Critics: When People Have No Bread, the Governor of Balkh Builds a Mosque Named After Mullah Omar. A mosque named after Mullah Omar, the founder of the Taliban, is being constructed at the Shaheedan Hairatan crossroads, precisely at a time when the people of Balkh are struggling with poverty and hunger. Haji Zaid, the spokesperson
From looting to desecration of the cemetery and the dead in Badakhshan; the Taliban threw remains of corpses into the river. Residents of the Aviz area of Shekay district in Badakhshan province report that individuals affiliated with Fasihuddin Fitrat, Chief of Staff of the Taliban Army, and Maulavi Amanuddin, the Taliban governor of Helmand, along
A shocking revelation from the Taliban’s women’s prison. Two former British prisoners of Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul state that the Taliban imprison women not for committing crimes, but for being women, working, driving, and being present in society. Barbie and Peter Reynolds, who were released in September 2025 after months of detention, revealed in an
Hibatullah Orders Seizure of Opponents’ Property under the Label “Absentees”. Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, has ordered that the property of “absent” individuals and those accused of corruption be seized by the group’s military courts. Previously, the Taliban’s administrative office managed property matters, but the new directive transfers all authority to military courts, formally
U.S. Senate: No Dollar Should Reach the Taliban; Full Cut of U.S. Funding for Taliban. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill on Thursday, January 29, 2026, aiming to prevent the Taliban from accessing any American financial aid to Afghanistan. Committee Chair Jim Risch stated that the implementation of the bill ensures “not
Tragic Death of Four Young Students in Daikundi. Four young students died in Nili city, the capital of Daikundi province, due to carbon monoxide poisoning from charcoal. The incident occurred on (24 January 2026). The victims were aged between 16 and 19. They were students of educational courses preparing for the Kankor university entrance exam.
Feeding Birds Amid a Humanitarian Catastrophe: Wave of Criticism Against the Taliban. As international organizations warn that Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis has reached its “highest level”, some Taliban members claim that, on orders from their leadership, they have distributed food for birds in various parts of the country following recent snowfall. Images circulated by Taliban forces
Mining in Takhar: Hanfi’s Promises and Continued Public Discontent. The Taliban’s intelligence agency in Takhar province has recently launched a new wave of arrests targeting protesters in Chah-Ab district opposing gold mining companies. According to local sources, at least two individuals, including Obaidullah, the elder of the village of Kamar Baloch, were detained yesterday, January
Sources in Chah Ab, Takhar: Gold Mining Resumes After Leadership Change and Suppression of Protests. Local sources in Chah Ab district of Takhar Province report that gold mining operations resumed today, Monday, 19 January 2026, after being suspended for several months. According to these sources, the Taliban, in cooperation with contracting companies, have restarted drilling
Alleged Extortion of Street Vendors at Bot-Khak Crossroads by Kabul Municipality Employees. Local sources report that in recent days at the Bot-Khak crossroads in Kabul, individuals have been collecting money from street vendors and fruit sellers on a daily basis. According to witnesses, one person visits each vendor’s stall and collects 50 Afghanis from them
