8am: Disputes between Kuchis (Pashtun nomads) and the sedentary population living in central Afghanistan have been one of the most critical and complicated issues in the last twenty years. The issue has usually led to armed conflicts and widespread protests in the past. Governments, however, have never been able or willing to address it. Click
8am: The issue of nomads entering the agriculture fields in diffident parts of the country, particularly Hazarajat has been a historical issue, which has roots in decrees of displacement issued by and in the time of Abdur-Rahman, a brutal king who forcefully displaced Hazaras from their ancient geographic areas and distributed their lands amongst the
Asharq Al-Awsat: Eight months since it came to power, this hated government has not gained recognition by international community. The only weapon it has is to vicitimize itself, exaggerate the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan and use the name of ISIS to create terror amongst the Westerners. Taliban has now created an imaginary group
8am: Local sources in Kunduz province have confirmed that a suicide bomber blew up himself inside a mosque in the Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province. According to sources, at least 40 prayers have been killed and more than 50 others injured. Click here to read more (external link). Related Deadly bombing in Mazar sparks
8am: Hazaras have been the primary target of the proxy war and game being played in the region. They have paid the price of this game with their blood at schools, hospitals, sports clubs, wedding halls, masques, and highways. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Legally and traditionally, public administrations and institutions’ signboards were labeled in three languages (Dari, Pashto, and English), but recently, the Taliban have taken the initiative of removing and replacing Dari language from the signboards and official communications within the government offices and departments. This is not only against the law but has raised public
Washington Post: By all accounts, Makhdoom Alam was a Taliban stalwart. The 45-year-old ethnic Uzbek commander fought U.S. and Afghan forces for two decades and was held for five years in a U.S.-run prison. Last summer, his fighters seized three northern provinces, helping pave the way for the Taliban to take over the nation. With
Bruce Pannier Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 29, 2022 Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August, information has trickled in about tensions building between the ethnic Uzbek, Turkmen, and Tajik communities in parts of northern Afghanistan and the mainly Pashtun Taliban fighters who have moved to the area in recent months. The
By Zarif Nazar Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 9, 2021 Taliban fighters have been accused of helping to forcibly evict more than 1,000 people in northern Afghanistan, with the evictions targeting members of the ethnic Uzbek and Turkmen communities. Ethnic Uzbeks and Turkmen allege that Pashtuns seized their homes and land in the
Members of Afghanistan’s Hazara community, an ethnic minority made up of mainly Shi’ite Muslims, say they are facing a wave of persecution under the new Taliban regime. Families who fled to Kabul from Daikundi and Uruzgan provinces report that Taliban officials forced them out of their homes in the middle of the night and