8am: Local sources in Takhar say that the Taliban have executed two prisoners who had affiliations with the National Resistance Front (NRF). The incident took place on Friday (September 2nd) in the village of Kata Amba, Warsaj district, Takhar province. Local sources in Takhar told Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban captured these two NRF members
Amnesty International: Responding to the series of attacks leading to about 120 deaths and injuries in areas dominated by Hazara Shiite communities in west Kabul over the last few days, Zaman Sultani, Amnesty International’s South Asia regional researcher, said: “The systematic attacks on the minority Hazara Shiite community in Afghanistan may amount to crimes against
Ariana: Amnesty International on Wednesday described the BBC’s findings of alleged war crimes by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2011 as horrific and called for an urgent investigation. “The BBC’s reporting outlines unlawful killings, including deliberate killing of individuals after they were detained, targeting of civilians and fabricating evidence to justify the
8am: Local sources told Hasht-e Subh that after Mullah Yaqoob, the Taliban’s defense minister, criticized the members of this group for disobeying the orders of their commanders in Baghlan province, the Taliban have now deployed hundreds of their reserved forces to the Khost district of Baghlan province. Sources in Khost district said on Wednesday (July
8am: Local sources in Panjshir province report that the Taliban rebels have increased checkpoints in this province. The Taliban fighters do not allow residents of one village to enter other villages, according to sources. Click here to read more (external link).
BBC: SAS operatives in Afghanistan repeatedly killed detainees and unarmed men in suspicious circumstances, according to a BBC investigation. Newly obtained military reports suggest that one unit may have unlawfully killed 54 people in one six-month tour. Click here to read more (external link).
Aamaj: Taliban shot a young man named, Sayed Amanullah Usmani, in Baghlan province. Sources told Aamaj News that the incident took place in Suchi Baala village of Khost district, Baghlan. According to the sources he shot dead by Taliban because he had a photo carrying the gun. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: A source in central Bamiyan province told Hasht-e Subh that Abdullah Sarhadhi, the Taliban governor, has prevented the delivery of aid to the displaced people of Balkhab. The source adds that about a week ago, there was a dispute between him and Haji Mukhtar Ahmadi, the district governor for Yekawlang 1, over the distribution
8am: Relief workers who have voluntarily gone to the remote mountains to help the displaced people of Balkhab for the past four days express their concern over the loss of more children. Those who have visited the Hazar chashma, Dozdan chashma, Sarsalakh, Abqol, Gandaji, Sokhta, Zardsang, Pitab and Pudina villages in the Yekawlang district of
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Abubakar Siddique July 1, 2022 Residents and international human rights watchdogs are criticizing the Taliban for grave rights abuses that have been reported in its military campaign against a dissident commander in a remote part of northern Afghanistan. Civilians in Balkhab, a rural district in the Sar-e Pul Province, told RFE/RL’s Radio