AFP: A mass grave containing the remains of 12 people has been uncovered in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said on Monday. The grave was found by villagers over the past few days in the town of Spin Boldak, bordering Pakistan, a site of fierce fighting between former Afghan government forces and Taliban fighters before the Taliban
8am: The Taliban launched an operation against the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in the Paryan district of Panjshir province, burning the property of civilians and harassing local people. At the same time as these clashes started, Taliban fighters have beaten up local residents and set people’s properties on fire, according to sources. Click here
Michael Hughes: The Taliban’s draconian gender-based restrictions are harmful to Afghan women and threaten to undermine the country’s entire health system, two new reports by medical experts revealed this week. The reports come as several governments and NGOs across the world ratchet up pressure on the Taliban to roll back restrictions imposed on women and
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 24, 2022 Maryam Hotak loves eating out and Kabul, the Afghan capital where she lives, has an ample number of eateries offering succulent kebabs, greasy beef pilaf, and delicious “manto” dumplings. The city of 5 million’s fast-food joints and upscale restaurants offer foreign and Afghan cuisine. Unfortunately, many of these eateries
8am: Local sources in Maidan Wardak report that the Taliban rebels, during house to house to search operations in Kajab village in Markaz Behsood district have detained and tortured a number of residents. On Wednesday, September 21, the sources told Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban started raiding the houses in this area two nights ago
8am: Local sources in Panjshir report that the Taliban continue to force the residents of this province to leave their villages and loot the remaining properties of the residents. Reliable sources in a conversation with Hasht-e Subh say that the Taliban forced six families from the Dara Abdullah Khel district on Sunday, September 18 to
8am: The Taliban rebels have killed four women and injured four others following house-to-house search operations in Qala Bast area of Helmand province, local sources said. According to sources, when the Taliban intended to raid the houses of the residents in this area near the city of Lashkar Gah, they were stopped by locals. Click
8am: In a house-to-house search operation in Dara Abdullah Khel, Panjshir on Friday, the Taliban rebels seriously tortured Mawlawi Abdul Sami Muslih, the imam of Mian Deh village along with one of the youths of this area, sources said. This incident occurred when the detention of boys under age and elders was criticized by Mawlawi
8am: Following the criticism of committing war crimes and the Taliban’s treatment of prisoners of war, the National Resistance Front (NRF) has demanded the dispatch of fact-finding investigative delegations to the areas where, according to the front, the Taliban have committed war crimes. Sibghatullah Ahmadi, the NRF spokesman tweeted on Saturday (September 17th) that human
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 16, 2022 Amnesty International says its initial investigation validates the authenticity of videos shared on social media depicting what appears to be extrajudicial executions carried out by the Taliban of members of a resistance group operating mainly out of the Panjshir Valley. The United Nations has already voiced “grave concern” about