8am: Residents of Kabul are increasingly alarmed by a surge in thefts, especially pickpocketing, across the city. They say that despite repeated Taliban promises to guarantee public safety, the group has failed to curb these crimes. According to many residents, pickpockets operate most often in crowded areas, public buses, and narrow alleyways, where people are
Afghanistan International: The latest incident occurred on Thursday evening in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan, where armed men shot and killed Mohammad Shah, an Ismaili resident originally from Shighnan district. Shah, who worked for a private office in the province, was attacked in the Dasht-e-Qargh area while returning home from a bakery, according to eyewitnesses.
Daily Mail (UK): Some young men are also reportedly being beaten up and ‘humiliated’ for defying strict cultural laws by daring to pick a Western-style haircut. Offending hairdressers will be referred to the Taliban’s feared judicial authorities and could face up for 15 months in prison. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: According to the sources, his decapitated body was later found in the Yaftal district. The sources added that Naser had served in the previous government within the police headquarters of Takhar and Badakhshan provinces. The sources did not specify who or which group was responsible for the killing. According to Hasht-e Subh Daily findings,
8am: Health sources in Kabul say that in recent weeks, several residents of the city have been taken to hospitals as a result of armed robberies, with some of them losing their lives. According to these sources, only four incidents have occurred over a little more than two weeks in Karte Char. The health sources
8am: Officers of the British Special Forces have revealed that some members of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) shot toddlers in their beds in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013, and that unlawful conduct within the unit was widespread. The UK-based outlet Declassified reported on Sunday night, 30 November 2025, that an officer identified by
8am: Sources in Taloqan, the capital of Takhar province, say the Taliban beat an elderly man to death with punches and kicks on Friday afternoon in a street near a local madrassa, accusing him of stealing 2,000 Afghanis. Click here to read more (external link).
Amu: In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said that 565 Afghan citizens had been freed, including 517 from various detention centers across Pakistan and 48 from prisons in Iraq. The statement did not specify the reasons for their detention, referring to them only as “migrants.” However, in previous cases, Pakistani authorities have cited lack
Khaama: A 17-year-old Afghan girl, Farkhunda, has died under mysterious circumstances in Kabul, just weeks after her marriage. Taliban authorities claim it was a stroke, but suspicions persist. She had married about six weeks before her death, reportedly under pressure from her husband’s family, which has close ties to the Taliban. Women’s rights activists have
Amu: The victim, identified as Kamin Jan, previously served as a bodyguard to Gen. Daoud Daoud, the former commander of the 303 Pamir Regional Zone in northern Afghanistan under the previous government. The sources said Jan was killed on Saturday in an armed attack by unidentified gunmen in the Chashma-e-Garmak area of Farkhar district. One