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).
Pakistani Taliban Infiltrate Waziristan, Cutting Through Border Fence
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).
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Kabul Attack
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).
Protesters in Khost Province: Taliban Accused of Stealing Exam Fees; Taliban Deny Taking Money
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).
Tolo News in Dari – April 21, 2024
Education is an internal issue, countries should not interfere: Haqqani
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).
AFF Claims To Have Killed 3 Members of Taliban’s Intelligence Agency in Kabul
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has claimed responsibility for an attack that resulted in the deaths of three members of Taliban’s intelligence agency and injuries to two others. The incident occurred during an assault on a Taliban convoy in Kabul’s District 2 on Friday evening. The AFF targeted the convoy as it moved towards a Taliban military factory. Click here to read more (external link).
A sticky bomb explodes in Kabul, killing 1 and wounding 3 in a mostly Shiite Hazara neighbourhood
AP: A sticky bomb exploded in a mostly Shiite neighborhood of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing one person and wounding three others, a police official said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but suspicion is likely to fall on the Islamic State group. Its affiliate in the region has in the past carried out attacks targeting Shiites, whom IS considers to be apostates. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban’s Stern Order to Jaghori District Residents: Repair the Roads
8am: This directive follows a trend where the Taliban have been collecting significant sums of money under the guise of alms, zakat, and charity from Afghanistan’s impoverished population for the past two and a half years, without providing basic services. There have been numerous reports of forced participation by residents in public projects in this district previously. Click here to read more (external link).