Jamiat-e-Islami’s Noor faction pledges unity in resistance against Taliban
Atta Mohammad Noor
Amu: The Noor faction of Afghanistan’s Jamiat-e-Islami party has vowed to continue resisting Taliban rule in a unified and coordinated manner, the party’s leadership council said in a statement. The council emphasized the party’s historic role in Afghanistan’s political and social struggles, recalling its participation in the fight against the Soviet occupation, resistance to terrorism, and efforts to establish peaceful transfers of power. It said the party now seeks to play a constructive role in “saving the country,” inspired by its late leaders Burhanuddin Rabbani and Ahmad Shah Massoud. Click here to read more (external link).
Three Afghans Among Suicide Bombers In Deadly Attack On Pakistani Security Base
Afghanistan International: Three Afghan nationals were among five suicide bombers who attacked a Pakistani security forces base in the border district of Bannu last week, security sources told Afghanistan International. The attackers were identified as Abdul Aziz, known as Qasid Mohajer; Shabir Ahmad, also called Mawlawi Bilal Mohajer, from Saidabad district in Maidan Wardak; and Najibullah, known as Haziqa, from Khost province. Aziz was reportedly from Mata Khan district in Paktika. A video obtained by Afghanistan International showed one of the attackers saying he was prepared to “sacrifice himself in the path of God” in Pakistan and calling on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to facilitate his mission. He said he was based in Bahramcha, Helmand province. Click here to read more (external link).
Pakistan surpasses Afghanistan as leading opium producer, triggering security concerns
Ariana: Pakistan has overtaken Afghanistan as the world’s largest source of opium, a development that experts warn could inject millions of dollars into terrorist networks and reshape the region’s security landscape, according to a report by The Telegraph. The report highlights that large-scale, open poppy cultivation is now more widespread in Pakistan than in Afghanistan, raising alarm among regional and international observers. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghan Military Helicopters To Be Returned From Uzbekistan To Kabul, Say Sources
Afghanistan International: Dozens of helicopters flown out of Afghanistan during the fall of the Western-backed government in 2021 are expected to be returned from Uzbekistan to Kabul in the coming days, sources told Afghanistan International. According to the sources, 57 helicopters that once belonged to the former Afghan army will be transferred back. After the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in August 2021, Afghan military pilots flew a number of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – September 8, 2025
Afghans Become Second-Largest Asylum Seekers in Europe
Khaama: Afghans were the second-largest group of asylum seekers in Europe in the first half of 2025, trailing only Venezuelans, according to the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA). Afghan claims, however, have remained consistently high since the Taliban takeover in 2021. EU and International Organization for Migration data show Afghans remain among the top five nationalities seeking asylum across Europe, citing insecurity and restrictions under Taliban rule, particularly for women. Click here to read more (external link).
UNICEF: More than 500,000 affected by Afghanistan earthquake, half of them children
Amu: More than 500,000 people, including over 263,000 children, have been affected by last week’s powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, UNICEF said in its first flash update. The 6.0-magnitude quake struck at 11:47 p.m. on Aug. 31 in Kuz Kunar district of Nangarhar province, flattening villages and triggering landslides. Seventeen aftershocks of magnitude 4.0 or greater followed, including three above 5.0. According to UNICEF, at least 2,205 people were killed and 3,640 others injured. Among the dead were 393 girls and 338 boys. The agency said 271 children were left orphaned and 81 children are currently hospitalized without relatives, raising fears they may have lost their entire families. The earthquake destroyed or damaged more than 6,700 houses across Kunar, Nangarhar and Laghman provinces. Entire valleys were cut off by landslides, complicating rescue efforts. Click here to read more (external link).
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Afghanistan International: Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front, said Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi told him during talks in 2022 that elections “have no place in Islam.” Massoud disclosed the exchange on Saturday in a discussion on the social media platform X. He said Muttaqi had urged him to end resistance against the Taliban and return to Kabul following the group’s takeover. Click here to read more (external link).
Drug Sales and Sexual Abuse Allegations: What’s Happening Inside Taliban Prison in Herat?
8am: Reliable sources describe the situation of prisoners in Taliban prisons in Herat province as shocking. According to them, in this prison, in addition to the buying and selling of narcotics, some imprisoned children are also subjected to sexual abuse by Taliban members, while children over seven years old are held in this prison on charges of theft. Prisoners also express concern about bribery by Taliban judges and the forced sale of narcotics by members of this group inside the prison. According to them, in one case, a young man committed suicide after being released from Taliban prison, and in a letter he left behind, he wrote that he could not bear the suffering he endured in prison. Also, one of the Taliban officials in this group’s prison in Herat has confessed that from the proceeds of selling narcotics in this prison, he has married three times. Click here to read more (external link).