Nomads and the Villagers Unresolved Issues: Nomads Enter Jaghori and Malistan Districts, Ghazni

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8am: The issue of nomads entering the agriculture fields in diffident parts of the country, particularly Hazarajat has been a historical issue, which has roots in decrees of displacement issued by and in the time of Abdur-Rahman, a brutal king who forcefully displaced Hazaras from their ancient geographic areas and distributed their lands amongst the Pashtun ethnic. Click here to read more (external link).

Taliban Marks 9th Anniversary of Mullah Omar’s Death

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Alleged photo of “Mullah Omar”.

Tolo News: Many speakers at the event called Mullah Mohammad Omar a personality who brought Afghans together and saved the country from division. The first deputy prime minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, said Mullah Omar was a brave leader who suffered a lot but continued his fight under difficult conditions. Mullah Mohammad Omar died of an illness in 2013 in Suri district in Zabul province of Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).

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Taliban unveils segregation plan for male and female university students

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Ariana: According to a circular sent to universities by the Ministry of Higher Education, female students will attend classes on Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays, while male students will have lectures on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. According to VOA, officials at Kabul University confirm they received the directive. Click here to read more (external link).

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National Liberation Front Kills Four Taliban Fighters in Badghis, Reports

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8am: The National Liberation Front (NLF) claims that four Taliban members have been killed in an attack in Badghis province. The attack has been carried out by the so-called National Liberation Front on a Taliban checkpoint. The front said in a newsletter on Saturday that the attack took place on Friday night in the first district of Qala-e-Naw, the capital of Badghis province. According to the front, four Taliban fighters, including Qari Zubair, a Taliban leader, have been killed. Click here to read more (external link).

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Heavy Floods Destroy 100s Acres of Land and Dozens of Houses in Parwan

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8am: The authorities in the Department of Disaster Management of Parwan province have reported that due to heavy rains and floods, the residents of the province have suffered huge financial losses. Dozens of houses, shops, and 300 acres of agricultural land have been destroyed in the last couple of days in Salang, Jabal Saraj, and Shinwari districts of the province. Click here to read more (external link).

Pakistan Says Three Killed In Attack Across Afghan Border

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
April 23, 2022

Pakistan’s army says that militants in Afghanistan fired heavy weapons and waged a firefight across the border overnight, killing three personnel at an army outpost in mountainous northwest Pakistan.

The April 23 statement said Pakistani troops had returned fire after the initial attack on the outpost, in the North Waziristan district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

It said an unspecified number of militants had been killed.

There was no way to immediately verify the report.

But that region of the Afghan-Pakistan border sees considerable activity by the Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has reportedly stepped up its attacks on Pakistani security targets.

And a brutal affiliate of the Islamic State militant group known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (IS-K) has claimed responsibility for a number of recent attacks in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan.

Afghanistan has seen an increase in violence that is likely to increase domestic and international pressure on the Taliban-led government in Kabul that came to power in August 2021 as U.S.-led international forces withdrew and the Afghan government dissolved.

An explosion at a mosque and religious school in northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz Province during Friday Prayers on April 22 killed at least 33 people, Taliban officials said.

Earlier this month, Pakistan retaliated to an ambush that killed seven of its troops by bombing targets inside Afghanistan.

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed that 20 children were killed in strikes in the Khost and Kunar provinces, and Afghan locals said the death toll was in the dozens.

Based on reporting by AP and dpa

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Afghanistan and Iran Border Tensions, Islam Qala Border Closes to Traffic

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8am: Local sources in Herat province have confirmed that the Taliban have seized an Iranian military vehicle following tensions with Iranian border forces. According to sources, tensions escalated between Iranian border guards and the Taliban at the Islam Qala border when Iranian forces intervened to stop a construction job by the Taliban along the border. Click here to read more (external link).