Michael Hughes: The Taliban’s archaic interpretation of Sharia has been a useful tool in crushing civil society despite the fact such discourse is in line with Islamic principles, a new research report from the Raoul Wallenberg Institute argued, as the radicals in Kabul look to eradicate opposing voices from the country. The study by researcher M. Abul
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 19, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban government confirmed Friday that one of its leading religious scholars was assassinated by unknown assailants in neighboring Pakistan. The deceased, identified as Mohammad Omar Jan Akhundzada, was leading evening prayers at a mosque in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Thursday when gunmen stormed
Akmal Dawi VOA News April 18, 2024 For years, Qari Wazir Mohammad and his six siblings received assistance from the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, or SCA, enabling all seven of them to read Braille and perform daily tasks such as cooking and cleaning. All born blind in a remote village of war-torn Ghazni province, the
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Green Trend (AGT), led by Amrullah Saleh, former Vice/President of Afghanistan, has publicly revealed the names, positions, and contact numbers of 49 senior officials from the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence. On Thursday, AGT labeled these officials as “masked terrorists”. The disclosed list includes notable figures such as Mawlawi Abdullah Ghaznavi,
8am: Some of the victims of natural disasters accuse the Taliban of incompetence and mismanagement. According to them, this group has been unsuccessful in combating natural disasters and lacks the necessary expertise in this regard. These victims emphasize that Afghanistan is naturally exposed to numerous threats and fundamental steps need to be taken in raising
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) announced that during an attack by their forces on a Taliban security forces’ vehicle, three Taliban members were killed, and two others were wounded. NRF posted on X social media platform that the incident occurred on Tuesday evening in Kabul city’s fourth police district. Releasing a
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 17, 2024 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — The Taliban government in Afghanistan has suspended the broadcast of two privately run local TV channels over alleged violations of official regulations and “Islamic values.” Free media advocates Wednesday criticized the overnight suspension, calling it a violation of Afghanistan’s media-governing laws. The Taliban-run information ministry’s Media
Ms. Magazine: In the Taliban’s Afghanistan, “bit by bit, all public spaces get closed off to women,” said Dr. Lauryn Oates of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghan women become YouTubers as Taliban restrict work Afghan Women Turn to Entrepreneurship but Struggle to Access Capital
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
Afghanistan International: On Sunday, the National Resistance Front (NRF) announced that in an attack by its forces on a Taliban vehicle, two members of the group had been killed, and two others were injured. The Front stated that the attack took place in the fourth police district of Kabul city. Click here to read more