8am: The Afghanistan National Futsal team defeated Bahrain’s national team with a score of 3-2 in their third and final match of the Futsal Asian Cup (AFC) group stage, securing advancement to the knockout stage. The game occurred on Monday night, April 22, in Thailand. Click here to read more (external link).
Other Afghan Sports News
Afghanistan International:.Iranian journalist Zhila Bani Yaghoub reported that Iran’s police forces have erroneously arrested the relatives of the late Khair Mohammad Khairkhwa Andarabi, a former commander of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front (NRF). According to Bani Yaghoub, these individuals were detained in the city of Karaj on April 7 and remain in custody. Click here to read more (external link).
ISIS trainees
8am: Meanwhile, some Hazaras and other Shiites express concerns about the continuation of ISIS attacks, describing the Taliban as unsuccessful in ensuring people’s security. They argue that under this group’s rule, people have no refuge and are even afraid to raise their voices of suffering and pain due to fear of the Taliban. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Aino Mina defeated Istiqlal Kabul 3-0 in the third match of Afghanistan Champions League in Kabul on Sunday, while defending champions Attack Energy crushed Khadim with the same result in the fourth match of the tournament. The third season of Afghanistan Champions League started on Saturday, with Abu Muslim winning against Sarsabz Yashlar 2-0 in the opening match. Sorkhposhan Khafi beat Khurasan 1-0 in the second match. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Concurrently, a video received by Afghanistan International shows armed individuals breaching the border fence from Afghanistan into Waziristan. According to reports, these militants, associated with Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a commander within the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), made their way into Waziristan by cutting through the border fence after Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Sources relayed to Afghanistan International that the group included both Pakistani Taliban fighters and some Afghans. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: ISIS has claimed responsibility for the recent explosion that struck the Koht-e Sange area in western Kabul on Saturday evening. The group’s statement detailed that the attack resulted in casualties among the Taliban, with 10 people reported killed or injured. The attack targeted a civilian bus as it passed through a Taliban checkpoint in the third district of Kabul city, according to ISIS. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Some residents of Khost Province, in a protest gathering in front of the Directorate of Public Health of this province, have accused Taliban officials of administrative corruption, abuse of authority, and theft. Protesters claim that the Khost Directorate of Public Health, under Taliban control, has taken cash payments of 500 Afghanis from at least 400 female volunteers for registration at a health organization under the guise of document attestation. They accuse the Taliban of distributing registration cards for the exam to only 50 individuals while pocketing the money of the remaining 350. Click here to read more (external link).
Sirajuddin Haqqani
Ariana: Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani says Afghanistan is an independent country and the world should understand this and stop interfering in its internal affairs. In a meeting with a number of representatives of the Union of Afghans based in European countries, Haqqani emphasized that the issue of education is a part of the country’s internal issues and that the Islamic Emirate will not work on the orders of other countries. Click here to read more (external link).