Taliban punish loyalists; mass arrests over tricolor flag. With strict policies and suppression of national symbols, the Taliban arrested more than 20 young men in Kandahar province solely for posting pictures of the Afghan tricolor flag on social media. Local sources confirmed on Wednesday, July 30, that these arrests were made by Taliban’s Propaganda and
Freedom of expression in prison; Taliban arrest journalists for reporting. In a statement on July 29, the Afghan Journalists’ Center expressed deep concern over the Taliban’s increasing repression of the media and called for the immediate and unconditional release of the detained journalists. According to the statement, over the past three weeks, intelligence and employees
Blatant misogyny; Taliban do not allow female doctors to practice medicine in Herat. Continuing their restrictive policies against women, the Taliban in Herat have closed down the offices of female dentists. Independent journalist Sayed Hassan Hashemi wrote on Facebook on Tuesday, July 29, that these doctors graduated since 1400, but the Taliban have prevented them
Expulsion of professors; Academic disaster in Afghanistan universities. In more than three years of its rule, the Taliban group has expelled a large number of experienced and influential professors from Afghan universities by implementing targeted and reductive policies. Professor Obaidullah Salehi, a former professor at Kabul University who received his doctorate from one of the
The Taliban arrested two people in Kabul on charges of dubbing foreign films. Continuing the increasing pressure on the media and cultural freedoms, the Taliban Ministry of Imparting Goodwill and Preventing Vice has announced that two people have been arrested in Kabul for translating and dubbing Western TV series. Saiful Islam Khyber, a spokesman for
Taliban have made checking young men’s phones and beards a daily routine. Local sources in Kunduz province say that Taliban forces have arrested three young men simply for having music on their phones, a move that has raised concerns about the Taliban’s growing interference in citizens’ private lives. A Kunduz resident said in an audio
The destruction of the Rawze-e-Sharif; a symbol of the Taliban’s indifference to Afghanistan’s historical heritage. Newly released images of the historic Rawze-e of the Rawze-e-Sharif in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif show the widespread destruction of this ancient monument; Rawze-e-Sharif attributed to Imam Ali and for centuries considered not only a symbol of culture and history,
Sheikh Abdul Sami Ghaznavi, a Taliban jihadi master, was arrested for making different statements. The Taliban, which has repeatedly claimed “tolerance” and “internal reform” in recent years, has once again shown that it cannot tolerate the slightest difference of opinion from within its ranks. The latest example is the arrest of Sheikh Abdul Sami Ghaznavi,
All Hazara professors were dismissed from the military academy by the Taliban. Informed sources told the media that the Taliban’s defense ministry had expelled all Hazara professors from the National Military Academy. According to sources, the Taliban have dismissed 16 Hazara teachers in two phases, called “reduction” and “evacuation”. While the reductions lead to the
Hanafi: Ulema should mobilize against the media. In his latest statements, Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s Minister of Religious Affairs, accused foreign media of “promoting the veil, drinking alcohol, and gambling” in Afghanistan and called on the Ulema to confront media activities. He called these actions part of “propaganda of evil” and called confronting them “jihad.”
