8am: The [Taliban] commander pointed his weapon at us and shouted, ‘Will you be quiet, or should I silence you myself?’ My daughters’ voices quieted, but they were trembling and silently crying. We sat down without speaking as they ordered. My children tried to hide in my arms out of fear. The commander’s gaze was
8am: Local sources in Khost district, Baghlan province, claim that four Taliban fighters sexually assaulted three members of a family, including two women and a 13-year-old girl. According to the sources, this incident happened Tuesday night last week in the village of “Dehkhiri Faroz” in Khost district. One source said, “Four Taliban fighters entered the
The Guardian (UK): The Guardian has seen video evidence of a female Afghan human rights activist being gang-raped and tortured in a Taliban jail by armed men. There have been mounting reports that sexual violence is being inflicted on women and girls being held in detention in Afghanistan, but this video is believed to be
8am: Local sources in Allahyar District, Ghor Province, accused individuals linked to “Mawlawi Jaber,” the Taliban district governor, of the murder after the bodies of the 45-year-old woman and her granddaughter were discovered. They alleged that the local Taliban official moved the family of one of his associates, who lived near the woman’s house, to
8am: Findings from the Hasht-e Subh Daily show that the Taliban have imprisoned dozens of women in various provinces over the past nearly three years on various charges. Findings indicate that all detainees, contrary to the principles of fair trial in the Taliban’s penal system, have been subjected to humiliation, torture, and harassment, and some
8am: Reports emerging from Badakhshan province indicate that Qari Abdul Basir, an official associated with a Taliban-affiliated jihad school in the city of Fayzabad, has been detained by Taliban intelligence. The detention follows allegations of sexual assault involving a 17-year-old girl. This incident adds to a concerning pattern, as it’s not the first time Taliban
8am: This report features an interview with a girl who was arrested on charges of engaging in extramarital relationships and transferred to Kabul province’s detention center from the Pul-e Surkh area of Kabul. This girl recounts the bitter and horrifying experience of physical and psychological torture, suicide, forced marriages, the exploitation of girls as sexual
8am: Local sources in Ghor have reported a distressing incident involving Taliban fighters forcibly abducting a young girl from her home at gunpoint. Reports suggest that Khairullah Khairkhah, the district governor, Abdul Hamid Khalid, the security commander, Mohammad Moshfeq, the intelligence deputy, and Tawhidi, the intelligence officer of Pasaband district, were involved in the raid
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi March 10, 2024 Male students who enrolled in Taliban-run religious schools say that sexual and physical abuse has led some to end their pursuit of an education in Afghanistan. The students, all of whom were aged 10 to 17 and spoke to RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi on condition of anonymity out of fears
8am: Last Thursday, the Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that they had executed two individuals publicly on charges of murder at the Ghazni football stadium. The public execution of these two individuals, witnessed by thousands, has provoked widespread domestic and international reactions. However, findings from the Hasht-e Subh Daily indicate that the public execution of one