Tolo News: The selling of music cassettes and foreign drama series have been banned by the department of Vice and Virtue in the western province of Herat. The officials said that the cassettes and drama series were non-Islamic materials and thus they prevented them from being sold. “We completely removed whatever they indicated. We have
8am: Sources told Hast-e Subh that on Saturday, March 12, Taliban closed all internet cafes in this province. The Taliban’s Directorate for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Herat has labeled internet cafes a waste of young people’s time and a cause of their misguidedness. The recent restrictions imposed by Taliban in
8am: Sources told Hasht-e-Subh on Thursday, March 29th, that the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue in Herat had closed all game zones in this province yesterday. Meanwhile, in an interview, some owners of these game zones in Herat expressed concern to Hasht-e-Subh that although they had licenses to operate, their shops had been
Khaama: Abdullah Insaf, the spokesman of the Security Chief in Herat province, said to Khaama Press on Saturday that the security forces of the Islamic Emirate attacked an ISIS hideout in the 13th district of the province at around 10:00 last night. He said that during the special operation, six members of the group had
8am: Taliban fighters are committing armed robbery in the outskirts of Herat province, sources confirmed to Hasht-e Subh on Friday (December 9th). A group of four Taliban fighters stopped a young man’s car at a checkpoint in the Kalata Hakim neighborhood of Islam Qala district early this week, sources detailed. Taliban fighters first searched him
8am: In the statement published today (Sunday, December 4th) by female protesters, it is stated that Alia Azizi is alive and in Taliban custody. Earlier, an independent source had confirmed to Hasht-e Subh that Alia Azizi had contacted her family, saying that she was alive and had been severely tortured in one of the Taliban
8am: Local sources in Herat report new restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women in the hospital in Herat province. On Wednesday, November 30, the sources, talking to Hasht-e Subh said that the Taliban have banned Ultrasound (Television Examinations) for women in the mentioned hospital. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Health officials in Herat province say a three-story Hematology Hospital will be built in the province to treat patients with blood disorders including leukemia. According to the officials, the construction of this project has been made possible by donors including a charity organization, businessmen and investors. Click here to read more (external link). More
8am: Sources talking to Hasht-e Subh said that around 5:00 pm on Thursday, November 24, armed men attacked the Taliban outpost in the Chaharbagh Firuzeh area, in the Anjil district of Herat province. Sources added that the conflict between the two sides lasted less than 10 minutes, as a result of which four Taliban forces
Tolo News: Officials of the Pashdan Dam in Herat province said that after a one-and-a-half-year hiatus of construction, most areas of the dam are in disrepair. They warned that if the water in the Pashdan dam is not released soon, floods will destroy the water source. Last year, the flood destroyed part of the structure