NYT: While the Taliban have erased most obvious vestiges of the U.S. nation-building effort in Afghanistan, the cultural legacy of two decades of American occupation has been harder to stamp out. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: In the 2022 survey by Gallup – conducted one year after the IEA’s [Taliban] return to power and amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan – 98% of Afghans described their life as poor enough to be considered suffering. This number is even higher than it was in the immediate aftermath of the IEA’s
8am: The citizens of the country have been severely affected by increased poverty under the control of the Taliban. About two years ago, Herati traditional clothes enjoyed a thriving market, and citizens, particularly young people, would purchase them for special occasions such as Eid. However, traditional cloth sellers, this year are witnessing a decline in
8am: Sources on Wednesday, June 14, informed Hasht-e Subh that Aziz Al-Rahman Muhajir, the head of the Taliban’s Moral Police in Herat, has instructed wedding hall owners that playing simple drums at wedding ceremonies is permitted, but bells are not to be played. He has also warned the owners of wedding venues in the city
dpa: The Taliban’s religious police have called again on wedding hall owners in Kabul to refrain from playing music and activities that contradict its Islamic rulings for weddings or similar events. Owners of the halls have been told to strictly adhere to the rulings set by the government, authorities said on June 11. Click here
8am: Sources reported to Hasht-e Subh that doctors at the Provincial Hospital in Herat initiated a work stoppage on Thursday, June 1, due to the assault on one of their colleagues by Taliban fighters. A source from the Hospital in Herat stated that this is the second time in the past two weeks that doctors
8am: According to these sources, enforcers from the Department of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice attacked guards at several restaurants after some women entered without a “legitimate companion.” It has been reported that the guards who were assaulted are elderly individuals. One of the guards, who is around 55 years old, told Hasht-e
The sidewalks outside bakeries in the Afghan capital are packed with desperate mothers and children hoping for a bite to eat. The Taliban has banned women and girls from many jobs, secondary schools, and universities since returning to power in August 2021, worsening the country’s economic crisis, according to United Nations studies.
By Shahpoor Saber Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 12, 2023 Twenty-eight-year-old Humayun invested his entire savings of $10,000 to open his own arcade in the western Afghan city of Herat nearly four years ago. The investment initially paid off as the powerful gaming consoles in his shop attracted young Heratis who spent considerable amounts of money
Tolo News: The selling of music cassettes and foreign drama series have been banned by the department of Vice and Virtue in the western province of Herat. The officials said that the cassettes and drama series were non-Islamic materials and thus they prevented them from being sold. “We completely removed whatever they indicated. We have