Afghanistan International: The UK Ministry of Defence has, for the first time, confirmed that British Special Forces rejected the resettlement requests of over 2,000 Afghan commandos, the BBC reported on Monday. According to the BBC World Service, the decision was made to prevent the disclosure of potential war crimes committed during the Afghan conflict. The
Amu: According to the sources, Taliban officials visited the Islam Qala center in Herat on Saturday afternoon (February 8) and warned male employees that shaving or trimming their beards would result in imprisonment. This directive follows previous bans on beard trimming in government institutions and academic environments, reflecting the Taliban’s continued enforcement of strict social
Afghanistan International: Documents reviewed by Afghanistan International indicate that members of the Taliban have cooperated in the legal proceedings leading to a request for the arrest of Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the group’s supreme leader, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, its chief justice. It remains unclear what ranks and positions these Taliban members hold or how they
Tolo News: Alan Pughsley, a former senior commander of the British police, has criticized the slow pace of the investigation into war crimes committed by the UK’s special forces in Afghanistan. Alan Pughsley, who was responsible for investigating “Operation Northmoor” conducted by British special forces in Afghanistan in 2014, stated that a three-year delay in
Amu: Local sources alleged that Abdullah Sarhadi, the Taliban governor of Bamiyan, coerced and threatened members of the Shia community in the province to denounce the ICC’s actions. According to reports, Sarhadi contacted several Shia elders in Bamiyan, instructing them to publicly condemn the ICC prosecutor’s request. Click here to read more (external link).
Michael Hughes: Restrictions on gender expression are, sadly, a daily occurrence in most countries around the world, including the United States. President Donald Trump, in fact, in an executive order on his first day in office declared the U.S. government would only recognize the sex assigned to a person at birth. Tragically, this is where
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal and RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi January 24, 2025 Afghan rights groups have applauded the International Criminal Court’s announcement that it is seeking arrest warrants for two top Taliban officials for allegedly persecuting Afghan women and girls, an accusation the Taliban-run Foreign Ministry called “baseless.” ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said in a statement on January 23 that
Afghanistan International: The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor on Thursday said that he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity. Karim Khan said that there were reasonable grounds to suspect that Taliban’s Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and the group’s Supreme Court’s chief justice
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 23, 2025 Islamabad — Taliban justice officials in Afghanistan said Thursday that 12 people, including two women, had been publicly flogged this week after being tried and charged with adultery, sodomy, eloping, and having “illicit relations.” The regime’s Supreme Court announced the punishments, saying they were carried out in the southeastern
Khaama: Sources reported that unidentified gunmen killed a Chinese citizen on Tuesday evening, January 21, in Khwaja Bahauddin district of Takhar province, Afghanistan. The interpreter and driver accompanying the victim fled the scene and sought refuge at a Taliban checkpoint. Local Taliban officials confirmed the death of the Chinese citizen, identified as “Li,” according to