Khaama: Officials in Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Aviation have announced the launch of a direct flight route from Khost Airport to Saudi Arabia. Officials added that this inaugural flight from Khost Airport was destined for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. According to the ministry, the flight was operated by the private airline Kam Air. Click here
Tolo News: As a result of clashes between the forces of the Islamic Emirate and the Pakistani military, two people, including a woman, have been killed, and eleven others injured. Local residents reported that since Wednesday evening of last week, intermittent clashes between the Islamic Emirate forces and the Pakistani military have been ongoing in
Afghanistan International: Sources in Khost province have informed Afghanistan International that the Taliban has now imposed restrictions on educational programmes above grade six which are broadcast on local radio and television stations. These restrictions have reportedly been implemented on the orders of the Taliban’s Ministry of Education. Click here to read more (external link). Related
Afghanistan International: Sources in Khost province told Afghanistan International that 73 members of the former “Khost Protection Force (KPF),” who were trained by the US intelligence, are currently imprisoned by the Taliban intelligence. According to the sources, they had travelled from the United States to Khost to visit their families. The sources confirmed to the
8am: Some residents of Khost Province, in a protest gathering in front of the Directorate of Public Health of this province, have accused Taliban officials of administrative corruption, abuse of authority, and theft. Protesters claim that the Khost Directorate of Public Health, under Taliban control, has taken cash payments of 500 Afghanis from at least
8am: Concerns are rising among residents of Khost Province over the increase in targeted killings and criminal incidents in the region. Many accuse the Taliban of incompetence in providing security and emphasize that most of these incidents occur near Taliban checkpoints. According to these residents, the Taliban are incapable of controlling criminal activities and targeted
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal and RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi March 18, 2024 Afghanistan’s Taliban government on March 18 said Pakistani warplanes bombed “militant hideouts” inside Afghanistan belonging to the Pakistani Taliban, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), killing at least eight civilians, including three children. Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been on the rise since the Taliban
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi February 25, 2024 The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has reported that Taliban police authorities in the eastern Khost Province have banned girls from contacting local radio and television channels and warned local media outlets not to accept phone calls from girls. Regional security head Abdul Rashid Omari cited the potential for spreading immorality as
Khaama: Local officials in the Southeastern Province of Khost have reported the discovery of a mass grave in the center of the province, stating that the remains of at least 100 bodies have been discovered from this mass grave. Basmillah Bilal, the mayor of the Taliban in Khost, has stated that this mass grave was
Tolo News: A flight was made from Khost International Airport to Al Ain, UEA on Friday (January 26). The Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation said that the first flight, which was a commercial flight, was conducted by Ariana Afghan Airlines from Khost province to Al Ain after a two-year wait. “I am very happy