Middle East Eye: As the Taliban reel from the repercussions of the two-decade conflict in Afghanistan, there is fresh debate over the right way to carry out a war – Few individuals would unite Bernard-Henri Levy, Michael Waltz, Qassem Soleimani and Abdullah Azzam like Ahmad Shah Massoud, the subject of their boundless admiration. So what
8am: Local sources in Ghor province confirm the Taliban have imprisoned a young man for posting critical content on his Facebook page. In an interview on Monday, sources said the young man was arrested for criticizing lawlessness in the province. Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, many people have been arrested and tortured
8am: Sources claim that the Taliban have arrested more than 10 local residents of these districts during their inspection and have taken them to an unknown location. The sources added that the arrested persons are civilians and have no connection to any resistance force. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: The local Taliban government authorities in Kandahar province of southern Afghanistan denied the allegations of desecrating the tomb of Mullah Naqibullah Akhund, a former Jihadi commander. Reactions have followed the desecration of Mullah Naqibullah Akhund’s burial. He was one of the previous Jamiat-e-Islami jihadist commanders, and his gravesite is in Kandahar’s Arghandab district. This
Tolo News: At the United Nations General Assembly meeting held on November 10 on Afghanistan, several attendees criticized the policy that keeps Afghan women and girls from education and the workplace, highlighting that Afghanistan is the only country where girls are banned from going to school. The attendees reiterated that such a policy severely stunts
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 10, 2022 First came the curbs on girls’ education and women’s right to work, then the enforcement of strict dress codes. Now, Afghan women have been barred from entering public bathhouses and parks in Kabul following a decision by the Taliban’s notorious Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention
8am: According to sources, in recent days, the Taliban have arrested several officials and security personnel of the former government in Samangan. Taliban have not been committed to any promise they have made to the people and international community. The employees, particularly the members of the security forces of the former government have been the
Al Jazeera: British forces have paid compensation for the deaths of 64 children in Afghanistan, a toll four times higher than the 16 child deaths publicly acknowledged by the Ministry of Defence, according to a new report. Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), a United Kingdom-based charity, found that the British government paid, on average, £1,656
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 8, 2022 Afghanistan’s universities have become a hotbed of resistance to the Taliban, with female students staging protests against the militant group’s sweeping restrictions on women. In response, the Taliban has cracked down on several university campuses across the country, violently breaking up demonstrations and expelling students accused of political activism.
8am: Residents of Ghazni’s Malistan district raised this request on Tuesday (November 8th) after the district governor of the Taliban admitted that they killed Mohammad Zaman Wakili, a student of a madrassa, based on an allegedly false report. A number of residents of Malistan district and the family members of the victim, in a meeting