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
Amnesty International: The new Criminal Regulation recently endorsed by the Taliban leader will further entrench violence and discrimination against women, Amnesty International said in a new legal analysis documenting its wide-ranging and regressive impact on human rights. The “Criminal Procedure Regulation of the Courts”, which lays out punishments and sentencing for a range of vague
8am: Recent Pakistani airstrikes in parts of Nangarhar and Paktika provinces have once again raised a fundamental question: when a state conducts operations across the border under the banner of “counterterrorism,” yet the result is the killing of women and children and the destruction of civilian homes, how should this situation be assessed under international
Times of India: Signed by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the 90-page criminal code permits husbands to physically abuse their wives and children, provided it does not cause “broken bones or open wounds.” Click here to read more (external link).