Khaama: People protests in Badakhshan’s Darayim district entered their second day on Saturday, May 4th. Residents claim the Taliban took five community leaders under the pretext of discussing protesters’ demands, but their fate remains unknown. Residents express concern over the detention of these five community leaders. Anti-Taliban protests in Darayim, Badakhshan, began on Friday, May
Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Green Trend (AGT), led by Amrullah Saleh, has reported that hostility between the Kandahari Taliban and the forces of Fasihuddin Fitrat, the group’s Chief of Army Staff, in Badakhshan, is growing. The AGT also suggested that the Kandahari Taliban, who now control Badakhshan, have started disarming the local Taliban and imposing
Afghanistan International: In video clips sent to Afghanistan International, protesters can be heard accusing the Taliban of invading people’s privacy and “assaulting women”. One protester accused the Taliban of disrespecting the “honour, religion, and privacy” of the people. The protesters accused the Taliban of demolishing property and oppressing locals. Click here to read more (external
8am: Reports emerging from Badakhshan province indicate that Qari Abdul Basir, an official associated with a Taliban-affiliated jihad school in the city of Fayzabad, has been detained by Taliban intelligence. The detention follows allegations of sexual assault involving a 17-year-old girl. This incident adds to a concerning pattern, as it’s not the first time Taliban
CBS: Afghan authorities captured a rare snow leopard in the country’s mountainous northeast and were preparing to release it back into the wild after it reportedly killed dozens of livestock animals, a conservation group said Sunday. The leopard was captured on Thursday night after becoming trapped in a livestock enclosure in the rural Zibak district
Newsweek: The Taliban is under scrutiny after $1.2 million is reported to have been “stolen” from a Russian private jet that crashed in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province on January 21. Four out of the six people aboard the Dassault Falcon 10 aircraft survived the crash. The jet was carrying out a medical evacuation from Thailand
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi January 21, 2024 Four people survived the crash of a Moscow-bound chartered ambulance flight in a mountainous area of northeastern Afghanistan, according to the Russian aviation authority on January 21. Six people were aboard the flight, and four of them were found alive with various injuries when rescuers reached the remote
8am: In the last two years, there have been recurring allegations against the Taliban for seizing and diverting humanitarian aid in Afghanistan. The group manipulates recipient lists by shifting the names of their families, associates, and fighters, often resorting to force to retrieve distributed humanitarian assistance from the people in various regions. Confirming these reports,
Ariana: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4-magnitude shook Afghanistan and neighboring countries on Thursday at 1:40pm. The quake’s epicenter was in Jurm, in Badakhshan province, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. So far, there is no information about casualties or damage. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: If the Taliban group is supposed to create an identity for itself, it is nothing more than a radical nationalistic-religious group. Ethnic and religious background is a significant factor in determining the level of trust among the group’s members. The Badakhshani Taliban, who are predominantly of Tajik origin, do not share common ancestry with