8am: Sources in Panjshir province say the Taliban arrested a civilian and then shot him dead. The incident took place on Tuesday morning (June 21th) in Pawat village, Khenj district. According to sources, the victim’s name was Faizullah and he was busy digging in the so-called Emerald Mountains. Faizullah was first detained and then shot
8am: Ghazni is one of the provinces where international aid has flowed during the past recent months, but the Taliban have discriminately prevented it from being distributed and granted to deserving segment of the society. According to reports, no aid has been distributed in the four districts of Ghazni province where Hazara people live. This
Lisa Schlein VOA News June 18, 2022 GENEVA — U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet this week accused Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban of stripping women and girls of their fundamental rights and freedoms and rendering them invisible in public life. Her report was submitted Wednesday to the U.N. Human Rights Council. Bachelet told the council
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Abubakar Siddique June 17, 2022 Mohammad has been sweating it out at the gym almost daily for the past four years in the hope of becoming a bodybuilder. But since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, his dream has faded. Even though the militant group has allowed the sport, it has ordered
8am: The Taliban’s Administration for Promoting Virtue has installed advertising posters in most parts of Kandahar depicting women without a ‘head-to-toe cover’ as animals. The posters read: “A Muslim woman who does not wear the Islamic hijab pretends to be an animal.” Earlier, the Taliban leadership had ordered women to cover their bodies and faces
Tolo News: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said that the International Criminal Court (ICC) continues to “pursue its independent investigation of international crimes that may have been committed in Afghanistan.” She said the investigation will be conducted based on ICC’s own framework. The 50th session of the UN Human Rights
8am: Sources in Herat province told Hasht-e Subh on Wednesday (June 15th) that the Taliban had demanded money and weapons from former government members during house-to-house searches. Sources emphasize that the Taliban are using this trick to seize the houses and property of former government members. Click here to read more (external link).
The Independent (UK): ‘I feel like the British have been disloyal’ – Over 100 men who worked with the British embassy continue to remain in Afghanistan and some of them have alleged torture at the hands of the Taliban. The men worked for a global security company named GardaWorld, according to a BBC Newsnight investigation
8am: The Taliban have recently issued an order in Herat province, saying women do not have the right to sue men. Sources in Herat province told Hasht-e Subh that Taliban judges did not hear women’s complaints against their husbands. According to sources, dozens of women had filed lawsuits for domestic violence against their husbands in
Tolo News: The [Taliban] Ministry of Interior (MoI) denied the alleged reports of the beheading of three members of the Resistance Front and the killing of civilians in Panjshir province. This comes as 60 human rights defenders in a letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres claimed that the forces of the Islamic Emirate are