Where is the aid going? The people of Kunar are still homeless and women are left without a doctor. Several days after the deadly earthquake in Kunar province, local residents say that despite the ongoing process of sending aid, they have not yet had direct access to this aid. This is while international organizations and
Sources: The Taliban education director in Panjshir appoints illiterate people in exchange for bribes. Local sources in Panjshir say that the Taliban education director in the province is hiring new people as school principals in exchange for a “fifty thousand Afghanis bribe and a party.” According to these sources, some of these principals cannot even
Taliban: We will not allow the misuse of religion and Sufism. The Taliban’s Ministry of Promoting Righteousness and Preventing Evil has announced that it has arrested Syed Mohammad Ibrahim Gilani, a leader of the Qadiriyya Sufi order, and a number of his followers. The ministry’s spokesman, Saif Khyber, accused him of “misusing Sufism” and said
Kunar Earthquake Victims’ “Women”: We Are the Last to Be Seen. Following the recent earthquake in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, a number of affected women told the media that they were ignored during the relief efforts. According to them, male rescuers have mostly rescued injured men and children, but bloodied women and girls have been left
Women’s Protest Campaign: My Photo is My Identity; Removing Me is Removing Humanity. A number of protesting women and girls in Afghanistan say the Taliban have removed women’s photos from electronic ID cards; A move they believe is part of a policy of systematically removing women from social and legal spheres. The protesters have warned
Deputy Intelligence Minister: People’s flight from Afghanistan is the result of harmful traditions. Taj Mir Javad, the Taliban’s deputy intelligence chief, claimed at a meeting in Khost province that the flight of people from Afghanistan was the result of “unpleasant customs and harmful traditions.” He urged people not to be “deceived by propaganda” and to
New Taliban Restrictions; Criticism of Leader and Love Poetry Becomes a Red Line. The Taliban Ministry of Justice has announced that Haibatullah Akhundzada, the group’s leader, has signed the “Law on the Regulation of Poetry” in two chapters and 13 articles. According to this law, poets are prohibited from composing love poems, praising their beloved,
Taliban figure released after month of detention. Abdul Sami Ghaznavi, a prominent Taliban figure and teacher at jihadi schools, was released from the group’s prison after about a month of detention. Ghaznavi has been known among the Taliban as an ideological and jihadi teacher for nearly two decades. She was arrested in early September after
Mujahid: Educating girls is a minor issue. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced in a press conference in Kabul on Tuesday, August 26, that the Taliban leadership has approved a document called the “Development Strategy.” He said the document is a comprehensive, long-term, five-year plan that will use domestic resources to guide all Taliban government institutions
Increasing Taliban pressure to grow beards and wear hats. In recent weeks, reports have emerged from several provinces of the country indicating that the Taliban have imposed new restrictions on citizens’ appearance. According to these reports, the requirement to grow beards and wear hats has gone beyond government and private institutions and now includes students,
