Ariana: Abdullah Atefi, a poet and historian from Uruzgan province, was killed Wednesday night, allegedly by the Taliban. According to Mohammad Omar Shirzad, governor of Uruzgan, Atefi was dragged out of his house in Chora district before being killed. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 4, 2021 Civilians fled their homes in southern Afghanistan on August 4 as government troops prepared a counterattack to retake swaths of the city of Lashkar Gah from the Taliban, as international concerns intensify over civilian casualties in several major urban centers. With intense battles under way in the west
Thousands of Afghans have gathered in the streets and on rooftops in major cities for several nights to chant Allahu Akbar, or “God is the greatest.” The demonstrations are a spontaneous show of support for the nation’s security forces and an expression of defiance toward the Taliban as the extremists launch assaults across the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 3, 2021 The United Nations has warned of a “catastrophic” impact and urged Afghanistan’s warring sides to better protect civilians caught up in the intensifying conflict, the focus of which has shifted in recent weeks from mostly rural areas to major battles for control of three large cities. The plea
Ariana: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Sunday said in a new report that in the first six months of this year, 5,321 civilians have been killed or injured, a substantial increase against the same period last year. The Taliban is responsible for 2,978 civilian casualties (917 killed, and 2,061 injured) in the
By Farangis Najibullah Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 31, 2021 Returning from work in the newly developed neighborhood of Shahre Naw, Zakiya Alemzada stopped at Bamiyan’s old bazaar to buy bolani — stir-fried flatbread stuffed with potato — for her usual, late lunch. But her regular small talk with the woman who sells bolani — for
As two districts in Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan fell to Taliban extremists, families fled their homes to seek safety in the city of Asadabad. Some describe escaping through a desert without decent shoes or clothing — and they say those who couldn’t endure the tough journey were left behind.
Reuters: Turkey has built a new concrete border wall in an effort to stop an influx of people from Afghanistan from crossing into the country, via Iran. The massive concrete structure– in the eastern province of Van — stretches 40 miles long. Click here to read more (external link). Related Turkey Detains 208 Afghan Migrants
Ariana: A number of families, who have fled their homes due to ongoing clashes in the Malistan district of Ghazni province and taken refuge in Kabul said that the Taliban have looted their properties and gunned down civilians in the district. According to them, the Taliban have killed at least 40 people – including civilians,
Frud Bezhan Radio Azadi July 19, 2021 MAZAR-E SHARIF, Afghanistan — Safia and her three young children live out in the open, exposed to the punishing summer heat, with no food or water. She fled her home in Afghanistan’s northern city of Kunduz after it was struck last week by mortars, which killed her husband,