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
UNAMA: Taliban torture returning refugees The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced in a new report that refugees deported from Iran and Pakistan have been detained, tortured and ill-treated by the Taliban upon their return to Afghanistan. The report, released on Thursday, July 24, shows that the Taliban are harassing fugitives upon
A Taliban special unit commander was killed in a landmine explosion in Sar-e-Pul. Local sources in Sar-e-Pul province have confirmed that Maulvi Sher Mohammad Nusrat, the commander of the Taliban’s special unit in the province, was killed in an IED explosion. The incident occurred last night (Wednesday, July 23) in the Kachin area of Kohistanat
Shiite cleric’s office in Kabul closed; Behsudi: Taliban decision was without investigation. Continuing the Taliban’s pressure on critical religious figures, prominent Shiite cleric Waizzada Behsudi announced that his representative office in western Kabul had been closed by the group. Behsudi said in a statement on Wednesday that his office had been sealed by the Taliban’s
Insecurity under Taliban rule; 9 children disappear from Kandahar in just three days. Despite repeated Taliban claims of security, the number of crimes in Afghanistan is on the rise; in the past three days alone, 9 children have gone missing or been kidnapped in Kandahar province. Local sources confirmed on Wednesday, July 23, that along
Female journalists silenced at Taliban Foreign Ministry press conference. Continuing to impose restrictions on women’s presence in the media, the Taliban silenced female journalists at a press conference in Kabul. The press conference was held by the Taliban Foreign Ministry at the group’s media center on Wednesday, July 23, and was broadcast live on national
Ahmadi: The Taliban’s arrest of women is the worst kind of religious and human atrocity. Mohammad Amin Ahmadi, an Islamic scholar, religious researcher, and former member of the negotiating team with the Taliban, has strongly condemned the arrest of women and girls by the group’s Amr-e-Ma’ruf agents, calling it “the worst kind of religious and
Taliban search youth phones in Dasht-e-Barchi. Continuing restrictive measures and violating citizens’ privacy, Taliban forces searched the mobile phones of a number of youths in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul on Tuesday, July 21. Local sources confirm that these searches were conducted in the West Shop area and that the Taliban searched all sections of
US Congressman: The people of Afghanistan must rise up against the Taliban. Tim Burchett, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives, has called on the people of Afghanistan to stand up against the Taliban and establish the government they want themselves. He made these remarks in an interview with CNN, while also criticizing
Former military officer shot dead in the heart of Kabul. In the latest suspected assassination of former military personnel, a former security force officer has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kabul. The incident occurred in the 5th district this month, and the perpetrators were two motorcyclists who opened fire without any hindrance and
