Khalid Hanafi: Public insults do not hinder the work of the Ministry of Encouraging Virtue and Preventing Vice. Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s Minister of Encouraging Virtue and Preventing Vice, says that the Ministry’s officials must tolerate even public insults and insults and not stop carrying out the Taliban’s orders. “Suppose all the people of Afghanistan
Three Taliban wounded in battle with drug traffickers in Helmand. Local sources in Helmand province say that last night (Saturday, August 23) in the “Bahramcha” district near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, a clash took place between the Taliban and drug traffickers. According to the sources, at least four people were killed and five others were injured
Anas Haqqani criticizes the luxury of Taliban officials. Anas Haqqani, a senior Taliban member, indirectly criticized the group’s officials for their greed and instrumental use of power in a speech at a religious school in Kabul. He emphasized that the government is a “divine trust” and should not be seen as a means of fame
Taliban executes flogging sentence on 11 people in Kabul and Faryab. The Taliban Supreme Court has announced that 11 people were publicly flogged in Kabul and Faryab on Sunday, August 24. According to the court, in Kabul, nine people were each given between 10 and 39 lashes on charges of buying and selling drugs and
Pakistan hands over the bodies of slain TTP fighters to the Taliban. Local sources in Paktika say Pakistani authorities have handed over the bodies of 57 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters to the Taliban administration in the province. The sources said the men were Afghan citizens and were killed in an operation by Pakistani forces in
Worrying increase in suicides in Khost. Sources from the Khost Civil Hospital say that in the last two weeks alone, 43 suicides have been registered in the province. According to these sources, most of the victims committed suicide due to economic pressures, unemployment and psychological problems. A number of them were saved by the intervention
The Freedom Front claimed responsibility for last night’s attack on the Taliban. Local sources report that Afghan Freedom Front fighters attacked a Taliban base in Taloqan city, the capital of Takhar province, on Saturday evening, 24 August 2025. The incident occurred around 7:00 PM in the first security zone of the city. Following the attack,
Taliban shoot dead man in Takhar. Local sources in Takhar province say that Taliban forces have shot dead a man in the province’s Khwaja Bahauddin district. The incident took place on Saturday and was confirmed by local sources today, Sunday, August 24. According to witnesses, Taliban fighters engaged in a verbal exchange with the man
Taliban delegation goes to Belarus to meet Afghan prisoners. The Taliban embassy in Moscow has announced that a group headed by Hafiz Abdullah Yasir, the embassy’s advisor, has gone to Belarus to closely examine the situation of Afghan prisoners. The delegation discussed legal problems and the conditions for the return of Afghan prisoners to the
The Taliban restricted the clothing of university professors and students. The Taliban Ministry of Encouraging Good and Preventing Evil has announced that professors and students of public and private universities will no longer be allowed to enter classrooms wearing “shirts, suits, or trousers.” According to sources, the order also emphasizes shaving beards and hair according
