By RFE/RL’s Tajik Service October 1, 2021 Russia has urged Tajikistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan to take “mutually acceptable measures” to resolve tensions along the Tajik-Afghan border amid reports of an increased military build-up on both sides. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has refused to recognize the Taliban-led government and condemned the militant group for alleged human rights
Press TV September 30, 2021 Story by Alireza Hashemi Over the past several weeks, the world watched as the Taliban bounced back to power in Afghanistan, effectively nulling the war that had been launched by the United States 20 years earlier to eradicate them. No country has so far recognized the caretaker government formed by
WSJ: The Taliban have displaced hundreds of families belonging to Afghanistan’s Shiite Hazara community in central Afghanistan, reinforcing fears of renewed persecution against a minority that suffered under Taliban rule in the past. The evictions this week in the Gizab district of Uruzgan province… Click here to read more (external link).
Abubakar Siddique Abdul Hai Kakar Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 30, 2021 Afghanistan’s Taliban militants have promised the world for years that they wouldn’t allow their country to be used as a terrorist base. In an agreement with the United States last year, the Taliban pledged specifically to not allow Al-Qaeda to “threaten the security
In Nimroz Province in southern Afghanistan, archaeologists are working to preserve a number of ancient buildings that are at risk of total collapse. They appear to have the support of local Taliban officials. But a recent video showing the demolition of a historical fort has raised concerns that Taliban leaders might return to former
Tolo News: Senior Pentagon officials said Wednesday the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces in August could be traced to a 2020 U.S. agreement with the Taliban that promised a complete U.S. troop withdrawal. Click here to read more (external link).
The Afghan national women’s handball team was ready to play in international championships this month, but they were blocked from traveling and competing by the Taliban’s de facto ban on women’s sports. The team’s captain, Homaira Barakzai, says she has been housebound in Kabul for the past month out of fear of reprisals. She
This is a fact, they've knocked on the doors of my family members and their neighbors in Mazar, making them cook meals 3 times a day for them. https://t.co/b36gMndJI4 — ZS زبير (@ZouYork91) September 29, 2021
A Taliban member on @TOLOnews: "conditions for women are: the color of their dress should not be attractive, they should not smell good & not use perfume when lefting home, also they should not wear long boots that have sound as it incite men towards bad actions." V+subtitles 👇 pic.twitter.com/75XZiIGwGj — Natiq Malikzada (@natiqmalikzada) September
مسؤول الإستخبارات من طالبان في پنجشير يعترف بوجود عملية تطهير عرقِي وجرائم تعدِّي تحدث هناكMaulvi Aghamir, the head of Taliban intelligence for Panjshir, confesses to the tyranny and war crimes of the Taliban in this province!#DoNotRecognizeTaliban#StopGenocideinPanjshir pic.twitter.com/g0Wui1qVxr — Ascia | شهنامة (@S7RZ) September 29, 2021