Afghanistan International: Ghalib Mujahid, the former district governor of Bihsud in Nangarhar province, said that he returned to Afghanistan at the invitation of the Taliban’s Commission for Contact with Afghan Personalities, but after being harassed by the group, he was forced to migrate again. He told Afghanistan International that after returning to Kabul, he survived
Afghanistan International: Sources told Afghanistan International that a Taliban helicopter crashed into the Firozkoh-Harirud river, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. The helicopter was reportedly on the way to Ghor province to rescue two people who had drowned in the river. The Taliban are currently “gathering information about this incident” and have not yet made
8am: Abdul Hamid Khorasani, a Tajik-origin member of the Taliban originally from Panjshir province, who has been widely supported by Serajuddin Haqqani, has always been a prominent figure within this group, frequently appearing in the media and social networks. Over the past three years, Abdul Hamid Khorasani has been actively involved in the identification and
8am: Abdullah (pseudonym) is one of the residents of the fourth security district of Kabul City. Speaking to the Hasht-e Subh Daily, he says that the Taliban exploited some women associated with them for extorting detained individuals. Abdullah states: “Some Taliban checkpoint commanders, especially in the fourth security district, gather information about individuals beforehand, and
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 13, 2024 ISLAMABAD — The United States and Pakistan have concluded their latest round of counterterrorism talks, agreeing to intensify their collaboration in the fight against terrorist organizations like the Pakistani Taliban and a regional Islamic State affiliate. Washington and Islamabad issued a joint statement simultaneously on Monday, saying the May
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front (NRF) has declared that it conducted two separate attacks in Herat city and Tulk district, resulting in the deaths of three Taliban members and the injury of another. The Taliban has not yet issued any response to this assertion by the National Resistance Front. The statement revealed that Mawlawi
8am: Given the strong ethnic inclinations within the Taliban, their religious ideology has also taken on an ethnocentric hue. They are striving for the widespread promotion of the Pashto language and consider the Persian language, which historically served as a lingua franca facilitating understanding and communication among all the country’s inhabitants, as a foreign and
Afghanistan International: Information obtained by Afghanistan International reveals that the Taliban has cancelled a scheduled trip of a Pakistani army delegation to Kandahar, in response to recent air and missile strikes by Pakistan in Paktika province. Originally, the delegation was to travel from Rawalpindi to Kandahar on Sunday. Security sources from Pakistan, confirming to Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) has announced that in an attack on a Taliban checkpoint in Kabul, three members of the group were killed and four others were injured. The front stated that this attack took place on Friday night in the 17th police district of Kabul city. Click here to
8am: The George W. Bush Institute, led by the former US President, has uncovered the involvement of Taliban members in extensive financial corruption and also identified the influential role of foreign actors in sustaining the financial corruption of this group. Click here to read more (external link).