Afghanistan International: Taliban’s Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Khalid Hanafi, has reiterated that the implementation of Sharia, Islamic punishments (hudud), and the enforcement of the hijab are non-negotiable for Taliban government. Speaking in Sar-e-Pul province, Hanafi described the newly signed “Law for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 25, 2024 ISLAMABAD — The United Nations expressed concern Sunday over the enactment of a morality law by Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban that imposes severe restrictions on personal freedom, silences women in public, and requires them to cover their faces. “It is a distressing vision for Afghanistan’s future, where moral inspectors have
8am: Over the past three years, the Taliban have barred girls and women in Afghanistan from attending schools beyond the sixth grade. The group has given various excuses for keeping schools and universities closed to females. Recently, however, the Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs [Abdul Kabir] responded sarcastically when asked about reopening girls’
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 21, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s de facto Taliban leaders have barred the United Nations-appointed special rapporteur on human rights, Richard Bennett, from entering the country for allegedly “spreading propaganda.” Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid disclosed the decision to Afghan broadcaster TOLO News late Tuesday. He accused the U.N. envoy of misrepresenting “the
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
By Ayaz Gul VOA News August 20, 2024 Islamabad — Taliban morality police in Afghanistan said Tuesday that they had “seized and destroyed” more than 21,000 musical instruments over the past year as part of a crackdown on what they called anti-Islam practices. Officials of the so-called Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of
8am: Three days ago, media reported that a local Taliban official in Daykundi province, after his motorcycle went missing, extracted 60,000 Afghanis in compensation from the local people. According to the reports, a man named Haji Khayat, the criminal director of Khedir district in Daykundi, went to visit a person named Haji Khodadad and his
Khaama: A driver in Baghlan province has reported that militants shot out one of his eyes at a checkpoint in the Dushi district. The driver shared details of the incident in a video on Sunday, August 18. He stated that the violence was inflicted upon him “without cause” and accused the “Taliban fighters of abusing
Afghanistan International: On the third anniversary of the Taliban’s rule, Amnesty International accused the group of widespread human rights violations, particularly against women. In a detailed statement released on Thursday, Amnesty International stated that Taliban authorities are committing crimes against the people of Afghanistan with “absolute impunity”. Amnesty International further stated that the Taliban viewed
Mohammad Jawad survived his war service in the Afghan National Army (ANA), fighting against the Taliban, but was kidnapped and tortured to death after the militant group seized power in 2021. Human rights groups have documented targeted killings, disappearances, and extrajudicial arrests of hundreds of other former service personnel, while RFE/RL has spoken to two