8am: Local sources in Herat province have confirmed that the Taliban have seized an Iranian military vehicle following tensions with Iranian border forces. According to sources, tensions escalated between Iranian border guards and the Taliban at the Islam Qala border when Iranian forces intervened to stop a construction job by the Taliban along the border.
Ariana: Herat provincial officials said Sunday that 11 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) members were killed in a traffic accident on the Herat-lslam Qala highway. Mahmood Shah Rasouli, spokesman for Herat police said that an IEA Ranger vehicle collided with a another vehicle. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The causalities as a result of an explosion that occurred four days ago on Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Jibraiel Township of Anjil district in Herat province rise as the injured ones are dying every day in the hospital. Jibraiel Township is one of the Hazara-dominated areas in Herat city that has been under
Tolo News: Female students in Herat in grades 7-12, who were allowed to participate in classes, were told to stay home as the Islamic Emirate closed secondary and high schools for the girls across Afghanistan. Herat was the only province where female students above the 6th grade were allowed to go to schools for the
Tolo News: Afghan performers and other theater workers in the western province of Herat expressed grave concern over the fate of theater across the province, saying the art is disappearing due to limitations and political changes in the country. Herat theater workers said that many of the theater performers have left Afghanistan and women artists
Ariana: Afghan health officials said Sunday that western Herat province is being hit by the 4th wave of COVID-19 infections. According to doctors, symptoms indicate that most of the patients admitted to Herat’s COVID-19 Hospital are infected with the Omicron variant of the virus. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Sources in Herat confirm that Habib-ur-Rahman Malikzada, the former police chief of Taywarah district in Ghor province, was assassinated in Herat city. Malikzada had earlier fought against the Taliban for several years in the Tywarah district of Ghor province and lived in Herat after the country fell to the Taliban. Click here to read
Reuters: Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Saturday in the western Afghan city of Herat, it said in a post on Telegram on Sunday. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi January 22, 2022 Seven Afghan civilians have been killed and nine injured in Herat city after a bomb attached to a packed minivan exploded. Sabet Herawi, a Taliban intelligence official in Herat Province, told RFE/RL that the cause of the explosion on January 22 was a magnetic mine attached to the vehicle’s
8am: The dismissal of the department’s experienced and professional staff and the appointment of Taliban members to these positions have provoked a sharp reaction among some citizens and civil activists in Herat. Click here to read more (external link).