Taliban prepares to celebrate 24th of Asad (August 15) amid poverty, censorship, and repression. Four years after the Taliban returned to power, the group’s Ministry of Information and Culture has announced that preparations are underway to hold grand ceremonies for 24th of Asad across the country; A day that the Taliban call a “victory,” but
Marriage to Taliban commander; the beginning of 20 days of suffering and the end of life by suicide. In the latest example of widespread violence against women under Taliban rule, a newlywed in Azra district of Logar province has ended her life by shooting herself. According to local sources, the girl had married a Taliban
Taliban delegation visits Kyrgyzstan. A Taliban delegation led by Nuruddin Azizi, the acting minister of industry and trade, left for Kyrgyzstan on Monday (August 11) to attend an economic forum. The Ministry of Industry and Trade says the trip was made at the official invitation of Kyrgyzstan and the Afghan delegation will speak at the
Continuing repression of people’s voices in Daikundi; Taliban sentences veterinarian to two years in prison. Continuing the ongoing repression of people’s voices, the Taliban in Daikundi have arrested and sentenced Mohammad Aziz Sharifi, a former employee of the Department of Agriculture and owner of a pharmacy in Nili, to two years in prison for posting
Taliban and a series of sexual scandals; Badakhshan security commander arrested on charges of adultery. According to local sources, Shadab Raghi, the commander of the 5th security district of Faizabad, has been arrested on charges of “adultery” with a young girl. Raghi tried to flee the scene after the news was widely circulated on social
Taliban raid on Nili Bazaar; dozens of shopkeepers were arrested and beaten. Local sources say that Taliban forces raided Nili Bazaar, arresting at least 47 shopkeepers and ordinary citizens and severely beating a number of them. Most of the detainees are elderly, and the fate of many of them is still unknown. According to sources,
Taliban official’s forced marriage to married woman; new case of corruption and sexual abuse. Local sources say that Maulvi Mahboobullah Hamid, the deputy governor of the Taliban in Ghor province, has forcibly married a married woman for his fourth marriage and moved her to the city of Faizabad. According to the sources, the woman was
UNAMA: Mass arrest of Uzbeks in Faryab by the Taliban. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has confirmed that the Taliban have been detaining Uzbeks, including children, in large numbers in Faryab province. In its quarterly report released on Sunday, UNAMA said that at least 87 Uzbeks were detained by the Taliban in
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
Taliban shoot young man in Kapisa for playing PUBG. Local sources in Kapisa province say that Taliban fighters shot a young man four days ago in the village of Diristan, the provincial capital, for playing PUBG. According to the sources, the victim was named “Jalal” and had gone to a high area near his home
