BBC News: Small groups of guerrillas, hidden away on mountain tops, led by soldiers from the former Afghan army, have been launching ambushes and engaging in clashes with the Taliban. In Panjshir, however, anti-Taliban fighters managed to shoot down a military helicopter and capture those on board. Elsewhere in Baghlan Province, resistance fighters have recently
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 27, 2022 A “suffocating” Taliban crackdown on human rights is destroying the lives of Afghan women and girls,’ Amnesty International has warned. Since returning to power almost one year ago, the radical group has systematically violated women’s and girls’ rights to education, work, and free movement, Amnesty International said in
Ariana: Formation of a government on the basis of “broad representation” was emphasized in an international conference on Afghanistan that was held in the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Tuesday. Ensuring women’s rights and access of Afghan girls to receive a full school education was also emphasized, according to a statement released by the hosts. Click
8am: Since August 2021, the Taliban group has imprisoned thousands of citizens of the country for various pretexts. Most of these prisoners are former government affiliates (security employees, army soldiers and national police). Many civilians, particularly youths have been arrested on charges of collaborating with the National Resistance Front (NRF) and armed groups fighting against
Margaret Besheer VOA News July 25, 2022 The U.N. Women’s agency representative in Afghanistan said Monday that the rollback on women’s rights in that country is an “alarm bell” to the world that shows how decades of progress can be wiped away in months. “Anywhere in the world, the act of walking outside your front
HT: Meanwhile, the EU Ambassador to Afghanistan, while discussing the situation in Afghanistan and the increasing hunger crisis in the country, on Sunday said that there was a consensus on the non-recognition of the Taliban government in the Western world. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Out of all the Taliban commanders leading the blood-shedding attacks against the people, Qari Fasehuddin, a Tajik ethnic affiliate commander of the Taliban has been leading most of the attacks on his own people more than any other Taliban commander and his bosses. Fasehuddin’s mystery behind his cruelty against his own countrymen is a
8am: Local sources told Hasht-e Subh that Taliban members whipped a woman 20 times in Darqad district, Takhar province. The incident took place on Thursday (July 21st) in the center of the Darqad district. Sources say that the woman has been whipped for not being accompanied by a male companion or mahram. Click here to
Tolo News: A statement of the Islamic Emirate leader, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, said allegations against officials of the Islamic Emirate that lack proof are forbidden. The statement said that the humiliation of Islamic clerics and government employees verbally, through body language or by any other means is not appropriate. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: Residents of Maimana city in Faryab province said because of road construction their homes were destroyed by the municipality. In addition, they say they have spent days without shelter, they are facing economic challenges, they cannot buy new homes, and the municipality must fulfil its commitment to provide compensation. Click here to read