8am: A research institution based in the United Kingdom, after examining the photos and videos of the Taliban massacre in Panjshir, says that the group has shot dead 27 prisoners in this province. The findings of the research project “Afghan Witnesses – Shahid Afghan”, whose report was published on Tuesday, October 18, indicate that the
8am: Sources told Hasht-e Subh that an estimated 50 civilians have been kidnapped since Thursday (October 13th) after the death of two Taliban fighters following an assault by the National Resistance Front(NRF) forces in the Abshar district. After this incident, the Taliban imprisoned 40 residents of Baba Ali, Qoubi, Jahr Ali and Sarqala villages in
8am: Sources report that the Taliban group arrested another Panjshiri resident in Kabul and then shot him dead. The body of the victim whose name was Abdul Hamid was found by his family members at a hospital in Kabul on Wednesday, according to sources. The Taliban had reportedly arrested the victim 11 days ago in
8am: Taliban fighters pulled the bodies of two NRF fighters from their graves in Panjshir province. The incident took place on Sunday (October 9th) in Dara district, Panjshir province. The corpses of these two NRF forces were buried in Koukzar mountains in Dara district. Reports indicate that the Taliban have pulled the bodies of these
8am: Following the criticism of committing war crimes and the Taliban’s treatment of prisoners of war, the National Resistance Front (NRF) has demanded the dispatch of fact-finding investigative delegations to the areas where, according to the front, the Taliban have committed war crimes. Sibghatullah Ahmadi, the NRF spokesman tweeted on Saturday (September 17th) that human
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 16, 2022 Amnesty International says its initial investigation validates the authenticity of videos shared on social media depicting what appears to be extrajudicial executions carried out by the Taliban of members of a resistance group operating mainly out of the Panjshir Valley. The United Nations has already voiced “grave concern” about
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 15, 2022 The United Nations says it is “gravely concerned” by video that appears to show Taliban militants executing captured members of an Afghan resistance group. The video, which has been shared widely on social media, shows two groups of men — allegedly from the National Resistance Front (NRF), a group operating mainly
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 14, 2022 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Taliban security forces in Afghanistan have launched a large-scale “clearance operation” against insurgent forces in parts of the turbulent northern Panjshir province, killing dozens of them and capturing many more. Chief Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told VOA Wednesday that the security action was carried out in
8am: The Taliban rebels have shot dead eight prisoners of the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in Panjshir province, including Mohammad Yar, one of the commanders of NRF and his two young sons, local sources reported. According to sources, these members of NRF were captured by the Taliban fighters on Monday in Shaba base in
HRW: Delay in a critical International Criminal Court (ICC) ruling has protracted the wait of Afghans seeking some measure of justice for grave international crimes. In the 16 years since the court’s prosecutor first began considering potential cases in Afghanistan, the conflict in Afghanistan has been marked by a laundry list of war crimes and