Taliban Arrest Young Man in Sar-e Pol Province
8am: Local sources in Sar-e Pol province confirm that the Taliban intelligence has arrested a young man named Rahim Ughlo in the center of the province for connection with General Abdul Rashid Dostum. In recent months, arbitrary arrests of citizens by the Taliban have increased in the northern provinces of the country. Click here to read more (external link).
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Student Enrollment Plummets at Private Universities in Kunduz: Officials
Tolo News: “In the past, the number of students attending universities reached 10 to 11,000, but after the political change in the country the number dropped to 4 to 5,000,” said Samiullah Danishyar, head of the Union. Meanwhile, officials at private universities in Kunduz said that the number of female students had dropped by 70%. They warned that if the situation continues like this many of the country’s private institutions will close. Click here to read more (external link).
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At Least One Person Killed As Taliban, Iranian Border Forces Exchange Fire
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July 31, 2022
Taliban and Iranian border guards have been engaged in gun battles along the Iran-Afghan frontier, leaving at least one person dead on the Afghan side, police officials said.
“We have one killed and one wounded; the cause of the clash is not clear yet,” Bahram Haqmal, the police spokesman for the southern Afghan province of Nimroze, told Reuters on July 31.
Maysam Barazandeh, the governor of the Iranian border area of Hirmand, told the semiofficial Fars news agency that the fighting had ceased and that there were no casualties on the Iranian side.
Both sides accused the other of opening fire first.
According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, the clashes broke out after Taliban forces tried to raise their flag “in an area that is not Afghan territory.”
Taliban fighters have frequently clashed with Iranian security forces since the Islamist group took control of Afghanistan last August.
Iran has struggled to cope with an influx of some 5 million Afghans who have fled since the Taliban seized power.
The two countries share a 900-kilometer border. Tehran has not recognized the Taliban’s claim to be Afghanistan’s ruling government.
The rest of the international community has also refused to recognize the Taliban’s rule, demanding that it respect human rights and show tolerance for other groups.
Based on reporting by Reuters and dpa
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Pakistani tribal elders arrive in Kabul for talks with TTP
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Ariana: A 17-member delegation of tribal elders arrived in Kabul on Saturday to resume peace talks with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). This comes after a team of senior religious scholars returned to Pakistan this week after negotiations in Afghanistan with the TTP leadership, Dawn News reported. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban Continues Harassment of Innocent Civilians in Panjshir
8am: A number of residents in Panjshir province are complaining about the continued harassment of civilians by the Taliban group in this province. According to residents, the Taliban have seized more than ten residential houses, a technical and vocational high school and a girls’ school in Astana village and are using these private properties as their military bases. Click here to read more (external link).
120 People Killed by Flooding in Past Month
Tolo News: The State Ministry for Disaster Management said that in addition to human losses, the flood caused heavy financial damage to citizens by affecting thousands of acres of agricultural land. “120 people have been martyred and 152 others were wounded in these floods,” said Mohammad Naseem Haqqani, a spokesman for the State Ministry for Disaster Management. Meanwhile, the residents of Paktia province said that the recent floods have affected the drinking water in the province. Click here to read more (external link).
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2 Taliban Members Killed, 3 Injured in NRF Offensives in Kapisa
8am: A reliable source in the NRF told Hasht-e Subh that this attack took place at around 12:50 Saturday night on a Taliban camp in Murad Khaja village, Hessa II district of Kapisa province. According to the source, following this attack, 2 Taliban members have been killed and 3 others were wounded. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban Interior Ministry Denies ‘Drone Attack’ in Kabul
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Tolo News: Abdul Nafi Takoor, a spokesman of the Interior Ministry, said that a rocket hit an empty residence in the Sherpor area of Kabul city, adding there were “no casualties.” But Rahmatullah Nabil, former head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), said on his Twitter page a US drone attacked an ISIS shelter in Kabul on Sunday morning. “According to a Doha Agreement article, the US supports the Taliban in their fight against ISIS-K. Sources said that American drones were seen in Kabul’s airspace and targeted several areas of the city. They probably targeted the ISIS safe houses,” he tweeted. Kabul residents said they heard multiple blasts in Kabul city. Click here to read more (external link).