8am: Local sources have reported a disturbing incident involving the Taliban, who stand accused of shooting at Shamsuddin Bikzad, a former government soldier and current director of criminal affairs for the group’s security command in Samangan. The alleged reason for the attack was his supposed involvement in “harassing and tormenting people and engaging in gambling.”
8am: Local sources in Takhar have reported a horrifying incident in which a 23-year-old young man fell victim to a brutal act by robbers in the province. It is noteworthy that, in recent months, armed robberies in Takhar have seen an unprecedented increase. On June 23 of this year, armed robbers also beheaded a shopkeeper
Amnesty: The International Criminal Court (ICC) must prioritize and accelerate the delivery of justice for victims of crimes committed by the Taliban, as well as by other actors in Afghanistan before the 2021 takeover, said Amnesty International today, during the ICC’s annual Assembly of States Parties conference, which this year is held in New York
8am: According to sources, on Saturday, December 2, a Taliban fighter in the city of Qala-e-Naw, the center of Badghis province, ran over and injured five people with his vehicle. The wounded individuals include three women and two children, as stated by the sources. The cause of this incident is said to be the excessive
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 28, 2023 Afghan women’s rights activists are demanding the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecute Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers for systemic violations of human rights. In an open letter sent to the ICC on November 27, they accused the Taliban, who seized power in August 2021 as international troops withdrew from the country, of consistently
8am: On Sunday, November 26, Hasht-e Subh Daily received information from a reliable source stating that the 90-year-old merchant had been in Taliban custody for approximately 22 days. Furthermore, the source claims that the Taliban’s motive for detaining Roshan is to extort money from him. As per the source, Roshan was taken into custody after
Ariana: David McBride, a former army lawyer who revealed information about alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan, has pleaded guilty to leaking classified information. David McBride was due to face trial next week, but changed his plea after a legal ruling scuppered his defence, BBC reported. McBride said he felt a moral duty to speak
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 15, 2023 The family of an Afghan migrant worker in Turkey has accused his employers of killing him and then burning his body to cover up their crime. Speaking to RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi on November 15, Qamar Gul said her husband, Wazir Mohammad Nourtani, didn’t return from work in Turkey’s western
Al Jazeera: David McBride, a former army lawyer who revealed information about alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan, could be facing a “life sentence” if found guilty in a trial that starts on Monday. While Australia has established an independent special investigator into alleged war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan, supporters of McBride
8am: In a recorded statement by the former Taliban official, provided to Hasht-e Subh, he remarked, “In 14 years of the republic, we did not witness 14 mysterious murders in Bamiyan. But now, in two years of the Taliban’s emirate, we have seen more than 14 mysterious murders, and the culprits in none of these