Taliban’s Show Auction; Pharmacies Transferred to Commanders’ Relatives. Local sources say Taliban officials have abruptly dismissed at least 420 employees of the state-owned Ibnesina Pharmaceutical Company. Out of approximately 460 employees, only 40, including the company’s director, remain in their positions. The rest were removed without notice or legal process. Sources say these mass dismissals
Deadly Tragedy in Badakhshan Leaves 18 Dead and Injured: Poor Roads and Gold Plunder. A fatal traffic accident in Arghanj Khwah District of Badakhshan Province has killed at least 15 people and left three others seriously injured. Local sources report that the victims include six children, five women, and four men—entire families whose journey abruptly
Ten Killed or Injured in Traffic Accident in Daikundy. A traffic accident in Miramur district of Daikundi province has left one person dead and nine others injured. Local Taliban authorities reported that the incident occurred around 12:00 PM on Friday, January 16, 2026, in the Barkar Hasanreza area. According to published information, a Flancoach passenger
Torture and Death Threats Against an Uzbek Family by the Taliban in Kunduz. Maryam, an elderly woman, and her son Khal Mohammad told the media that forces from the Second Criminal Department of the Taliban in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, severely beat them. According to the family, Taliban members entered their home in the village
Harsh Confrontation by Taliban Morality Officers with Patient and Dentist in West Kabul. In a dental clinic in western Kabul, Taliban morality officers on Thursday forced their way inside, triggering a confrontation with a female patient, her husband, and the dentist. The officers, upon seeing a woman receiving treatment from a male dentist, accused the
Female Doctor Detained Following Taliban’s Burqa Order in Herat. Local sources in Herat province report that the Taliban have, for the sixth consecutive day, prevented women without burqas from entering hospitals. According to the sources, the measure follows a new Taliban directive requiring women to wear the burqa in all government institutions. The Taliban also
Taliban Bars Female Staff of Humanitarian Organizations from Working Without Burqa Local sources in Herat have confirmed that the Taliban have made it mandatory for women to wear a burqa in offices, markets, and humanitarian institutions. Reports indicate that women without a burqa have been denied entry to institutions such as the Herat Regional Hospital,
Five killed and dozens wounded in Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul. At least five civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in Pakistani airstrikes on parts of the Afghan capital, officials at an emergency hospital in Kabul say. According to hospital officials, 40 injured were taken to the center from the scene, 10 of whom are
Kaj attack victim: Taliban killed my generation’s dreams. A survivor of the bloody attack on Kaj school in western Kabul spoke at a people’s court for Afghan women about the suffering of two generations under the shadow of Taliban discrimination. The young girl, who asked not to be named due to security concerns, said her
Car Falls into Amu River; Three Members of a Family Die. Three members of a family died after their car fell into the Amu River in the Kof-Ab district of Badakhshan province. The incident occurred yesterday, causing shock and grief among local residents. According to residents, the victim’s family was on their way back to
