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Tag Archives: Life under Taliban rule

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Baran Health Institute shut down in Bamyan

21st May, 2026 · admin · Leave a comment

Khaama: Local sources in Bamyan say Taliban authorities shut down the Baran Health Sciences Institute, detained several staff members and sealed the institute for a second time. Sources said one of the institute’s founders, administrative officials and several teachers were detained during the raid earlier this week. Some staff members were later released, but the

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Posted in Censorship, Economic News, Education, Taliban | Tags: Bamiyan, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban Police State |
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Families in Afghanistan’s Ghor Province Selling Children Amid Extreme Poverty: BBC

19th May, 2026 · admin · Leave a comment

Khaama: A report by BBC says worsening poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan’s Ghor Province are forcing some families to sell children while malnutrition is driving rising infant deaths. The report described severe hunger in the provincial capital Firozkoh, where crowds gather daily for leftover bread and rare labor opportunities, while many residents return home without

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Posted in Afghan Children, Economic News | Tags: Ghor, Life under Taliban rule, Poverty |
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Gold Mine Tensions Escalate As Taliban Arrest Commanders’ Relatives

18th May, 2026 · admin · Leave a comment

Afghanistan International: Local sources in Badakhshan tell Afghanistan International that the Taliban have detained several individuals, including relatives of a number of the group’s ethnic Tajik commanders, amid an ongoing dispute over gold. According to these sources, those detained include Khaled, a nephew of Mawlawi Amanuddin Mansoor, the Taliban’s governor in Helmand; Musa Kaka, a

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Posted in Corruption, Economic News, Ethnic Issues | Tags: Badakhshan, Ethnic descrimination, Gold, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban looting resources |
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Human Rights Union: Beating of Elderly Men Shows Systematic Taliban Violence

18th May, 2026 · admin · Leave a comment

8am: Following the release of a video showing the severe beating of two elderly men by Taliban fighters, the Human Rights Activists Union (HRAU) says the footage once again reveals the deeply rooted and systematic nature of Taliban violence. In a statement issued on Monday, May 18, the HRAU said that scenes of attacks on

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Posted in Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban torture |
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Kabul’s Youth: Unemployment, Nepotism, and Vanishing Opportunities Have Destroyed Our Future

18th May, 2026 · admin · Leave a comment

8am: Several young people in Kabul have voiced complaints about shrinking job opportunities and rising unemployment across the city. They say that since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, employment in private companies has dropped sharply, while government posts are increasingly reserved for those with prior ties or close connections to the Taliban. These young

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Posted in Corruption, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban government failure, unemployment |
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Wave of killings in Kabul, Jawzjan raises security concerns

17th May, 2026 · admin

Amu: At least eight people, including several women and children, were killed in separate violent incidents in Kabul and northern Afghanistan over the past two days, according to local sources and Taliban officials, raising fresh concerns about public security under Taliban rule. Security analysts say such crimes risk undermining public confidence and social stability, particularly

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Security | Tags: Increase in crime, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban Security Failure |
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Rights Groups Warn Over Child Marriage Rules in Afghanistan

17th May, 2026 · admin

Khaama: A coalition of human rights and women’s rights organizations has expressed concern over new marriage-related regulations introduced by the Taliban, warning that the rules could legitimize child marriage and deepen restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link). Related ‘Silence of virgin girl can be treated as consent’:

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Posted in Afghan Children, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: child marriage, Life under Taliban rule |
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West Kabul residents say Taliban demolished homes without compensation

17th May, 2026 · admin

Amu: Residents of the Pul-e Khushk area in western Kabul say Taliban have demolished homes, shops and other private properties as part of a road construction project, without compensation and in some cases without prior notice. Rights advocates and legal experts say disputes over land ownership and redevelopment have become more difficult to challenge under

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Posted in Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule |
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Hazara Leader Accuses Taliban Of Escalating Pressure On Shia Community in Afghanistan

16th May, 2026 · admin

Afghanistan International: Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of the People’s Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, said the Taliban have stripped the Jaafari jurisprudence of official recognition and imposed widespread pressure on the religious practices of Shia Muslims. In a post on Facebook, Mohaqiq said the measures included insults, beatings of Shia clerics and interference in matters related

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Posted in Human Rights, Muslims and Islam, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Minority Rights in Afghanistan, Mohammad Mohaqiq, Religious minorities in Afghanistan, Taliban war on shiites |
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Taliban regulation recognizes child marriage in some cases

15th May, 2026 · admin

Amu: Taliban have issued a new family law regulation that recognizes marriages involving minors as legally valid in certain circumstances, while allowing children to seek annulment after reaching puberty only through a court order. The regulation also grants religious courts broad authority over annulments and marital disputes. The 31-article regulation, titled “Principles of Separation Between

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Posted in Afghan Children, Society, Taliban | Tags: child marriage, Life under Taliban rule |
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