Explosive Report on Pressure over Afghanistan’s Central Bank. Some informed sources claim that tensions between Afghanistan’s Central Bank and the Taliban’s Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice have reached an unprecedented stage. According to these sources, repeated attempts to “monitor” the central bank were actually aimed at gaining direct access to
Tragic Suicide of a 21-Year-Old Girl in Fayzabad. Local sources report that a young girl committed suicide in Badakhshan Province. In Fayzabad, the provincial capital, on Monday evening, February 17, 2026, a 21-year-old girl, under pressure from domestic violence and social restrictions, ended her life. She was a resident of the Kohna area of Fayzabad
Mysterious Killing of a Female Journalist in Kabul. Sources in Kabul report that Anousheh Mohammadi, an experienced journalist and media worker, was mysteriously killed on the night of Monday, February 17, 2026. She was killed under unclear circumstances in Kabul. The identity of the perpetrator(s) remains unknown. The motive and responsibility have not been confirmed
Deep Rift in Geneva and Imminent U.S. Attack. While Tehran and Washington officials speak of “progress” after the Geneva meeting, a recent report by Axios has revealed a worrying reality. The outlet reported on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 that the Trump-led U.S. administration is much closer than the public realizes to launching a major military
Wednesday, First of Ramadan; Crescent Moon Confirmed in Several Provinces. The Taliban Supreme Court announced that Wednesday, 18 February 2026, will mark the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in the country. According to the statement, in the provinces of Parwan, Kandahar, Helmand, and Zabul, several citizens reported sighting the Ramadan crescent and
“They Hit Me With a Rifle Butt and Said I Was Intoxicated”; A Bloody Night for a Young Man in Mazar-e-Sharif. Local sources in Mazar-e-Sharif report continued harsh nighttime conduct by Taliban urban security forces. According to residents, they have grown deeply frustrated with what they describe as “humiliating and violent behavior” by Taliban security
Renewal of Allegiance to Preserve Salary and Position; Controversial Gathering in Kandahar. In an official meeting held in Kandahar Province, several religious scholars and local officials renewed their allegiance to Hibatullah Akhundzada. According to local sources, the move was aimed at safeguarding their official positions and substantial salaries within the Taliban’s governing structure. The gathering
Iran’s Supreme Leader Threatens: “You Send a Warship? We Can Send It to the Bottom of the Sea.” Simultaneously with the second round of Iran–U.S. nuclear negotiations in Geneva, Ali Khamenei issued an unusually stern and warning-laden message directed at the United States. Referring to Washington’s military show of force, he stated that even the
Cultural–Literary Gatherings in Taloqan and Kabul Honoring Navoi and Babur. On the anniversary week of Ali-Shir Nava’i and Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur, separate cultural and literary programs were held in Takhar Province and Kabul. In Taloqan, the capital of Takhar, an impressive cultural gathering was organized at the initiative of local youth activists. Cultural figures, poets,
Pakistani Presidential Spokesperson Calls Taliban “Brainless Animals” Murtaza Solangi, spokesperson for Pakistan’s president, reacted to a recent Taliban action in Uruzgan—reportedly involving the exhumation of a former soldier’s body—by calling the group “brainless animals.” By resharing the report, Solangi stressed that such violent actions not only threaten the security of the Afghan people but also
