Sima Samar via Ms. Magazine: The Taliban that now rules Afghanistan is the same extremist entity that revoked the basic human rights of Afghanistan’s women and girls and minorities when they were last in power in the 1990s. And now, they have done it again. I didn’t think that I would see history repeat itself
8am: Last Thursday, the Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that they had executed two individuals publicly on charges of murder at the Ghazni football stadium. The public execution of these two individuals, witnessed by thousands, has provoked widespread domestic and international reactions. However, findings from the Hasht-e Subh Daily indicate that the public execution of one
8am: Local sources from Kabul and northern provinces report a surge in Taliban detentions of both former government military personnel and civilians. Dozens of individuals have been detained in recent weeks across these provinces and taken to undisclosed locations. The Taliban allegedly detain these individuals on various pretexts and release them upon payment or the
FP: A drug kingpin whose heroin empire helped fund the Taliban’s long war in Afghanistan—and who was released early from a U.S. prison in a trade for an American hostage—has now gone into business with China. Bashir Noorzai, a close friend of the extremists’ supreme leader, has set up murky joint-venture deals with Chinese firms
By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 9, 2024 The Key Issue Shahabuddin Delawar, the Taliban’s mining and petroleum minister, has been accused of nepotism after his son was appointed as the extremist group’s ambassador to Uzbekistan. Maghfoorullah Shahab, Delawar’s younger son, took over Afghanistan’s embassy in Tashkent on February 4. Delawar’s elder son, Rohullah Shahab, is
8am: Some passengers traveling along the Kabul-Ghazni Highway complain about the high fares charged by drivers on this route and the extra fees imposed by the Taliban. They claim that the Taliban’s Land Transport Regulation Authority in the province has set specific fares for various minibusses along the Kabul-Ghazni route. However, Taliban personnel stationed at
Ariana: Afghanistan has fallen 12 places to 162nd position in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2023 compared to the previous year, Transparency International said in a report released Tuesday. Afghanistan has scored 20 out of 100 in the new index, ranking 162 out of 180 countries and territories. Last year, Afghanistan stood at the
Katherine Gypson VOA News January 11, 2024 WASHINGTON — U.S. officials overseeing assistance to Afghanistan told U.S. lawmakers Thursday that aid is rigorously monitored to prevent financial benefits from reaching the Taliban. “We remain extremely vigilant against attempts to divert and interfere with assistance delivery. USAID takes its duty as a steward of U.S. taxpayer dollars
8am: Sources in Badghis province claim that Taliban commanders and fighters allocate humanitarian aid in specific areas of the province, or distribute this aid to the families of their fighters who were killed in previous conflicts. According to them, the distribution of aid in this province is not fair, benefiting only the residents of Taliban-controlled
8am: Some residents of Samangan province claim that the local Taliban are engaging in corrupt practices by accepting bribes in exchange for employment in specialized institutions. Sources indicate that the Taliban, who control the Directorate of Public Health in Samangan province, have targeted 315 positions in various medical and service sectors, with local officials of