8am: In a letter sent to the Hasht-e Subh Daily under the title “Complaint Letter,” these Firozkoh residents stressed that since taking control of the country, the Taliban have looted state property, treated it as “spoils of war,” and plundered it. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: In an article published on Friday, 9 October, Nikkei Asia said recent clashes between the Afghanistan Freedom Front and Taliban forces showed that groups opposing the Taliban administration were stepping up their military activities. The publication also pointed to growing tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan, saying China’s efforts to ease the dispute
Afghanistan International: The UN says 1,415 children were killed or wounded in Afghanistan over three years, including 446 killed and 969 injured. The casualties included 1,094 boys, 310 girls and 11 children of unknown sex. According to the UN secretary-general’s latest report on children and armed conflict, the Taliban recruited and used 557 boys during
Afghanistan International: The US State Department says the Taliban made no meaningful effort to combat human trafficking in 2026, leaving Afghanistan in the lowest tier of its annual report. The report said Afghanistan lacks a system for identifying trafficking victims and referring them to support services. It said the recruitment and use of children in
Asia Times: In the first years after the takeover, the National Resistance Front and the Afghanistan Freedom Front dominated anti-Taliban armed activity, concentrating their operations in Panjshir, Badakhshan, Takhar, Baghlan and other northern and northeastern provinces. That geography let the Taliban portray the resistance as a narrow remnant of the former republic, rooted mainly among
8am: Families in Zabul province say the Taliban are interfering extensively in the distribution of humanitarian aid and channeling it to their own relatives and affiliates. According to residents of Qalat, the capital of Zabul, the people responsible for distributing aid are forced to coordinate with the group out of fear of the Taliban, and
Amu: The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office said arrest warrants for Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and three other senior Taliban officials represent a step toward accountability for the persecution of Afghan women and girls. Click here to read more (external link). More Taliban Minister: We Do Not Believe in the International Criminal Court’s Justice Arrest
8am: Credible sources at some domestic and foreign organizations operating in Afghanistan have complained, expressing concern over ethnic and linguistic hiring practices in these organizations. They claim that, under the pretext of facilitating understanding and dialogue and speeding up their work with the Taliban, these organizations avoid hiring non-Pashto speakers. According to their claim, officials
Afghanistan International: Referring to Afghanistan’s political future, Hekmatyar said “change is inevitable and near”, arguing that just as governments backed by the Soviet Union and the United States had failed to endure, Taliban rule would also not last. He also said the Taliban administration remained politically isolated and, contrary to its claims, had no genuine
Khaama: Zabihullah Mujahid has rejected the International Criminal Court’s decision to unseal arrest warrants for four senior Taliban officials, saying the Taliban do not recognize the court or attach importance to its decisions. Mujahid said in a statement Monday that the Taliban condemned the warrants and insisted that its leaders had committed no acts warranting