A ceremony hosted by the Balkh Provincial Information and Culture Department in Mazar-e-Sharif honored the scientific and literary status of Makhdum Qoli Faraghi, a famous Turkmen poet from the 12th century. A number of government officials, the Consul General of the Republic of Turkmenistan, poets, writers, and cultural figures from Mazar-e-Sharif attended the conference. The
Local sources say the Taliban have dismissed around 100 journalists and employees of the National Radio and Television, mostly ethnic Tajiks, without prior notice. According to the sources, these people were dismissed with insulting treatment, while some were newly hired through legal channels and were the breadwinners of their families. Ghulam Khan, the new deputy
Local sources in Panjshir province say; the Taliban have closed about 200 local education classes for boys and girls in different areas of the province. These sources told the media on Wednesday that these classes had been upgraded to the third and fourth grade level and now, with their closure, more than 5,300 students have
Local sources in Badakhshan say that Taliban intelligence forces arrested Uzbek social activist Imdad-ul-Haq Tural yesterday in the Argoy district of the province. According to the sources, the social activist was targeted for his civic activities related to the Uzbek community and was detained by the Taliban without providing an official warrant or a clear
The Meteorology Department of the Taliban government’s Ministry of Transport and Aviation has warned of the possibility of heavy rainfall, flooding and thunderstorms in 17 provinces of the country. A press release issued on Sunday stated that this weather condition is likely to occur on Monday in the provinces of Badakhshan, Takhar, Nuristan, Kunar, Laghman,
A Type 580 passenger bus overturned on the Samangan-Balkh highway, killing three and injuring 33. According to Taliban officials in Samangan, the incident occurred on Tuesday morning in the Golai Kaftarkhaneh area of Kholam district. Among the injured were women and children, who were taken to a provincial hospital for treatment. The Taliban have blamed
The Taliban Ministry of Information and Culture has announced that the decision to shut down the private Rah Farda TV was made based on complaints from employees of the TV station that their salaries were not being paid. The ministry has issued a statement saying that the TV station’s case has been referred to the
The Taliban-controlled Examinations Office announced the date of the Kankor 2025 exam. This exam will be held only for boys. The Examinations Office is said to have organized this year’s Kankor exam in five stages and will be held. In the first stage, the exam will be taken in the provinces of Maidan Wardak, Logar,
Taliban officials have said that the process of distributing land to returnees in Jawzjan has begun. Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister, said today (Thursday, May 24) at the inauguration ceremony of a settlement for refugees that housing numbers will be distributed to 1,537 families in the settlement. According to Hanafi, 2,000 acres
According to an official document obtained by the media, the Taliban have significantly reduced the number of positions in the Ministry of Education in 1404 AH; from 389,000 to 299,000. The Taliban have said that the goal of this reduction is to save costs and focus on important programs. However, the document also mentions concerns
