Foreign Policy: Al Qaeda has set up nine new terrorist camps in Afghanistan in 2024, a sign of the Taliban’s increasing tolerance of terror groups in their backyard in spite of pledges to crack down, according to an Afghan resistance leader visiting Washington this week. “These are training centers; these are recruitment centers,” said Ali
Ariana: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, has claimed his government was “actively engaged” with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on cross-border terrorism and that Kabul was “ready to cooperate”. While talking to reporters, Khan rejected the criticism of his party’s government over resettling alleged terrorists. He said after the fall of Kabul
Abubakar Siddique and RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 29, 2024 The Taliban has attempted to police the public appearances and behavior of millions of Afghans, especially women, since seizing power in 2021. But the enforcement of the extremist group’s rules governing morality, including its strict Islamic dress code and gender segregation in society, was sporadic and
8am: The Ministry of Higher Education under Taliban control has instructed professors in Uzbek language and literature departments at public universities to translate academic works only into one of the two official languages, Persian or Pashto, if they wish to qualify for promotion. However, Uzbek students, university professors, and writers describe this decision as rooted
Afghanistan International: On Wednesday, a group of truck drivers and merchants staged a protest at the Herat Airport in response to a significant increase in “extra costs” imposed by the Taliban. Protesters allege that the Taliban’s gunfire during the demonstration resulted in at least one driver being injured. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 28, 2024 Islamabad — Pakistan urged Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders Wednesday to explain their relationship with a globally designated terrorist group waging cross-border bloodshed and address concerns about sweeping restrictions they have imposed on Afghan women. The remarks by Islamabad’s special representative to Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, came as the militant group in
DPA: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has prohibited mixed martial arts (MMA), citing concerns over violence and the risk of death, an official told TOLOnews on Tuesday. Ahmadullah Wasiq, head of the Physical Education and Sports Department, said the ban, enforced by the country’s morality police, was due to the sport’s violent nature. Click here
Afghanistan International: Taliban’s Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Khalid Hanafi, has reiterated that the implementation of Sharia, Islamic punishments (hudud), and the enforcement of the hijab are non-negotiable for Taliban government. Speaking in Sar-e-Pul province, Hanafi described the newly signed “Law for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”
8am: The Taliban’s extensive restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan have forced thousands of women into their homes and left them unemployed. These limitations restrict women to a few areas of work, such as small businesses and street vending, in only a limited number of locations. Female street vendors in Balkh province report that
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 25, 2024 ISLAMABAD — The United Nations expressed concern Sunday over the enactment of a morality law by Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban that imposes severe restrictions on personal freedom, silences women in public, and requires them to cover their faces. “It is a distressing vision for Afghanistan’s future, where moral inspectors have