Ariana: Former Jihadi leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has criticized the United States for patrolling Afghanistan’s airspace with drones. Hekmatyar said in a speech Tuesday that any form of American presence in Afghanistan is unacceptable. “Afghanistan’s airspace is under occupation. Expressing this issue is our religious responsibility. We have sacrificed the most for freedom. We do not
8am: The National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan declared that, over the past two years, Afghanistan fell into the hands of the Taliban due to a conspiracy involving internal elements and their external backers. This statement was issued on Thursday, April 11, marking the first anniversary of Akmal Amir’s and his six companions’
The Daily Mail (UK): British Muslim clerics who embarked on a so-called ‘fact-finding’ mission to Afghanistan have praised the ‘beautiful’ Taliban leaders for instilling freedom in the country following their rise to power amid the US pullout in August 2021. But Zalmai Nishat, founder of the anti-extremist Etidal Peace and Democracy Foundation told The Times:
Khaama: Former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh says that X formerly known as Twitter has rejected his request for a blue tick verification symbol for his account on this platform. Saleh wrote to Elon Musk, stating that while members of “Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and the Taliban” have obtained blue ticks, it’s likely that X does not
8am: In his Eid al-Fitr message, Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban, has urged members of the group to avoid internal disagreements and discord similar to that of the past mujahideen. This comes amidst recent reports indicating Akhundzada’s efforts to consolidate his power, with some members reportedly defying his directives. Earlier, the Institute
Ariana: The Ministry of Justice has once again emphasized the ban on the activities of political parties in the country and says that the directorate of political parties has been revoked and removed from the ministry’s structures. The ministry stressed that only charity organizations and unions can operate according to the principles and with an
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 4, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Islamist Taliban rulers Thursday sentenced two people to 15 years each for engaging in political activity, while a third person was flogged 30 times and jailed for similar charges. The de facto government in Kabul, yet to be formally recognized by the international community, has banned
8am: Russians believe that the Taliban group is a more reliable ally than the West in the fight against ISIS. This perception stems from decades of geopolitical competition between Russia and Western countries and a longstanding game initiated by America, using Islamist hardline groups to undermine its global rivals, especially the former Soviet Union. The
8am: Abdul Hakim Shar’ee, the acting head of the Taliban-controlled Ministry of Justice, stated that “there is no place for parties in the regime of this group, and mentioning a party name is a crime.” He made these remarks two days ago at a meeting in Kabul, referring to recent tensions between the Taliban and
The Hill: When the United States finally left Afghanistan amid the chaos that claimed the lives of 170 civilians and 13 U.S. service personnel on Aug. 30, 2021, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, it was not the most disastrous retreat from Kabul ever suffered. In January 1842, nearly 16,000 souls, mostly civilian men, women and