Child’s Bitter Self-Immolation in Paktika; Psychological Pressure and Violence in a Religious School According to local sources, a 10-year-old child in Yousaf Khel district of Paktika province has committed self-immolation after enduring physical and psychological torture in a religious school. The child, who is said to have been the victim of systematic abuse and humiliation
“Return to Hell”; Massive deportation of unaccompanied Afghan women from Iran. Thousands of unaccompanied Afghan women have been forcibly returned to Afghanistan’s southern borders by Iran amid increasing restrictions on women by the Taliban; Observers have described the move as a direct return of these women to the hell of repression and disenfranchisement. According to
New UN resolution on Afghanistan; Emphasis on inclusive governance and concern for the situation of women The UN General Assembly adopted a draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan with 116 votes in favour, two against (the United States and Israel) and 12 abstentions; The resolution reiterates the need for an inclusive government in the
Reward for killing; A Taliban commander became the president of Faryab University. In clear contradiction with scientific and academic standards, the Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education has appointed Maulvi Mohammad Mohaq, one of the group’s local commanders, as the head of Faryab University; A choice not based on academic merit, but on the extent of
A cleric rapes a female student in Kunduz and Taliban pressure to cover up the truth. In the latest example of gender-based violence in Taliban-held areas, local sources in Kunduz province reported that a cleric raped his daughter’s student in Dasht-e-Archi district; A shocking incident that once again highlights the nature of impunity structures in
Abdul Salam Maftoon, a Badakhshan singer, was released after three days of detention. Local sources in Badakhshan province confirmed that Abdul Salam Maftoon, a local singer of the province, was arrested by Taliban militants in Ashkasham district three days ago. According to sources, the artist was released on Monday, September 16, after mediation by local
According to sources from Takhar province, the brother of Mawlawi Habibullah, the head of the Taliban group in this province, tried to rape a girl, but the girl resisted and severely injured her with a knife. Sources confirmed that the incident took place the previous day in Dong Qashlaq village, Taloqan city, the capital of
Local sources in Jawzjan say that a senior Taliban member named Maulvi Hussam has married an 18-year-old girl at an advanced age. The man is the preacher of a mosque and head of a religious school in the village of Nokrabad and, according to the sources, he used his influence and power to perform the
Local sources in Panjshir say that the Taliban have shot two former soldiers on charges of being members of the Green Unit affiliated with Amrullah Saleh. The incident took place on Saturday, July 4, in the Malam Khak area of Rakhe district. The victims were named Hakimullah and Ali Ahmad and were residents of Dara
Education under the shadow of coercion; Increase in girls in religious schools in Nangarhar With schools closed to girls, many families in Nangarhar have turned to religious education as the only remaining option. Local sources say that girls are now studying up to the 12th grade in dozens of home-based religious schools built in alleys
