Ariana: As many as 875,000 children in Afghanistan are at risk of severe wasting, the United Nations agency for children said on Tuesday. Sam Mort, chief of communication of UNICEF in Afghanistan, said on Twitter that the organization needs urgent support to prevent and treat malnourished boys and girls. Click here to read more (external
8am: Local sources in Ghor province confirm the Taliban have imprisoned a young man for posting critical content on his Facebook page. In an interview on Monday, sources said the young man was arrested for criticizing lawlessness in the province. Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, many people have been arrested and tortured
Aamaj: Head of people’s unity party, Mohammad Mohaqiq, said that the residents of 17 villages have been evicted by Taliban in Ghor and Daykundi provinces. Before that people were evicted in Ghazni and Takhar by nomads while Taliban supported them. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Sources told Hasht-e Subh today (Friday, October 7th) that the Taliban had arrested Ahmad Khan Rasooli and his son a week ago in the center of Ghor province. Relatives of this tribal figure say that they have no information on the whereabouts of the detainees. Ahmad Khan Rasooli was previously one of the supporters
Ariana: [Taliban] Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said this week that 250 domestic and foreign firms have submitted their bids for the iron mine in Herat and lead mine in Ghor province. Esmatullah Burhan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, said that it is evaluating the bids and will soon announce
8am: Amnesty International in its latest probe said that on June 26, the Taliban killed at least 6 civilians affiliated with the Hazara community in Ghor province. In the continuation of this report, it is stated that the Taliban have arrested and executed four men in a night operation following the search for a former
8am: A local source in Ghor province said that the Taliban raided Mohammad Moradi’s house, one of the commanders of the public uprising forces in the former regime, killing him along with his wife and daughter on Saturday night (June 25th). According to the source, the incident took place in Chahar Asyab village of Sar-e-Jangal,
Ariana: More than one million Afghan children are expected to be vaccinated over the next few days in the latest polio vaccination campaign that was launched in western Afghanistan on Sunday. Officials said the campaign will run for four days and be conducted across four provinces in the western region. Click here to read more
8am: The Taliban Intelligence has arrested more than 10 former local commanders in Samangan province over the past three days, local sources have reported. In the past three days, more than 100 former local commanders have been displaced in the province to prevent from being detained by the Taliban Intelligence, according to sources. Click here
8am: Taliban rebels have arrested 6 men in the Lal-wa-Sarjangal district of Ghor province on charges of helping the National Resistance Front (NRF). According to the Taliban’s claim, they have arrested a man named Dostum, being affiliated with the NRF, after the clash in the district. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban