By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 18, 2022 An Afghan official says at least 19 people were killed when a truck carrying fuel exploded in a tunnel north of the capital, Kabul. Said Shamim, a spokesman for the Parwan provincial governor, said in a statement that the blast on December 17 injured at least 35 people and
Ariana: Local [Taliban] officials in central Parwan province have changed the name of the provincial capital from Charikar to Imam Azam. Imam Azam (The Great Imam) refers to Imam Abu Hanifa, who was a Muslim theologian and jurist who became the eponymous founder of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence. Click here to read more
8am: In an interview on Saturday, sources said the Taliban had called women’s tailoring “haram”. On Wednesday last week, the Taliban entered women’s tailor shops in different parts of Charikar city, the capital of the province, and told female tailors to close their shops, according to sources. The Taliban have told them to find another
8am: Two men were mysteriously killed in Parwan and Kapisa provinces. So far, the motive behind the murder of these two people is not known. Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, mysterious murders and criminal incidents have increased throughout Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Sources on Saturday, October 29, said that this attack took place on Friday night, October 28, at a Taliban outpost in the Rig Rawan area of Kapisa province. According to the Freedom Front newsletter, three Taliban fighters have been killed and four others are wounded in this attack. Click here to read more (external
8am: The National Resistance Front (NRF) launched an assault on a military base in Parwan province, killing at least three Taliban fighters. This attack took place on Friday night (September 30th) on the Taliban base in the Sehkoti area of Jabal al-Sraj district, Parwan province. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Officials at a hospital in Parwan treating COVID-19 say that the number of patients infected by the virus have increased by 70 percent, and the hospital is facing a lack of beds and other supplies. Abdul Hameed Zhekafer, a hospital official, said that in the past one month they recorded more than one
Tolo News: At least 30 people have died and more than 20 were injured in flooding in the Shinwari and Sia Gard districts of Parwan province, local officials said. The head of the provincial department of Information and Culture, Shams Rahman Sadeqqi, said that hundreds of houses have been destroyed. Around 100 people are missing,
8am: A local journalist in Parwan province claims that armed thieves have stolen his property in this province, wearing Taliban uniforms. Habib Shirzad, one of Parwan’s local journalists, said that armed robbers entered his residence in Jabal Saraj district of the province on Thursday night last week using the name of the Taliban. Click here
8am: Local sources report that Taliban fighters opened fire on a residential house in Parwan province. According to the sources, a 17-year-old boy and girl and a 30-year-old woman were injured as a result of this incident. The victims are all members of the same family. Sources quoting the victims of this event say that