Guns Against Bread: Taliban Raid on a Women’s Beauty Salon in Kabul

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8am: Yesterday, Taliban Morality Police stormed a women’s beauty salon in Kabul that had been quietly operating inside a private courtyard. Witnesses say the forces behaved aggressively, issued threats, and seized all the salon’s equipment. By targeting beauty salons, eyewitnesses add, the Taliban not only strip women of their personal freedoms but also wipe out family livelihoods, making their systematic repression of women even more visible through intimidation and confiscation of property. Click here to read more (external link).

Taliban seize rickshaws in Herat traffic drive, owners warn of job losses

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Amu: Taliban authorities in the western province of Herat have seized hundreds of rickshaws from city streets in recent days as part of a campaign to regulate traffic, local sources said. Taliban officials say the move is aimed at easing congestion and improving urban order, but rickshaw owners and drivers warned it could leave many families without a source of income in a city already grappling with high unemployment. Click here to read more (external link).

Trump Admin Tries to ‘Bribe’ Afghan Allies to ‘Accept Death’ in Afghanistan

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Zeteo: The State Department is paying Afghan allies seeking US refuge thousands of dollars to return to Afghanistan, where they face death, prison, or torture, documents show. Afghans who assisted US troops, along with their families, have been living in limbo for months on a former US military base in Qatar. Camp As Sayliyah, or CAS, was intended as a temporary housing and screening point for evacuated Afghan allies before they were allowed entry to the US, but under Donald Trump, their stay has turned indefinite. Click here to read more (external link).

Pakistan Allows Transit Of Afghan Goods Through All Ports After Months-Long Halt

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Afghanistan International: Pakistan has lifted restrictions on the transit of Afghan goods through its ports after months of suspension, the country’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday. Pakistan Ministry of Commerce said Afghan transit cargo currently stranded at the ports of Karachi, Gwadar and other border crossings has been cleared for export through all Pakistani ports. The move follows a special exemption approved by the Federal Board of Revenue. Click here to read more (external link).

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Toby Radford appointed Afghanistan’s batting coach

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Ariana: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Toby Radford as the new batting coach of the national team. Radford replaces Andrew Puttick and is expected to join the squad ahead of Afghanistan’s upcoming three-match T20I series against the West Indies. Alongside Radford’s appointment, the ACB also named Robert Ahmun as the team’s new strength and conditioning trainer. Both Radford and Ahmun have been appointed on one-year contracts and will link up with the squad before Afghanistan’s final T20I series ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka. Click here to read more (external link).

Impunity & Violence: Inside Taliban-Run Assassination Networks

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Afghanistan International: Afghanistan International has obtained a collection of official documents and internal reports from Taliban authorities that reveal the direct involvement of members of the group in extrajudicial killings in several Afghan provinces. The documents show that these killings were not isolated incidents but part of a systematic pattern of violence carried out on the orders of Taliban intelligence and security officials, using state-issued weapons and conducted during official duty. Click here to read more (external link).

Afghanistan U19 beat Australia U19 by six wickets in World Cup warm-up

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Amu: Afghanistan’s Under-19 team continued their preparations for the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup with a six-wicket win over Australia in a warm-up match on Sunday, chasing down a revised target under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method. The match was Afghanistan’s first warm-up fixture ahead of the Under-19 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia. Afghanistan are scheduled to face Sri Lanka in their second warm-up match before beginning their group-stage campaign later this week. Click here to read more (external link).

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