A 12th-century mosque and minarets from 1417 are visibly cracked, with ornate tiles falling to the ground in Herat, Afghanistan. The ancient monuments had been neglected even before Afghanistan’s severe 6.3-magnitude earthquakes in October, in which more than 1,000 people died. Now the Herat monuments are showing significant signs of damage while the Taliban government appears indifferent.
8am: On Sunday, November 26, the Freedom Front of Afghanistan stated in a press release that, in a recent operation against Qari Hemat, the security director of the Taliban in the Dawlat Shah district of Laghman province, two of his guards were killed. The Front added that Qari Hemat was injured in this attack and has been transferred to Kabul for treatment. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban militant (file photo)
8am: On Sunday, November 26, Hasht-e Subh Daily received information from a reliable source stating that the 90-year-old merchant had been in Taliban custody for approximately 22 days. Furthermore, the source claims that the Taliban’s motive for detaining Roshan is to extort money from him. As per the source, Roshan was taken into custody after selling two of his houses in the Kart-e 3 area of Kabul for $950,000. Click here to read more (external link).
Mullah Hassan Akhund
Tolo News: TOLOnews’ findings show that there has been no news about any cabinet meeting under the Prime Minister, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund within nearly the past two months. However, the spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, Zabiullah Mujahid, stressed that Mullah Hassan Akhund was present in weekly cabinet meetings. “We have the cabinet meeting every Monday as usual in the capital, Kabul. The PM is holding it. The meeting took place in Kandahar, but the rest of the meetings will be in Kabul and the Prime Minister will be present,” he said. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: On Sunday, November 26th, in Bangkok, Thailand, Zakaria Zamani, an athlete and boxer from Afghanistan, secured a victory by defeating his Thai opponent. According to the report, the event was held in the 67-kilogram weight category in Thailand, where Zakaria Zamani, an Afghan athlete and boxer, emerged victorious by defeating his Thai opponent in his respective weight class. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Eyewitnesses claim that at least 10 rockets were launched toward the Bagram building, with some of the fired missiles hitting the target. According to local sources, the Taliban suffered casualties as a result of this attack, but the exact number is not yet known. While no group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far, armed anti-Taliban fronts have escalated attacks on the group’s positions in various parts of the country in recent days. Meanwhile, the Afghanistan Freedom Front alleges that its forces have carried out 12 attacks on Taliban positions in the past month, resulting in the death and injury of over 50 Taliban members, including their commanders. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Sources indicate that the explosion occurred around 2:10 PM on Saturday, November 25, in the area of Sarak-e Awal-e Shahidi in Taliqan City, the center of Takhar province. According to the sources, the target was a Taliban Ranger-type vehicle. This comes after a Taliban commander named Hozaifa was killed, and his guard was injured in the Khaja Ghar district of this province by the Freedom Front of Afghanistan yesterday. Click here to read more (external link).
Muttaqi
Tolo News: The acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has temporarily taken on the task of regulating the Islamic Emirate’s internal and external policy, which was one of the duties of the Prime Minister’s political deputy. [Mawlawi Abdul Kabir] Some political analysts said that the Islamic Emirate’s leaders’ presence is important in meetings, and urged that the current government provide an explanation for the officials’ attendance and absence. Click here to read more (external link).