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Taliban Forcibly Evict Villagers In Bamiyan Following Land Dispute With Nomads

30th July, 2025 · admin

Afghanistan International: The Taliban have forcibly evicted residents of a village in Bamiyan province following a legal ruling in favour of Kuchi nomads, according to local sources. Residents of Rashk village in Punjab district were ordered to leave their homes after a Taliban court decision awarded land rights to the nomadic group. Local sources told

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Human Rights | Tags: Bamiyan, Ethnic descrimination, Pashtun Kuchi Invasion, Pashtun war on Hazaras, Pashtunization, Wardak |
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Rights Report Details Brutal Torture In Taliban Intelligence Prisons

24th July, 2025 · admin

Afghanistan International: The World Organization Against Torture has released a report exposing new and detailed accounts of physical and psychological abuse in Taliban detention centres, citing evidence of systematic torture by the group’s intelligence agency. The report, based on extensive interviews with detainees held between 2021 and 2024, documents severe human rights violations including the

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Detain and torture by Taliban, Ethnic descrimination, Life under Taliban rule, Pashtun war on Hazaras, Taliban war on shiites |
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Russia Calls for Inclusive Political Structure in Afghanistan, Highlighting Ethnic Representation

16th July, 2025 · admin

Khaama: Russia emphasizes the need for an inclusive political structure in Afghanistan, stressing the importance of ethnic representation in governance. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at the conclusion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in China, called for “national unity” in Afghanistan and the involvement of various ethnic and political groups in

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Political News, Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Ethnic descrimination, Pashtun dominated Taliban government |
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Taliban’s Hostility Toward Persian Language: Journalists at Some Media Outlets Face Pressure

15th July, 2025 · admin

8am: Some journalists working in media outlets controlled by the Taliban have complained about discriminatory treatment toward the Persian language. They state that some media managers, driven by a desire to curry favor with the Taliban and linguistic biases, have used the group’s name to justify efforts to eliminate Persian words. These journalists highlight instances

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Posted in Art and Culture, Ethnic Issues, Human Rights, Media, Taliban | Tags: Ethnic descrimination, Life under Taliban rule, Pashtunization, War on Farsi language |
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Dispute Over Pastureland in Farkhar, Takhar Province: Taliban Kill Local Resident

29th June, 2025 · admin

8am: Residents report that about eight days ago, nomads, supported by Taliban local authorities, settled in Lazhda village and the foothills adjacent to Khusda and Dara-e Aahu villages. They add that when locals protested this action, Taliban forces opened fire on the protesters, resulting in the death of one resident. Click here to read more

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Posted in Economic News, Ethnic Issues, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Land grabbing, Life under Taliban rule, Pashtun Kuchi Invasion, Pashtunization, Takhar |
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Taliban Pulls Eradication Team Amid Infighting & Protests In Badakhshan

3rd June, 2025 · admin

Afghanistan International: A Taliban team deployed to destroy opium poppy fields in Badakhshan’s Jurm district has withdrawn amid growing internal tensions and local unrest, sources told Afghanistan International on Sunday. Local sources said dissatisfaction is mounting among Taliban members from the province, with tensions further fuelled by the killing of a Taliban fighter in the

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Taliban | Tags: Badakhshan, Poppy cultivation, Qari Fasihuddin, Taliban infighting |
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Tensions among Taliban commanders resurface in Badakhshan: Sources

29th May, 2025 · admin

Amu: Local sources confirmed on Thursday that tensions among local Taliban commanders have flared in the northeastern province of Badakhshan where similar rifts were also reported previously. The new round of such rifts emerged in Jurm after efforts by senior Taliban commanders to detain a fellow commander of Tajik ethnicity was failed, sources said. The

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Taliban | Tags: Badakhshan, Ethnic descrimination, Pashtun dominated Taliban government, Tajiks, Taliban infighting |
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Former Afghan VP Accuses Taliban Of Targeting Turkic Communities

27th May, 2025 · admin

Afghanistan International: Speaking during a meeting with political activists in Ankara, Dostum accused the Taliban of implementing “fascist plans” by resettling Pakistani migrants in areas predominantly inhabited by Afghanistan’s Turkic communities. He condemned what he called a deliberate effort to alter the demographic composition of these regions. In a further allegation, the former vice president

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Haqqani Network, Taliban | Tags: Ashraf Ghani, Dostum, Ethnic descrimination, Jowzjan, Life under Taliban rule, Pashtunization, Turks in Afghanistan |
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Protesters In Badakhshan Demand Removal Of Taliban-Appointed Governor

27th May, 2025 · admin

Afghanistan International: According to sources, protesters have issued a one-week ultimatum to the Taliban to dismiss the governor. The demand has reportedly received backing from some Taliban members native to Badakhshan. Protesters insist the provincial governor should be selected from among the local population and that non-local Taliban officials should leave the province. Click here

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Security, Taliban | Tags: Badakhshan, Ethnic descrimination |
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Former Afghan General Calls On Badakhshan Residents To Rise Against Taliban

26th May, 2025 · admin

Afghanistan International: commander of the 203rd Army Corps, has urged the people of Badakhshan to prepare for what he described as a “historic battle” to expel the Taliban from the province. Yaftali strongly criticised the Taliban’s “highly ethnocentric leadership” and accused the group of deepening ethnic divisions across Afghanistan. He claimed this discriminatory approach was

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Posted in Anti-Taliban Resistance, Ethnic Issues | Tags: Badakhshan, Ethnic descrimination |
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