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Widespread Corruption and Discrimination in Baghlan Education Directorate: ‘All Persian Speakers Are Infidels’

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8am: The Taliban, despite their claims of combating administrative corruption and ethnic discrimination, have engaged in widespread corruption within government institutions and have significantly fueled ethnic bias. Findings from a report by the Hasht-e Subh Daily regarding the Education Directorate of Baghlan Province reveal that the principal of a school in Central Baghlan has labeled

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Taliban warn UN employees in Herat to grow beards: Sources

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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

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Kunduz Workers and Tradespeople Face Taliban Oppression and Unemployment

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8am: Farhad, a pushcart vendor, explained, “People don’t have money to buy things. Every morning, we leave home hoping for work, but there are fewer customers now. On top of that, the Taliban don’t let us work freely, and we’re forced to pay them bribes.” Shopkeepers in Kunduz are also grappling with reduced consumer spending

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This Afghan Family Is Surviving On Leftovers From Neighbors

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By Satar Furogh and Ahmad Hanayish Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 29, 2024 Gul Hotak and her family survive on just one meal per day — often leftovers from neighbors. Hotak is the sole breadwinner for her family of four. Her husband is sick and cannot work. She cleans people’s houses in exchange for food.

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In Balkh Province, Poverty Fuels a Surge in Forced Marriages Among Young Girls

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8am: Many residents of Balkh province describe the Taliban’s rule over Afghanistan as a “reign of poverty and hunger.” They report that numerous families are marrying off their young daughters in arranged marriages due to poverty and unemployment, using the bride price to meet their immediate living needs. These families stress that, beyond meeting necessities,

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The Taliban’s Gift: Three Years of Destruction and Ruin

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8am: The fall of Afghanistan to the extremist Taliban was a catastrophe that shattered the dreams and hopes of its people overnight. This group’s rise didn’t just bring suffering to women and girls; it unleashed destruction on the entire population, even impacting the soil and climate of Afghanistan. When asked how the past three years

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Law For Propagation of Virtue & Prevention of Vice Enacted By Taliban Leader

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Afghanistan International: The law states that it is necessary to cover “the entire body of a woman and to hide her face due to fear of sedition”. How men dress is another part of the Taliban’s law. The law also prohibits the playing of music, the transportation of women without a mahram [guardian] or without

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‘Overwhelmed By Misery’: Taliban’s Harvest Tax Squeezes Impoverished Afghan Farmers

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By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 8, 2024 Fawad was already reeling from the deadly earthquake that struck western Afghanistan in October and severely damaged his home and crops. But the Taliban dealt the small-scale farmer from the western Herat Province another crippling financial blow. Fawad, who grows lentils and wheat, was recently forced to pay “ushr,”

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Taliban and Linguistic Discrimination: Persian-Speaking Government Employees Face Job Insecurity

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8am: Several Persian-speaking employees in government offices in the country have raised complaints about language discrimination by their superiors, many of whom are affiliated with the Taliban. They claim that their job security is jeopardized due to linguistic discrimination and that they could be dismissed at any time by the Taliban. These long-serving government employees

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