The Slow Death of Freedom of Expression in Afghanistan; Taliban Force Media into Systematic Silence In the latest restrictive step, the Taliban Ministry of Information and Culture has asked media outlets to obtain official permits and share the content with the ministry before hosting any political or analytical program. This measure has dealt a heavy
Local sources in Herat have confirmed that on Monday evening, July 2, clashes broke out after Taliban forces tried to collect a number of Muharram mourning tents in the Jibraeel area of Herat city, injuring at least three people. According to the sources, at around 10 pm in the 13th security zone, the Taliban began
The National Security Committee of Tajikistan announced that two members of the group were killed last night following an armed clash with a group of smugglers near the Afghan border. According to the report, the smugglers, who were planning to transport about 58 kilograms of drugs from Afghanistan to Tajikistan, ignored the warning of the
Local sources in Badakhshan say that several local Taliban commanders in the Jurm district of the province clashed last night (Tuesday) over ownership of pasture in the villages of Pelar and Keb in Dara Khastak. At least three people were killed in the incident. According to sources, the clash lasted for several hours and rockets
Taliban confirms shooting at protesters in Badakhshan; Governor: We did not have tear gas or water cannons. Mohammad Ayub Khalid, the Taliban governor in Badakhshan, confirmed that the group’s forces fired at protesters in Khash district and said that they had no choice but to shoot to disperse the demonstrators, because, according to him, the
The removal of the last Tajik commander in the Taliban government; the Pashtun government on the path to complete ethnic cleansing While Badakhshan is the scene of one of the most widespread popular protests against the Taliban, reliable sources in the province report the removal of Fasihuddin Fitrat, the highest-ranking non-Pashtun commander in the group’s
Military aircraft attack protesters in Khash, Badakhshan under fire and nearly eighty killed and injured so far Siege, blood and deadly silence in Khash As popular protests in Badakhshan province increase, Khash district has become the scene of bloody repression and a humanitarian disaster. Local sources report that over the past two days, Taliban forces
Afghanistan, a safe haven for terrorism; Taliban in the service of al-Qaeda, TTP and international extremists In the latest investigative report of the prestigious Longwar Journal, the hidden and yet worrying face of the Taliban as the main sponsor of international terrorist groups has been exposed once again. The report introduces the Taliban not only
Mysterious murder of four members of a family in Herat; a new wave of insecurity in western Afghanistan Following the increasing trend of criminal acts in Afghanistan, local sources in Herat province report the horrific murder of four members of a family in the Guzara district of the province. The incident took place last night,
Qush Tepe on the verge of demographic change; Taliban hand over land to Kuchis in the area. Newly released documents show that the Taliban are trying to relocate Kuchis to lands around the strategic Qush Tepe canal, a move that has raised fears of ethnic tensions and the gradual elimination of the indigenous population. In
