8am: In a newsletter, the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has claimed that the front’s forces attacked the Taliban’s bases in the Jabal Saraj district of Parwan province, killing three Taliban fighters and injuring five others. The attack took place at around 11:30 last night on the Taliban bases in Gulbahar area of Jabal Saraj district. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The [Taliban] Ministry of Interior (MoI) denied the alleged reports of the beheading of three members of the Resistance Front and the killing of civilians in Panjshir province. This comes as 60 human rights defenders in a letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres claimed that the forces of the Islamic Emirate are targeting the Tajik ethnic group in Panjshir, Baghlan and Takhar provinces. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Badakhshan officials confirmed Thursday that flash floods in the province have caused widespread destruction and financial losses across Zebak district. According to the head of Zebak development council, Fazal Ahmad Faizi, the worst hit areas in the district were Gul Khana, Dand, Dasht-e-Khan, Now Abad, and Khalkhan villages. He said the floods were triggered by heavy rainfall in the area. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Sources on Wednesday (June 15th) said that a wedding party was being held in the new city of Faizabad, which was stormed by the Taliban’s virtue promoters. Taliban forces have forcefully prevented the wedding from taking place. According to sources, the Taliban claimed that the women attending the wedding party did not wear the hijab. Taliban fighters also justified that music has been played and women are dancing in the party. Click here to read more (external link).
Dostum
Foreign Policy: Exiled warlords, power brokers, and ethnic leaders who fled Afghanistan last year ahead of the Taliban’s victory are threatening civil war unless the Islamists start negotiating to let them return home and reclaim their power and authority as an alternative to the nihilistic rule of the terrorists currently in charge. The band that broke Afghanistan in the early 1990s and hobbled it for years after is, in other words, getting back together. Unlike their first time around in power—right after the Soviet pullout in 1989—this time the warlords might even seem appealing, so awful is the Taliban regime that took over in August of last year. Click here to read more (external link).
Kabulov
Tolo News: Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, on Tuesday said that Moscow would make a decision on recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan regardless of the opinion of the United States or any other country. In an interview with “Channel One Russia” Kabulov stated that the first step toward recognition of the Islamic Emirate would the formation of an inclusive political government in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The residents of Nimruz province have raised deep concerns over the significant increase in armed robberies in this province, saying the crime rate has dramatically increased since the Taliban took control of the country. It is not only Nimroz that has turned into a safe haven for thieves and criminals, harassing innocent civilians for the sack of stealing properties. Similar reports are being aired from across the country on a daily basis that the criminals have been given open-handed and there is no authority to take the accountability. In most cases, Taliban fighters are reported to be involved in the case and due to this, no follow-up is being done by the local Taliban senior members. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghanistan spinners led by the debutant Noor Ahmad (4/10 in 4 overs) dominated the second inning of the third match to help Afghanistan defend the 125-run target by 35 runs and complete a 3-nill sweep in the T20I series against Zimbabwe on Tuesday. With this win, Afghanistan swept Zimbabwe 3-nill in the T20I series as well as went through a complete white-wash on their white-ball tour to Zimbabwe. Click here to read more (external link).
More Cricket News
8am: The Taliban’s move has no legal or logical justification. Students are admitted to universities after passing an entrance test – known as the Kankor Examination. Shifting students from one university to another is against the higher education law, and above all, it ignores the right of those students who have entered top universities with high scores on the entrance test. Click here to read more (external link).