By Firuza Azizi and Farangis Najibullah Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 29, 2025 Rakhshana stopped going to school as a young girl in Kabul when the Taliban-led government banned education for girls beyond primary school. Then she enrolled at a private center that offered English language classes. But that too was taken away when the
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi July 28, 2025 The circumstances of Naveed Ahmad’s life have imposed many restrictions on the impoverished Afghan teenager. He can’t travel abroad, pursue his dream of getting a university degree, or even afford to eat out with friends. But the one thing the 19-year-old never lost access to was his favorite sport
8am: In Nangarhar’s Khogyani district, a tragic incident occurred when a vehicle belonging to the Taliban intelligence service ran over and killed two women, according to local sources. The incident took place on the evening of Saturday, 26 July 2025, in the Chamtali area. A local source reported that the Hilux vehicle was traveling at
Afghanistan International: The World Organization Against Torture has released a report exposing new and detailed accounts of physical and psychological abuse in Taliban detention centres, citing evidence of systematic torture by the group’s intelligence agency. The report, based on extensive interviews with detainees held between 2021 and 2024, documents severe human rights violations including the
Amu: Taliban morality enforcers on Thursday detained a barber and his customer in the northern province of Faryab for shaving a beard, according to local sources. The arrest took place in the city of Maymana, where Taliban morality enforcers sealed the barbershop following the detention, sources said. A video shared with Amu showed the shop
Afghanistan International: The Taliban have arrested and sentenced Abdul Sami Ghaznawi, a prominent cleric who has served as a mentor to many of the group’s members for more than three decades, according to informed sources. Sources told Afghanistan International that Ghaznawi was detained on 17 July from his madrassa in Kabul. A Taliban military court
Amu: The United Nations in a new report has said it has documented “serious human rights violations” against returning migrants, including cases of “torture, arbitrary detentions, and threats to personal security by the Taliban”. Among the testimonies included in the report is that of a former television journalist who said she has lived in de
Amu: Taliban authorities in Kabul have issued direct warnings to the families of detained women, threatening them with harsh punishment if they disclose any details about the arrests, according to several families and witnesses interviewed by Amu. The warnings, delivered verbally during or after the release process, reportedly accompany the release of detainees on condition
Afghanistan International: Newly obtained documents shared with Afghanistan International allege that Abdul Hakim Sharei, the Taliban’s justice minister, has unlawfully detained four civilians in a private detention facility located within the Ministry of Justice compound in Kabul. The detentions were reportedly carried out without formal judicial orders. Afghanistan International had previously reported on the existence
Amu: During a live broadcast of the Taliban Foreign Ministry’s annual press briefing on Wednesday, the voices of at least two female journalists who asked questions were muted by the state-run national television broadcaster. The event, led by Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, was aired live on state television. When two women