Afghanistan International: Sources from western Kabul reported that the Taliban has destroyed the statue of Abdul Ali Mazari, the former leader of Hezb-e-Wahdat Islami, at the Pul-e Sokhta intersection in Kabul. According to local residents, on Saturday night, the Taliban defaced the statue of Mazari with a drill and then covered it with plaster. Residents
8am: The Taliban vandalized a painted image of the former Hazara leader, Abdul Ali Mazari, in west Kabul. Sources in west Kabul shared photos of a gate decorated with Abdul Ali Mazari’s image on Tuesday, January 31, confirming to Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban had ruined his image. In the photos shared, it can be
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 18, 2021 Gunshots rang out in Kabul and some militants violently broke up a protest in eastern Afghanistan as foreign powers watch every action of the Taliban to see if it will live up to its promises of having left the group’s brutal human rights record behind. Hundreds boarded planes
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 6, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Officials in Afghanistan say at least 27 people were killed and 55 injured Friday when gunmen opened fire on a gathering in Kabul, with high-profile opposition politicians in attendance. Witnesses said the shooting started when a former vice president, Karim Khalili, was delivering his speech to
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan March 7, 2019 KABUL — An Afghan presidential candidate and eight bodyguards of a rival candidate have been injured by a mortar barrage in western Kabul at a ceremony honoring a prominent Afghan Shi’ite leader who was killed by the Taliban. Amid conflicting reports about the overall death toll, RFE/RL
Tolo News: Mohammad Mohaqiq, the second deputy of Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, said the First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum should return to Afghanistan and that foreigners should not interfere in this matter. Addressing a ceremony on 23rd death anniversary of Abdul Ali Mazari, the slain leader of the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, Mohaqiq