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Language and Ethnic Bias in Hiring: Inside Afghanistan’s National and International Organizations

7th October, 2026 · admin · Leave a comment

8am: Credible sources at some domestic and foreign organizations operating in Afghanistan have complained, expressing concern over ethnic and linguistic hiring practices in these organizations. They claim that, under the pretext of facilitating understanding and dialogue and speeding up their work with the Taliban, these organizations avoid hiring non-Pashto speakers. According to their claim, officials

Kite Sales and Public Flying Banned in Afghanistan’s Herat Province

6th October, 2026 · admin · Leave a comment

Khaama: Aziz Rahman Mohajer, head of the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Herat, said officials had instructed religious inspectors to prevent the sale of kites and kite strings across the city. Mohajer said the decision followed repeated complaints from residents, claiming that kite flying and kite strings had

Textbook and Teacher Shortages Hit Schools as Students Say Taliban Prioritize Turbans Over Education

1st October, 2026 · admin

8am: In conversations with the Hasht-e Subh Daily, these students also named ineffective teaching methods, a lack of attention from some teachers to lessons and students, and a shortage of classrooms, laboratories, drinking water, standard toilets, and desks and chairs as other problems facing schools. They also say that in some government boys’ schools, principals

Helmand’s Major Opium Markets Thrive as Taliban Commanders Profit From Cultivation and Trade

30th September, 2026 · admin

8am: Field findings by the Hasht-e Subh Daily show that since the Taliban announced a ban on the cultivation and trade of narcotics, the price of one kilogram of opium in Helmand province has risen from 3,000 Afghanis to 50,000 Afghanis. The Sharafat, Sarban Kala, Sangin, Musa Qala, Bahramcha and Chanjir bazaars are among the

Taliban Deputy Governor in Khwahan Accused of Seizing Land and Extorting Miners

29th September, 2026 · admin

8am: Several residents of Khwahan District in Badakhshan province have complained about Amanuddin Mohammadi, the Taliban’s deputy district governor. They say he has seized state-owned and private land belonging to residents, handed it over to miners, and extorts money from them. Click here to read more (external link).

Taliban ministry closes three more Shiite-linked institutions in Kabul

28th September, 2026 · admin

Amu: Local sources told Amu TV that the Taliban’s justice ministry headed by Abdul Hakim Sharaee has closed three more institutions serving the Shiite community in western Kabul, including a medical clinic, a religious school and a cultural center, expanding a series of closures targeting Shiite-linked institutions in the capital. The latest closures come after

Allegations of Abuse and Corruption: Is Badakhshan’s Health System on the Verge of Collapse?

26th September, 2026 · admin

8am: A number of residents of Badakhshan have expressed serious concern over the poor state of health service delivery in the province. They say that for about a year, an organization called the “Sanayee Development Organization” (SDO) has been responsible for providing health services in the province, but has failed to properly carry out its

Taliban Extort Ghazni Residents Over Alleged Weapon Possession

25th September, 2026 · admin

8am: Local sources in Ghazni say that the Taliban have harassed residents of Nawur district in the province and extorted money from them under the pretext of possessing weapons. Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Thursday, September 24, that the Taliban had arrested and tortured four residents of the “Khawat and Gorg Koshteh” villages

Taliban’s Growing Pressure on Shias: Why Are Religious Centers and Universities Being Closed?

22nd September, 2026 · admin

8am: Some Shia followers in Afghanistan are expressing serious concern over the Taliban’s continued religious pressure on adherents of their faith. They say that under various pretexts, the Taliban are seizing Shia properties and public sites, including mosques, madrasas and clinics, one after another on different charges, and are arresting, insulting and humiliating religious elders

Taliban Detain 18 Elders in Ghazni Over Land Dispute With Residents

22nd September, 2026 · admin

8am: Residents of five villages in Ghazni province say the Taliban are seizing the lands of the Faizawi Zargar Qanat from residents under the pretext of establishing an industrial park. They add that the disputed area covers about 2.27 square kilometers, and residents of the villages of Asfandeh, Zargar, Jabbar, Gudul Ra’yat, and Karmian consider

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Tag Archives: Life under Taliban rule

Language and Ethnic Bias in Hiring: Inside Afghanistan’s National and International Organizations

Kite Sales and Public Flying Banned in Afghanistan’s Herat Province

Textbook and Teacher Shortages Hit Schools as Students Say Taliban Prioritize Turbans Over Education

Helmand’s Major Opium Markets Thrive as Taliban Commanders Profit From Cultivation and Trade

Taliban Deputy Governor in Khwahan Accused of Seizing Land and Extorting Miners

Taliban ministry closes three more Shiite-linked institutions in Kabul

Allegations of Abuse and Corruption: Is Badakhshan’s Health System on the Verge of Collapse?

Taliban Extort Ghazni Residents Over Alleged Weapon Possession

Taliban’s Growing Pressure on Shias: Why Are Religious Centers and Universities Being Closed?

Taliban Detain 18 Elders in Ghazni Over Land Dispute With Residents