Taliban impose new restrictions on journalists in Laghman. Local sources in Laghman province say the Taliban have ordered journalists and media officials to change their appearance in accordance with the group’s interpretation of “sharia.” According to a new order from the Taliban’s Directorate for Promoting Righteousness and Preventing Evil, journalists must grow beards, wear turbans,
Afghanistan Journalists Support Organization: Taliban want to silence the people’s voices by restricting the internet. Afghanistan Journalists Support Organization has issued a statement announcing that the Taliban have cut off or restricted the internet in several provinces of the country; An action that the organization considers a violation of freedom of expression and a serious
The Taliban confirmed the arrest of a female teacher in Herat. Local sources in Herat say that about 15 days ago, a teenage girl was arrested by Taliban officers for teaching mathematics and several other subjects and was transferred to prison after several days of detention in the district. His family has been unable to
When an Afghan woman becomes a symbol of determination and resistance against the Taliban. Aziza Akrami, an Afghan social activist and entrepreneur, was elected as the representative of Afghan youth to the United Nations for 2025. She was able to win this position in a competition between three candidates, beating Fatima Forotan and Wazhma Rahmani.
The Taliban once again called Panjshir teachers to take a religious exam. Local sources in Panjshir province say that the Taliban have once again launched a religious exam for male and female teachers in the province. According to them, this process was implemented today (Thursday) in a number of Panjshir schools and all teachers were
Taliban halt national television broadcasts in Balkh. Afghanistan’s national television broadcasts in Balkh province were halted on the orders of Taliban governor Mohammad Yousuf Wafa. Local sources say the move was implemented on Tuesday evening (September 9) and was prompted by pressure from the Taliban’s Directorate of Encouraging Good and Forbidding Evil. Following the decision,
People in Faryab bid farewell to beloved poet Mohammad Alam Kohkan. Today, the funeral prayer ceremony for Mohammad Alam Kohkan, a famous poet and cultural figure of Afghanistan, was held in Faryab province with the presence of thousands of citizens. The body of the late Kohkan was transferred to Afghanistan from the United States on
Khalid Hanafi: Welcoming a woman is against Islamic values and the Islamic law. After the visit of Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Musnad, the Minister of State for International Cooperation of Qatar, to Kabul and her reception by Taliban officials, a new rift emerged within the Taliban regime. The Office of Encouraging Virtue and Forbidding
Students: The Taliban have deprived us of the dormitory because of our language and ethnicity. A number of students at Parwan University say that the Taliban have acted with an ethnic and discriminatory approach in the dormitory admission process, giving priority to Pashtun-speaking students over Persian-speaking students. According to them, the Taliban consider Pashtuns superior
Panjshir families: Taliban have imprisoned our children because of the flag. On August 15, the Taliban forcibly installed their flags on the roofs of houses and shops in the market of Rukheh district, Panjshir province. The locals, who were unhappy with this action, took down the flags after a while; which was met with a
