8am: Several tourists visiting Nuristan say that the Taliban collect money from them at the province’s entry gates, but this revenue is not being spent on improving tourism infrastructure and services. According to these tourists, if visitors are charged fees, basic facilities and services must be provided in return, including rest areas, health services, sanitation
Afghanistan International: Sources told Afghanistan International that tribal elders in Kunar and Nuristan sought assistance from Pakistan to ensure their security. Elders confirmed the Taliban had no role in the new agreement reached in Chitral. Sami Sadat, a former Afghan army commander, reacted by saying: “Today, Afghans have been brought so low that, for the
Afghanistan International: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has voiced concern over media reports of a Pakistani airstrike in Nuristan province, urging Islamabad to respect Afghanistan’s sovereignty and avoid violating international law. Taliban officials have so far remained silent on the incident. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi February 19, 2024 An avalanche has killed at least five people and left 22 more trapped or missing amid heavy rainfall in a mountainous region of an eastern Afghan province, locals and a Taliban official said on February 19. The landslide in the Nurgram district of Nuristan Province destroyed as many as
By RFE/RL, EPA-EFE: A group of women in Herat have dedicated themselves to continuing a nearly long-lost, centuries-old tradition of woodcarving that is unique to Afghanistan. Click here to view photos (external link).
8am: The NRF claims that one of its commanders and six fighters from the Taliban group were killed, and 15 other Taliban members have defected to join the NRF. The NRF has confirmed the death of Mohebullah, one of its commanders in Nuristan, as a result of the confrontation. Local sources in Nuristan, as reported
8am: Local sources in Takhar report two attacks by the Resistance Front forces on Taliban’s positions in this province. According to local sources, in the first attack carried out on Wednesday night, September 28, in Mashabah Qishlaq village of Dasht-e-Qala district of Takhar, as a result of which, Qari Khelan, one of the local Taliban
8am: Reliable local sources in Nuristan province have reported that Mufti Yusuf, Taliban’s Police Chief, in this province has collected and stocked the military weapons of the former government in his personal warehouse in Waygal district of the province. According to sources, Mufti Yusuf has secretly sold the collected weapons and has bought a luxurious
Tolo News: Nuristan’s department of education said that 70 percent of schools in this province do not have buildings, and they must temporarily use tents at these schools to solve this problem. According to the officials of the department, there are 214 schools in the province, of which only 60 have buildings. According to official
8am: Local sources in Nuristan province have reported that for the last twelve days, the forests in this province are burning into the fire, as a result of which more than two hundred acres of forests have been burned down into ashes. According to the residents, fires have been raging in the forests of Nurgram