Khaama: Australia has yet to pay compensation to Afghan victims under a scheme established after a military inquiry identified credible information of unlawful killings and mistreatment by Australian special forces. In an investigation published on October 17, The Saturday Paper reported that more than 100 claims had been submitted, but dozens were deemed ineligible or
The Guardian (UK): Most SAS personnel approached by an inquiry into alleged extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan have refused to answer any questions, the judge leading the proceedings has said. Lord Justice Haddon-Cave is investigating allegations of more than 50 summary killings by UK special forces soldiers as well as claims of an alleged cover-up of
8am: A number of residents in western Kabul have expressed serious concern about rising thefts. They say neither their property nor their lives are safe, and that thieves are even stealing the donation boxes of mosques. Some residents of Dasht-e-Barchi say thieves are even taking expensive women’s clothing. In one case, thieves went through the
Amu: The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office said arrest warrants for Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and three other senior Taliban officials represent a step toward accountability for the persecution of Afghan women and girls. Click here to read more (external link). More Taliban Minister: We Do Not Believe in the International Criminal Court’s Justice Arrest
Ariana: The UK Ministry of Defence identified material suggesting that British service personnel may have committed “serious offences” in Afghanistan, including possible murder, manslaughter and grievous bodily harm, a High Court hearing in London was told. Click here to read more (external link). More He confessed to an Afghanistan war murder. The U.S. military promptly
Khaama: Zabihullah Mujahid has rejected the International Criminal Court’s decision to unseal arrest warrants for four senior Taliban officials, saying the Taliban do not recognize the court or attach importance to its decisions. Mujahid said in a statement Monday that the Taliban condemned the warrants and insisted that its leaders had committed no acts warranting
Ariana: Britain’s Ministry of Defence has identified 97 million previously undisclosed documents, some of which could be relevant to an inquiry into allegations that British special forces unlawfully killed people in Afghanistan. The discovery could further delay the inquiry, which was established in 2023 and had initially aimed to produce an interim report within 18
8am: Several residents of Kabul’s eighth district are complaining about an increase in armed robberies targeting their homes in recent days. They say thieves are entering homes at night in organized groups and taking residents’ belongings with them. According to these residents, in some cases the thieves have clashed with people inside the homes during
Ariana: An Afghan woman accused of supporting the Islamic State has been deported from the United States in the first case to be pursued by the U.S. Department of Justice through a little-known court created 30 years ago to deport “alien terrorists.” The case marked the latest in a series of aggressive moves by President
Khaama: A former Bamyan governor and commander has told the BBC that he personally took part in the destruction of the historic Bamiyan Buddha statues and says he has no regrets over the act. The BBC reported on Monday that Abdullah Sarhadi, a former Taliban military commander in Bamiyan during the group’s first rule, said