8am: The human rights organization “Rawadari” has revealed the shocking state of the educational system under Taliban rule in its latest report. The findings expose how the Taliban has radically reshaped the curriculum, aligning it with their ideology and mandating the teaching of their religious doctrines. The report highlights the disorder and chaos caused by
Afghanistan International: Local sources in Nangarhar informed Afghanistan International on Sunday, 24 November, that Muqtada had coerced a young woman, who was imprisoned on charges of “running away from home,” into marriage. The woman had allegedly fled from Pakistan to Afghanistan with an unrelated man, for which she was detained by the Taliban. Click here
Afghanistan International: Hamid Saifi, a commander of the National Resistance Front (NRF), said that the situation in Bagram prison is worrisome, and that the Taliban is “mentally and physically torturing” members of this front. He called on the United Nations to send a delegation to the Bagram prison to address the issue and prevent the
Amu: Women running women-only cafes in Herat say the Taliban have threatened to close their establishments, dealing another blow to their efforts to maintain financial independence and create safe spaces for women. The cafes, primarily operated by students and female entrepreneurs, serve as a vital source of income and a rare refuge in a city
Forbes: Australia has strengthened its support for Afghanistan women’s cricket, but one of the sport’s thorniest issues remains in limbo. It was announced recently that an Afghanistan women’s team, consisting of refugees who moved to Australia, will play a match in Melbourne in January. It will be the first time an Afghanistan’s women’s cricket team
Ariana: Canada’s border guards sent 19 rejected Afghan asylum seekers back to the country last year despite Otawa’s Temporary Suspension of Removals (TSR) that has been in place for Afghan nationals since 1994. CBC reported that none of the 19 Afghans had their cases rejected on the basis of safety or security risks. The border
Afghanistan International: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a statement that the Taliban has intensified their repression of the media and the persecution of journalists. The organisation called on the Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture to end the “violation of the right to access information” in Afghanistan. “Since returning to power in August 2021,
Afghanistan International: Rainbow Afghanistan has published a report stating that LGBTQIA+ individuals are being tortured and sexually assaulted in Taliban prisons. The report shows that over the past three years, at least 98 LGBTQIA+ individuals have been publicly punished on various charges in 14 provinces of Afghanistan. Jannat Gul (pseudonym), who spent eight months in
Afghanistan International: US President-elect Donald Trump has named Fox News host and military veteran Pete Hegseth as his secretary of defence. Hegseth was deployed to Afghanistan with the US Army National Guard between 2011 and 2012 and spent 10 months at Camp Julien in Kabul. In 2019, during Donald Trump’s first presidency, he called on
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 13, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan publicly executed an alleged murderer Wednesday, citing the Islamic concept of retributive justice or qisas. The early morning punishment, which promptly drew the condemnation of the United Nations, was carried out at a sports stadium in Gardez, the capital of the Paktia