By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 2, 2022 Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers declared a general amnesty for their former foes who fought them for two decades as part of the Western-backed Afghan government. But supporters of a late Afghan general say they have been under relentless Taliban persecution for the more than 14 months since
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Abubakar Siddique July 13, 2022 Suleiman and his family have been living in hiding for months, constantly moving from place to place for fear of Taliban retribution. His family has been on the run since his elder brother, a former member of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, was killed soon after the Taliban toppled
8am: Sarajul Haq Hakimi, a former soldier, is shot dead by the Taliban rebels in Pul-e- Khumri city, the center of Baghlan province, sources reported Saturday. He was shot while going to the evening prayers in Qol Nawabad area in the second district of Pul-e- Khumri city. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Sources in Kabul have confirmed that the Taliban group has arrested Wali Ahmad Sarih, a spokesperson of the former Nangarhar Police Command. The motive behind his arrest is not yet clear, sources said. According to the sources, this is the 10th young man from Andarab who has been detained by the Taliban in Kabul
8am: Taliban fighters have forcibly removed former soldiers and families from their houses in some provinces, including Herat, handing over their confiscated houses and properties to their own fighters and members. Sources in Zabul province also report that the Taliban in the Hazara and Hawili areas have warned former soldiers to leave their houses and
8am: Local sources say the Taliban have shot dead three members of public uprising forces during the previous government in the Khaja Ghar district of Takhar province. Sources told Hasht-e Subh on Wednesday that the incident took place last night in the Hazar Bagh area of Khaja Ghar district. According to the source, the victims
Ripon Advance News Service: U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) led seven of her Republican colleagues in questioning the State and Defense departments about a disclosure that the Taliban is using biometric data left behind by the United States during its withdrawal from Afghanistan to target American allies who remain in the war-torn nation. Click here
8am: Sources in Deh Rawood district of Urozgan province have reported to Hasht-e Subh that anonymous armed individuals have mysteriously murdered two former soldiers. It is said that the victims were father and son. Despite the general amnesty announced by the Taliban, dozens of the former security forces have been mysteriously arrested, tortured, killed, and
8am: Sources told Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban have murdered Mohammad Asif Sultani, a former soldier in Herat province. The sources say that Mohammad Asif Sultani was an officer at the former National Security Directorate and served as the commander of a unit in Herat province. Since August 2021, the Taliban rebels have murdered nearly
8am: The Taliban Intelligence has arrested more than 10 former local commanders in Samangan province over the past three days, local sources have reported. In the past three days, more than 100 former local commanders have been displaced in the province to prevent from being detained by the Taliban Intelligence, according to sources. Click here