Afghanistan International: The fighting broke out around 9 p.m. in the Kahgdai area of Nahrin district and lasted for nearly an hour, the sources said. No casualty figures have been confirmed. Kahgdai is known as a stronghold of the Resistance Front, which has previously battled Taliban forces in the area. Click here to read more
Khaama: The Afghanistan Journalists Center reported that the Taliban issued a ban on the publication of live animal images to media outlets in Badakhshan, Baghlan, and Nimroz provinces. This directive was communicated to local media outlets on Thursday, March 7. According to the Afghanistan Journalists Center, the Taliban’s Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention
8am: The Taliban, despite their claims of combating administrative corruption and ethnic discrimination, have engaged in widespread corruption within government institutions and have significantly fueled ethnic bias. Findings from a report by the Hasht-e Subh Daily regarding the Education Directorate of Baghlan Province reveal that the principal of a school in Central Baghlan has labeled
Khaama: Officials at the Baghlan Public Health Department have reported a new case of polio in the city of Pul-e-Khumri. Meanwhile, the Polio Eradication Campaign Office announced yesterday that a polio vaccination campaign will begin in various parts of the country within two days. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: The AFF stated, “As a result of this attack, four Taliban members were killed, and two others were injured.” The group also added that Mullah Ibrahim Mansoori, a Taliban intelligence commander, was among those targeted, but his fate remains unclear. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Local sources from Baghlan province report that armed assailants carried out an attack on Tuesday night in the Baghlan-e-Markazi district, killing a pro-Taliban cleric and wounding another individual. The attack was claimed by ISIS. According to reports received by Afghanistan International, the attack targeted Abdul Razzaq, an imam and religious teacher, while Hamdullah
8am: No group has claimed responsibility for the killing of the 11 Sufis in Baghlan. Meanwhile, local sources confirm that Sufism has many followers in Baghlan. They noted that Sufi shrines and gatherings continue with their traditional practices of worship and remembrance. However, sources also confirmed that the Taliban, along with ISIS affiliates, Wahhabis, and
Amu: The Taliban’s police command in Baghlan Province reported that 10 people were killed in an armed attack on a shrine in the Nahrin district late Thursday night. In a statement, the Taliban described the incident as “mysterious,” adding that the attack took place at a khanqah, or Sufi lodge, within the shrine. Abdul Ghayoor
Tolo News: Judo athletes from various provinces across the country have entered the field of competition in Baghlan for the national team selection tournament in this sport. This competition, hosted by Baghlan, involves judo athletes from 14 provinces, with the goal of identifying elite players for the country’s national judo team. Click here to read
Khaama: A driver in Baghlan province has reported that militants shot out one of his eyes at a checkpoint in the Dushi district. The driver shared details of the incident in a video on Sunday, August 18. He stated that the violence was inflicted upon him “without cause” and accused the “Taliban fighters of abusing