8am: The Taliban regime in the past one or two years has attempted to gather beggars and prevent their roaming in the streets and markets. However, the main issue is that without addressing the root cause of the problem, it is impossible to combat this social issue through coercion and force. Currently, poverty and destitution
By Faiza Ibrahimi and Sana Kakar Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 12, 2024 Ramadan is usually a time of compassion, charity, and celebration. But the Islamic holy month has been overshadowed in Afghanistan, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, by rising hunger, poverty, and joblessness. As some in the Muslim world break their fast with nightly
AP: DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims. The sacred month, which sees those observing abstain from food and water from sunrise
8am: The Taliban has reportedly tortured a Hazara Shiite traveler in the city of Firuzkuh, the capital of Ghor province, for not fasting during Ramadan. According to locals and eyewitnesses, the Taliban rebels arrested the man, while having lunch at a restaurant. He was humiliated in the public in the center of Feruzkuh Bazar. In
India.com: The higher judiciary council of Saudi Arabia has announced that no moon has been sighted today. Thus 30 days of fasting will be completed. Eid-Ul-Fitr 2020 will be celebrated on May 24. Click here to read more (external link).
By Ayaz Gul VOA News April 23, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The Taliban has turned down calls for a cease-fire in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins Friday. The Afghan government and others had hoped to enable health officials to better respond to the “common threat” of the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesman for the Islamist
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News April 23, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The coronavirus outbreak threatens to upend faith-based traditions that have gone on for almost 1,500 years. The world’s nearly 2 billion Muslims will not be able to hold communal feasts and prayers that are a hallmark of Ramadan, their holiest month, starting this week. The pandemic
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 13, 2019 KABUL — The United Nations’ Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed “grave concern” about the impact on civilians from an “increase in violence around the country” during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. In a statement on May 13, UNAMA condemned the Taliban for attacks which
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 6, 2019 Peace talks between U.S. negotiators and Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar, have been interrupted to mark the beginning of Ramadan. The two sides are apparently at loggerheads over the key sticking point of when foreign forces might leave Afghanistan. The two sides have been involved for much of
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised his Afghan counterpart for announcing a temporary ceasefire in the war on armed militants in the holy month of Ramadan. In a meeting with his Afghan counterpart in China on Saturday, President Rouhani hailed Ashraf Ghani’s initiative for ceasefire, expressing the hope that internal dialogue in Afghanistan