Foreign Policy: Hamdullah Mohib, former Afghan national security advisor, spoke about what went wrong, who’s to blame, and what lies in store for his country. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: With the Taliban taking control of the country, employment opportunities reached a record low. Women are the main victims of this problem in Afghanistan. The Taliban have multiplied their problems by imposing severe restrictions on women’s right to work and education. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi January 22, 2022 Seven Afghan civilians have been killed and nine injured in Herat city after a bomb attached to a packed minivan exploded. Sabet Herawi, a Taliban intelligence official in Herat Province, told RFE/RL that the cause of the explosion on January 22 was a magnetic mine attached to the vehicle’s
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 22, 2022 The Taliban has said it has a right to crack down on dissent and to jail protesters amid international concerns about the whereabouts of two women activists who were reportedly detained earlier this week in Kabul. While denying that any women were being held, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi January 21, 2022 The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan had already left free speech and media freedoms out in the cold. A recent spate of mysterious attacks on activists and journalists has raised fears that the worst may be yet to come. The situation took an alarming turn last week with
Al Jazeera: Community leaders estimate just 140 Sikhs remain in the Taliban-ruled country, mostly in the eastern city of Jalalabad and capital Kabul. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: According to the source, a fierce clash took place between Taliban forces and members of the Resistance Front for about an hour after a roadside bomb exploded. The source added that Taliban forces arrested some youngsters in the area after the incident, taking them to an unknown location. Click here to read more (external
8am: Sources confirm that the Taliban in Badakhshan’s Yawan district fined 73 people who did not attend congregational prayers 500 afghanis. Locals said the incident took place on Friday morning, January 21, at the Dasht-e Soleiman Mosque. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: “We are concerned over the ethnic protests that broke out in the north of the country. They were sparked by the arrest of a Taliban field commander, an ethnic Uzbek, on charges of illegal actions. We hope the new authorities will not succumb to provocations staged by destructive elements, which are aimed at
8am: Child labor figure in Afghanistan, especially in Parwan province, has risen dramatically since the establishment of the Taliban-led government and the emergence of poverty in the country. Click here to read more (external link).