fire. Click
Khaama: Australian media reported that Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, was arrested on Tuesday at Sydney Airport and is expected to appear later in a New South Wales court. According to SBS News, Roberts-Smith has been charged with five counts of unlawful killing as war crimes, linked to separate incidents that allegedly took
Afghanistan International: In a statement on Friday, the group said international humanitarian law requires all parties to take constant care to protect civilians and ensure that targets are lawful military objectives. Patricia Gossman, associate Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said available evidence indicates the Pakistani airstrike on the rehabilitation facility was unlawful. She added
8am: Several citizens in various provinces have expressed concern over the rising number of thefts in the country. They say that despite the Taliban’s claims of ensuring security, they do not feel safe, and that most of these robberies are carried out by individuals wearing Taliban uniforms. According to these individuals, the continuation of the
8am: Local sources report that unknown armed men shot and killed Yaqub Ebrahimi, the former traffic commander of Ghor province. Sources stated that Ebrahimi was killed on Monday, March 16, in the Kandiwal area of Firuzkuh city, the center of Ghor. The killing of former military personnel has increased in various provinces after the