By Malali Bashir Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 9, 2022 Nadima Noor, a female Afghan-Canadian aid worker who runs a humanitarian organization in Kabul, vanished last month. Noor’s family in Canada, who spoke to eyewitnesses, said a group of Taliban fighters entered her office, forced her into a car, and whisked her away in
8am: The Press Office of Ghor province has published a newsletter, referring to the decree of Ministry of Vice and Virtue bans shooting memorial photos and shaving beards and cutting hairs in Ghor province. Furthermore, it is declared that anyone found disobedient would face harsh punishment by the concerned Taliban authorities. Click here to read
Al Jazeera: A new United Nations report has said nearly 400 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, more than 80 percent by a group affiliated with ISIL (ISIS). It is the first major human rights report since the Taliban seized power from the former US-backed government in August, triggering
The Hill: The brutality and persecution of women and girls shown by the Taliban are unmatched. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are banned from school and where women are not allowed to leave the house without a male chaperone. And so it is easy for people outside the country to
8am: The agency reported on Monday that Taliban officials carried out widespread violence against media outlets in the capital and provinces, stating they have severely restricted the publication of critical reports in the country. Human Rights Watch has stated that the situation of journalists, especially female journalists is worse in the provinces in comparison to
8am: Local sources in Paghman district of Kabul province have reported that the Taliban forces’ vehicle killed a child named Ahmad in the district. Though there have been several similar cases reported, there has not been any action taken by the Taliban authorities against the culprits. The citizens call on the Taliban authorities to control
8am: Local sources in Kabul have reported that Taliban forces have flogged a man during the house to have search operations. Taliban forces during the search operations do not respect the households and usually enter the houses with their dirty shoes which are against the morals and values of the people. Click here to read
Tolo News: “The disappearances and detentions of Taliban critics, journalists & activists continue. Sayed Baqir Mohsini & Nadima are taken by the Taliban & there is no information about their whereabouts. This a group of dictators & repressors who must never be recognized & supported,” said Samira Hamidi, a member of Amnesty International. Click
8am: It is has been for six months that local Taliban authorities in Helmand province have reportedly detained Sayed Gul, known as Khaksar Alizai, a local commander in the Kajaki district of the province. Though the Taliban have announced a general amnesty, the former soldiers, government officials, and those who have worked with foreign alliances
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 3, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The United States has initiated talks with Muslim-majority countries to encourage them to take the lead in pressing Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers not to exclude the country’s women from public life in the name of religion. Rina Amiri, the U.S. special envoy for Afghan women, girls, and human