Fire in Mazar-e-Sharif and conflicting accounts. A fire at a fresh fruit market at the Kifayat intersection in the fourth district of Mazar-e-Sharif has caused more than 550,000 Afghanis in financial losses to shopkeepers. The Balkh Police Headquarters has described the cause of the incident as an “electrical fault” and said that there were no
A businessman is murdered in his house in Kandahar; the Taliban has not yet responded. Local sources in Kandahar say that a businessman named Dost Mohammad was stabbed to death last night in the Aino Mina area of Kandahar city. The incident took place at his private home in the first security zone, sources said.
Women hairdressers: The Taliban demand money from us and make immoral offers. Reports from several women hairdressers in Kabul paint a grim picture of corruption and abuse by Taliban forces, where they ostensibly claim to implement “Sharia” but in practice engage in threats, blackmail and abuse of women’s rights. One of these women, referring to
Taliban arrests and extorts female hairdressers in Kabul. Continuing the pressure on working women, local sources from Kabul say that the Taliban have arrested dozens of female hairdressers in recent days by raiding women’s hairdressers in the Dasht-e-Barchi and Shahr-e-Naw areas. According to the sources, these hairdressers were operating secretly and with restrictions. However, Taliban
A young man in Faryab committed suicide in the shadow of poverty and homelessness. Continuing the growing wave of suicides in Afghanistan, local sources in Faryab province report the suicide of a young man in Andkhoy city. According to sources, the incident occurred on Monday, August 4, and the victim was named Sanjar, who was
Two separate suicides in Khost in one day. Local sources in Khost province report two suicides in one day. These incidents occurred separately in different areas of the province and both victims died. According to information obtained, in one of these cases, which occurred on Sunday, August 03, a child named Noor Ahmad attempted suicide
Afghanistan’s passport at the bottom of the global rankings; Symbol of International Isolation and Legitimacy Crisis. According to the latest ranking of the Passport Index by the prestigious institution “Henley & Partners” for 2025, the Afghan passport has once again been ranked last in the world; a situation that reflects the increasing isolation and sharp
More than 20 workers killed in Baghlan coal mine explosion. More than 20 people have been killed and several others seriously injured in a deadly explosion at the Karkar coal mine in Pul-i-Khumri city, Baghlan province. The incident occurred around noon on Tuesday, July 22, and efforts are still underway to pull the victims out
Repeated incompetence in project management; The Taliban are once again blocking the Salang Highway. Continuing the Taliban’s lack of planning and poor management of infrastructure projects, the group’s Ministry of Public Works has announced that the strategic Salang Highway will be closed to trucks from the first of Asad. According to the ministry, the purpose
Afghan Evac chief: Afghans no longer allowed to work in US The head of Afghan Evac has warned that thousands of Afghans in the US could lose their work permits and face deportation if Temporary Protected Status (TPS) ends. “With the end of the TPS program, Afghans no longer have legal permission to work in
