8am: Over the past three years, the Taliban have repeatedly claimed to have eradicated drugs and tobacco in the country. However, findings from Herat province by Hasht-e Subh Daily reveal an increase in the buying and selling of hashish, with the market for hashish sellers thriving. This is despite a decree by Hibatullah Akhundzada banning
Afghanistan International: On Wednesday, a group of truck drivers and merchants staged a protest at the Herat Airport in response to a significant increase in “extra costs” imposed by the Taliban. Protesters allege that the Taliban’s gunfire during the demonstration resulted in at least one driver being injured. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Reliable sources from Herat have confirmed that Taliban members killed a young Shiite man in the Jebrael township of the province on Thursday. The young man, identified as “Habib”, was killed amid rising tensions between the Taliban and Afghan Shiites over Ashura observances. According to local sources, Habib had clashed with Taliban members
Khaama: Groups of Shia protesters in Herat marched through the city’s 12th, 9th, and 13th districts, waving Ashura flags and chanting “Labbaik Ya Hussain” as they expressed their religious devotion and voiced dissent against recent statements made by the Taliban. Caravans of Shia protesters in Herat marched through the city’s 12th, 9th, and 13th districts,
8am: Several residents of Herat claim that after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, they assigned specialized positions in this province to their uneducated fighters. They allege that this group has become corrupt but has not learned how to work. According to these Herat residents, the Taliban’s administrative procedures have caused numerous challenges and confusion for
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front (NRF) announced on Friday that it has killed two Taliban members and injured another in the 12th police district of Herat. NRF stated that no harm was done to its forces or civilians in this attack. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front (NRF) has declared that it conducted two separate attacks in Herat city and Tulk district, resulting in the deaths of three Taliban members and the injury of another. The Taliban has not yet issued any response to this assertion by the National Resistance Front. The statement revealed that Mawlawi
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Front (NRF) reported a successful assault on a Taliban checkpoint in the Shindand district of Herat province on Saturday evening, resulting in the deaths of three Taliban members.The NRF confirmed that their forces suffered no casualties during the operation. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, told TOLOnews that Monday’s attack on a Shia mosque in the Guzara district of Herat does not signify the strengthening of Daesh in Afghanistan. The spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate described the attack as a crime and said that efforts to find the perpetrators of
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 30, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Tuesday that an overnight attack on a Shiite mosque in a western region bordering Iran had killed at least six people, including a child. An Interior Ministry spokesman reported that an “unknown armed person” stormed the mosque in the Guzara district in