The Guardian (UK): From civil servants, teachers and doctors to journalists and business owners, loss of female workers under the Taliban has already cost the economy $1bn – A gynaecologist from Herat, who wishes to be identified only as Dr Maryam, says: “Even before this decree, they made hijab mandatory for women doctors, and require
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi May 13, 2022 PARWAN, Afghanistan — Resistance to the Taliban is flaring up in northeastern Afghanistan, and as reports of deadly fighting increase, so are claims of war crimes against civilians. The fighting is centered in the center and south of Panjshir Province, a traditional hotbed of ethnic Tajik resistance to the
The Week: It’s been a chaotic nine months since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan — the economy is in a free fall; methamphetamine production has exploded; the United Nations estimates that half of the country’s population is suffering from acute hunger; the rights of women are being eroded; and there’s been an increase in
8am: Local sources in Baghlan province have confirmed that the Taliban rebels continue harassing the innocent residents and they try to use any possible oppression against the localities in Andarab district of the province. Sources told Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban rebels have taken away two teachers named Bashir, Muslim, and Sibghatullah Andarabi, a student,
8am: Taliban fighters are arresting innocent residents in war-torn villages in Panjshir and use them as hostage to gain leverage over the National Resistance Front. Local residents in Panjshir province confirmed the incidents. “In a number of villages in the province, especially in the village of Piyavasht in Rokha district, the Taliban have deployed Badri
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 12, 2022 Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) have expressed their “strongest opposition” and “deplored” the Taliban-led government in Kabul’s recent decree telling women to wear the head-to-toe burqa in public and other “increasing restrictions,” saying the hard-line group in control of Afghanistan since August is “further isolating”
8am: Local sources in Nimruz province have reported that the Taliban rebels arrested two young athletes last night for wearing athletic clothes. Sources have further added that the Taliban rebels have severely beaten one of them and have warned him not to wear the infidels’ clothes. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: For the past two weeks, the Taliban have been harassing the residents of Behsud of Maidan Wardak province on charges of vague and baseless pretexts. Local sources claim that the Taliban have recently arrested, tortured and extorted a large sum of money from the residents of Hesa-i-Awal and Markazi Bihsud districts. According to the
8am: Local sources in Baghlan province have reported that the Taliban are detaining, torturing, and shooting innocent civilians in Andarab district of Baghlan province. Sources told Hasht- e Subh that the Taliban shot dead two young students last night in one of the villages of Andarab. According to sources, the victims were students of a
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi May 10, 2022 KABUL — Around a dozen women’s rights activists have protested a Taliban order making it mandatory for women to wear the all-covering burqa, including face veils, when they are in public. The women marched through the streets of the capital, Kabul, on May 10 holding signs calling for justice despite intimidation