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Taliban earn hefty sums from Gulf-linked camps in Kandahar, sources say

31st May, 2025 · admin

Amu: Taliban are reportedly receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars each month from a group of Arab nationals who have established a fortified compound in the desert between Spin Boldak and Takhtapul districts in the southern province of Kandahar, local sources say. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Arab-Afghan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Kandahar |
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Taliban Ban Women From Mosques In Kandahar & Herat During Ramadan Prayers

12th March, 2025 · admin

Afghanistan International: The Taliban’s morality police have banned women from praying in mosques in Kandahar and Herat, sources told Afghanistan International. On Monday night, during evening prayers, the Taliban expelled women from several mosques in Kandahar. Women in Herat also reported that since the start of Ramadan, the Taliban have blocked their access to mosques.

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Posted in Afghan Women, Taliban | Tags: Herat, Kandahar, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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Floods In Helmand & Kandahar Claim 15 Lives, Leave Dozens Injured

26th February, 2025 · admin

Afghanistan International: At least 15 people have died and 19 others have been injured following severe flooding in Helmand and Kandahar provinces, Taliban officials confirmed. The heavy rainfall and resulting floods have also caused extensive financial and infrastructural damage in both regions. On Wednesday, the Taliban’s police command in Kandahar issued a statement reporting that

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Flood, Helmand, Kandahar, Natural Disasters |
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Kabul clerics call for inclusive Government, criticize Kandahar-Centric Taliban Rule

28th January, 2025 · admin

Khaama: The Council for the Protection of Jihadi Values held a meeting in Kabul where they strongly criticized the Taliban for monopolizing power, particularly by the Kandahari faction, and called for an inclusive government. A council member stated that in addition to Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, 12 Taliban cabinet ministers are from Kandahar province, highlighting a

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Posted in Ethnic Issues, Political News, Taliban | Tags: Descrimination, Ethnic descrimination, Kandahar, Taliban infighting |
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Taliban bar women from attending Kandahar trade exhibition: Sources

5th January, 2025 · admin

Amu: Kandahar Province, regarded as the Taliban’s power base, is hosting a three-day exhibition showcasing domestic products from 150 Afghan manufacturers. However, as the event entered its second day on Sunday, sources reported that women had been barred from attending. Despite the prominent role women play in producing these items, they have been excluded from

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Posted in Afghan Women, Media, Taliban | Tags: Kandahar, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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Health center closes in Kandahar after WHO halts funding: Sources

31st December, 2024 · admin

Amu: The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended funding for a 30-bed trauma center in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, citing repeated interference and pressure from Taliban health officials, two sources said. The facility has since been shut down, the sources added. The closure, confirmed on Tuesday, comes after the Taliban’s health director for Kandahar made

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Posted in Health News, Taliban | Tags: Kandahar, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban government failure |
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Taliban Beats Up People In Kandahar For Non-Payment Of Taxes

30th October, 2024 · admin

Afghanistan International: An informed source said that car sellers refused to pay taxes due to the high tax rates and the unfavourable economic and market situation, which was met with violence by the Taliban. A number of people said that the Taliban does not provide services despite collecting a lot of taxes. Trade unions and

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Kandahar, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban government failure, Taxes |
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Market catches fire in Afghanistan’s Kandahar

16th October, 2024 · admin

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — A popular market locally known as “Bush Market” caught fire in Kandahar city, capital of Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province, on Wednesday. The market is located in the Police District 5 of the city. Deputy head of Kandahar’s firefighting department Nazir Ahmad Zahid said that the fire caused property damage

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Posted in Economic News | Tags: Kandahar |
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Taliban Leaders Seize, Buy Luxury Homes in Kandahar’s Aino Maina Township

24th September, 2024 · admin

Afghanistan International: Aino Maina, a posh neighbourhood in Kandahar, was previously home to government officials, businessmen, and some “smugglers” during the previous regime. Since the Taliban’s rise to power, it has become a favoured and secure location for Taliban officials, with many of these homes now serving as residences and investment properties for the group’s

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Posted in Corruption, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Corrupt Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada, Kandahar, Taliban government failure |
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Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health denies two polio cases in Kandahar

7th July, 2024 · admin

Khaama: Sources within the provincial Department of Public Health and local media on Saturday, July 6, reported that two positive polio cases were registered in the Shah Wali Kot and Registan districts. According to claims, these children, a four-year-old girl and a five-year-old boy, had recently arrived from Pakistan. Click here to read more (external

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Posted in Health News | Tags: Kandahar, Polio |
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