KABUL – The Taliban’s Ministry of Public Works has announced that the Salang Highway, one of the country’s most important transit routes, will be closed to trucks after Eid al-Adha for reconstruction work. The restriction will begin on 2025 June 10 and will include all heavy trucks, according to the ministry’s spokesman, Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas.
Helmand – Local sources in Helmand province report that Taliban forces and Pakistani border guards have clashed again in the border area of Bahramcha district. According to the sources, the clash began around noon today and resulted in the injury of a Taliban member and a civilian as a result of firing by Pakistani forces.
Local sources in Jawzjan province confirm that the Taliban have handed over 18 Buzkashi horses belonging to Abdul Rashid Dostum, the leader of the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, to his brother, Mohammad Omar Dostum. According to the sources, the horses were in the hands of the group after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan
Kunduz – Local sources in Kunduz province say that three Taliban members were killed and one of their commanders was seriously injured in a roadside bomb explosion. The incident occurred around 8:00 pm on Tuesday, in front of the Spinzer Club in the third district of Kunduz city, when a Fielder vehicle and a Ranger
A national conference entitled “The Future of Afghanistan” began in Stockholm, Sweden, with the participation of a number of Afghan political, civil and academic figures. The meeting was initiated by the Lazurd Yuli Center for Research and Strategy in collaboration with the Afghanistan Citizen Party and aims to discuss and exchange views on the current
The Afghan national team wrestlers in the traditional and Koresh disciplines shone brightly in the world competitions in Uzbekistan and won two gold and silver medals. According to the officials of the Sambo-Koreesh Federation; In these competitions, which were held in the under-18 age category, Afghanistan’s Mohammad Omar won the gold medal in the 65
Following reports of moral corruption among Taliban officials, local sources in Nangarhar province reported that the leader of the group has been accused of “sexual assault.” Local sources told the media on Saturday, that the victim of the incident was a teenager named Zaidullah, who was introduced to the Taliban’s leadership office by his family
Local sources in Faryab province confirmed that the Taliban have dismissed 66 university professors in the province. It is said that 40 of these people are women. According to available information, the Taliban have dismissed 15 Uzbek women from the Faculty of Education alone and kept Pashtun professors in their posts. A number of the
The Indian government has resumed issuing visas to Afghan citizens in six categories after a four-year hiatus. Patients, their companions, students, businessmen, UN diplomats and ordinary entry applicants can now apply for visas, a foreign ministry spokesman said. Randhir Jaiswal announced on Thursday (June 9) that the “emergency visa” system for Afghans has been abolished
Shokofa Safari, a 28-year-old woman and former officer of the Afghan National Army, has revealed one of the most horrific crimes of the Taliban era in an interview with Rukhshana Media. She says that on August 31, 2021, after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban raided her home in the west of the city and
