Wave of reactions to Amir Khan Muttaqi’s behavior with female journalists in New Delhi. The action of Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, in preventing female journalists from entering his press conference in New Delhi has been met with strong reactions from Indian politicians and journalists. According to media sources in India, female journalists
Taliban leader addresses local rulers: Refrain from accepting gifts and listen to scholars. At the end of a three-day seminar for the group’s governors and district governors in Kandahar, Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada ordered local officials to refrain from accepting gifts and presents while in power, as they are considered a form of “bribery.” He
Celebrating the National Day of the Turkmen Language in Andkhoy. A ceremony to mark the National Day of the Turkmen Language was held in Andkhoy district of Faryab province, attended by educators, poets, students, and a group of people. At the ceremony, speakers referred to the historical and cultural background of the Turkmen language, calling
Taliban publicly flogged eight people in Kabul. On Sunday (October 5, 2025), the Taliban publicly flogged eight people, including a woman, in Kabul. The individuals were convicted of “selling drugs” and “running away from home” and were given prison sentences of up to seven years. The incident follows an increase in corporal punishment in recent
Taliban bans celebration of Teachers’ Day in schools. Taliban education officials in several Afghan provinces, including Kabul and Herat, have issued letters and verbal orders banning the holding of “Teacher’s Day” ceremonies in public and private schools. According to a letter published today, Saturday, October 4, 2025, by the education departments of some cities, all
Former Kabul University professor Mohammad Yunus Toghian Sakai passed away. Dr. Mohammad Yunus Toghian Sakai, a former Kabul University professor and renowned researcher of Persian literature, passed away. He died on Saturday, October 4, 2025, in the US state of California due to cancer at the age of 69. Sakai taught the history of literature
The Taliban and the plan to eliminate journalists; systematic suppression of the media continues. The Taliban have a harsh and inhumane treatment of the media and journalists. Relatives of Mehdi Ansari, a reporter for the Afghan News Agency who has been in Taliban prison for more than a year and a half, say that his
World Access to Information Day; Taliban Restrict Media Freedom and Information. The Afghanistan Journalists Center(AFJC) announced on Sunday, September 28, 2025, on the occasion of World Access to Information Day, that the Taliban have severely restricted freedom of expression, media independence, and public access to information over the past four years by issuing at least
Guterres to Taliban: Women’s participation is a fundamental right. In his recent speech, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed that women’s participation in decision-making is a fundamental right, not a privilege. She also warned that global progress on gender equality has been very slow and no country has yet achieved full equality for women and girls.
Stabilization of pastures and government lands in Badakhshan; Taliban ready to relocate nomads and Pashtuns. Sources from Badakhshan say that the Taliban recently sent a delegation consisting of people from Kandahar and Helmand to Badakhshan province to stabilize government ownership and pastures in the province. Local sources add that the composition of this delegation did
