8am: In the past month, the Taliban have reportedly killed more than 50 citizens of the country, including former military personnel, women, elderly men, youths, and children. The group continues its practices of detention, torture, humiliation, and imprisonment of its opposition forces. Citizens of the country claim that these murders are only a fraction of the cases that have been covered by the media, as many other instances of Taliban-induced fear go unreported, and media outlets struggle to access information. According to them, the Taliban’s declaration of general amnesty is a lie, and former military personnel should not trust this group. While credible sources attribute these killings to the Taliban, there are also numerous cases where unknown gunmen are implicated. Nevertheless, reports from the United Nations and other human rights organizations indicate widespread instances where the Taliban have engaged in killing, detaining, and torturing both former military personnel and civilians. Click here to read more (external link).
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Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA), said that Air Arabia will resume its flights between Kabul and Sharjah, UAE from January 10, 2024.“The Air Arabia Airlines has also asked that they want to start flights with Afghanistan from Kabul, their demand has also been accepted, and in the near future their flights will start. In the meantime, Jazeera Airways has also demanded that they want to start direct flight from Afghanistan,” the spokesman added. 
Khaama: Afghanistan emerged victorious over the UAE in the first of a two-match one-day series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday, winning by 109 runs. The win in the first unofficial match set the tone for the series, with the second 50-overs-a-side game scheduled for Wednesday. Following the one-day series, the teams are set to compete in a three-match T20 International series from December 29 to January 2, also in Sharjah. 
8am: In a press release, the Freedom Front stated that the attack took place at 7:40 PM on Sunday, December 24, near the Taliban Security Command in Pul-e Khumri city. According to the press release, as a result of this attack, one Taliban fighter was killed, and four others were wounded. 
AFP: Fifty couples married Monday in a joint ceremony in the Afghan capital — a growing practice to reduce the astronomical cost of traditional weddings in the impoverished country. The couples were joined in matrimony in one of the dozens of glitzy wedding halls that punctuate Kabul, but the ceremony itself was somewhat austere. 
8am: The organization identified child labor, sexual exploitation, high dropout rates, and migration as severe violations of children’s rights. Specifically, the report underscored that the Taliban’s prohibition on girls’ education exposes many girls to egregious forms of violence, including honor killings, underage marriages, and heightened instances of family violence. Designated violators of children’s rights in Afghanistan include Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Taliban, especially the Haqqani network, and the ISIS Khorasan (IS-K), due to their involvement in recruiting, exploiting, and killing children.