By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 11, 2022 As residents of Afghanistan’s western Herat Province face high unemployment, skyrocketing inflation, and acute hunger, the Taliban authorities have cut off their access to a local delicacy — lamb testicles. The recently announced ban on the sale of testicles of sheep and other animals has infuriated local business owners
Ariana: Suleiman, a high school graduate in Herat province, has scored the highest marks in this year’s nation-wide university entrance exam, Kankor, in Afghanistan, officials announced on Saturday. Suleiman, who graduated from Sultan Ghiasuddin Ghori High School, earned a score of 355.42, and is expected to study at Herat University’s medical faculty. Click here to
8am: Local sources in Herat report that armed men have attacked a Taliban outpost in the province, killing 14 Taliban members. The attack was carried out on the outpost in Firqa area of Herat city at around 3:00am Thursday morning. In an interview, sources confirmed the number of casualties. Click here to read more (external
8am: In continuation of the Taliban’s recent anti-Persian initiatives, the group has removed the word “Danishgah = University” from the Signboard of Herat University in Herat province. On Wednesday, September 28, local sources talking to Hasht-e Subh said that the Taliban group has installed a new signboard with the Pashtu version of “Herat Pohantoon =
8am: Reliable local sources in talking to Hasht-e Subh say that the Department of Vice and Virtue Promotion of the Taliban summoned all the owners of coffee shops in Herat on Wednesday, September 21, and ordered them to stop their business or face the consequences. Sources in Herat say that with the closure of coffee
Akmal Dawi VOA News September 21, 2022 Taliban authorities have allowed the reopening of a nongovernment school in the western Afghan province of Herat, where young girls will learn computer coding. The school was closed in the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan last year. More than 350 students have already applied to enroll
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: The Taliban rebels have launched house-to-house search operations in this province over the last three days, local sources reported. The search operation is reportedly continuing in some areas of Herat city. Although the Taliban in Herat have stated that the purpose of this move is to ensure the safety of the people, the residents
Ariana: Thousands of people attended the funeral Saturday of a popular Herat Imam, Mawlavi Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Ansari, who was killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque on Friday. Mawlavi Ansari was killed along with 19 others at the Guzargah Mosque, officials said. ISIS (Daesh) claimed responsibility for this deadly attack. Click here to read more
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 2, 2022 ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber struck a packed mosque in western Afghanistan Friday, killing at least 18 worshippers, including a prominent cleric loyal to the ruling Taliban. Police officials said the influential slain scholar, Mujibur Rahman Ansari, was leading afternoon prayers at his Guzargah Mosque in the city of