8am: Sources in Ghazni have reported that the Taliban rebels have abducted a married woman from the province and have taken her to Urozgan province. The woman was abducted by the Taliban a week ago, sources reported on Thursday. According to sources, the woman along with her child was taken from the village of Pashi
War on the Rocks: Based on a number of interviews with former Afghan officials, we believe that Tehran will struggle in its efforts to forge a cooperative relationship with the Taliban. Although the fight against the Islamic State in Afghanistan could create common ground, there are plenty of other pitfalls. The Taliban’s resistance to sharing
8am: A local source in Ghazni province said on Saturday that the Taliban had increased its surveillance over barber shops and hairdressers across the city recently. The source says that on Friday, the Taliban severely beat a gents’ hairdresser in the Khaja Ali area of Ghazni city while shaving the beard of a customer and
8am: Taliban fighters have attacked the office of Ayatollah Mohaqeq Kabuli, a prominent Shiite cleric. A local source in Ghazni province said on Friday (3 June) that the Taliban had stormed the office of the Shiite Authority in the provincial capital yesterday (Thursday, 2 June). According to the source, the Taliban tore up the photos,
8am: Local sources in Panjshir province say a 45-year-old man has died as a result of being tortured by Taliban fighters. According to sources, the man was arrested by the Taliban on Tuesday and his body, which shows signs of torture, was taken to Rokha Hospital today. Sources state that the man’s name was Munir
8am: In a letter, the Taliban’s Education Department in Ghazni province has ordered all girls’ schools from fourth grade to sixth to wear full hijab and cover their faces while commuting to school. Sources from some girls’ schools in Ghazni have confirmed that it is added in the letter that students who do not follow
8am: After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, armed nomads from eastern and southern provinces and even Pakistan have entered parts of the Hazarajat. The nomads, who have the full support of the Taliban and are fully armed, claim ownership of the people’s lands and are destroying farms. Residents of some areas in Maidan Wardak and
8am: The Taliban are confiscating private cars under the name of government vehicles in Ghazni’s Jaghori district in the province, sources confirm. Local sources in Jaghori district have accused the Taliban of extorting money from people, saying that dozens of vehicles belonging to residents of the district have been seized by the Taliban in the
8am: Sources in Ghazni province have confirmed that the Taliban have warned employees in some civilian institutions in the province about the consequences of not growing beards and wearing turbans. According to sources, the whole employees should grow beards and wear turbans during their duties hours. Taliban have stated the violators would be expelled from
8am: In a newsletter, the National and Islamic Movement of Afghanistan has claimed of targeting the district building of Waiez district in Ghazni province by a rocket on Thursday evening, May 12. During the past week, this is the second anti-Taliban group that is being formed in Ghazni province. Earlier, the Patriotic Front had reported