1TV: Afghanistan’s government should release children detained for alleged association with armed insurgent groups, Human Rights Watch has said. Hundreds of children are currently detained for alleged involvement with the Taliban, the extremist armed group Islamic State-Khorasan Province (also known as IS-KP), or other armed groups, and are often tortured in facilities run by government
Ariana: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Tuesday that a number of Taliban infiltrators were arrested in northern Kunduz province amid a sharp increase in Taliban attacks across the country. The MoD said in a statement that the infiltrators – under the guise of tribal elders – had spoken to the Defense and Security Forces
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 22, 2021 The United Nations says it continues to be concerned by the high number of children killed and maimed by all parties in the Afghan conflict — at least 2,619 last year. In its annual report on Children and Armed Conflict, published on June 22, the UN said it had
Abdul Hai Kakar Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 21, 2021 Hafiz Naimatullah had his life ahead of him. Earlier this year he got married, and his conservative family had sent him to an Islamic school in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan to study as a mullah or Muslim cleric. Instead, the 21-year-old
Dorian Jones VOA News June 21, 2021 ISTANBUL – Turkey is seeking to play a vital role in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US forces by offering to provide security to Kabul’s international airport. But Ankara faces formidable obstacles. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the operation and security of Afghanistan’s Kabul airport are vital
Tolo News: People in various provinces including Takhar, Balkh and Baghlan in the north, Badghis in the west, and Parwan in central Afghanistan, have taken up arms to fight the Taliban amid an escalation of violence by the group. Public uprising forces commanders in the provinces said they will stand beside the security forces to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 21, 2021 Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sharply criticized the United States and its allies for “failing” in their mission to fight extremism and bring stability to the war-torn country, instead leaving it in “total disgrace and disaster.” In an interview with AP published on June 20, Karzai said extremism was
1TV: “The Americans, before they leave, there must be a settlement,” Khan said in an interview with US news outlet Axios. “A political settlement in Afghanistan would mean a sort of coalition government. A government from the Taliban side and the other side. There is no other solution.” Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: With the centers of many districts in Faryab now under Taliban control, clashes have begun in the city of Maimana in the northern province, increasing the alarm of Faryab residents and lawmakers from the province in Kabul, who say that urgent action by the security forces is needed. Click here to read more
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 20, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The Taliban attempted Sunday to convince the global community a “genuine Islamic system” that the hardline insurgent group is seeking in a post-conflict Afghanistan would allow women to work and seek education “with confidence.” Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy-chief for Taliban political affairs, outlined the assurance