The Afghan Dragons hacking group has taken down the websites of a number of Taliban ministries. Investigations show that the websites of the Presidential Palace, the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Good Conduct, Telecommunications, and the Economy are still inactive. The Taliban has not yet made an official response. The hackers have stated
Residents of Kabul reported hearing a loud explosion in the Khair Khana area. Sources said they heard a loud explosion from the Khair Khana area of the 11th security zone of Kabul on Thursday night. Details of the nature of the incident and possible casualties are not available. The Taliban have not yet commented on
Kabul – According to documents leaked to the media from the Taliban Defense Ministry, the group has recently dismissed more than 4,000 of its military personnel from the official structure. Badakhshan tops the list of purges, with more than 1,000 dismissed, a decision that has been met with negative reactions from local Taliban in the
Helmand – Local sources in Helmand province reported a clash between Taliban forces and Pakistani border guards in the border district of Bahramcheh. According to the sources, the exchange of fire between the two sides began around 9 am today and continued for some time. According to local witnesses, the clashes began when Pakistani forces
Kabul – The National Examinations Authority has announced that the process of taking the first round of the national Kankor exam 2025 has begun today in 11 provinces of the country and will continue tomorrow. According to the official announcement of the authority on the social network X (formerly Twitter), the Kankor exam will be
Kabul – The publication of photos of the graduation ceremony of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s children on his official Facebook page has had a wide impact on social media. In the photos, for the first time in years, Zeenat Karzai, Mr. Karzai’s wife, is also seen at a public gathering. In the caption accompanying
Discontent, ethnic divisions and armed conflict; Badakhshan on the verge of an internal Taliban explosion The intra-Taliban conflict and disobedience in Badakhshan province has entered a new phase. Salahuddin Salar, a young Taliban commander of Tajik descent, has protested against the Taliban governor in Badakhshan with a group of local commanders and has garnered the
Increase in child marriage and child motherhood in Afghanistan; a generation that becomes a silent victim of the Taliban regime before reaching adulthood. In a new statement, the “Purple Saturdays” movement reported a worrying increase in the phenomena of child marriage and child motherhood in Afghanistan under Taliban control, calling it a humanitarian crisis whose
The fourth round of the Antalya Process, focusing on the role of civil society and democratic forces in the future of Afghanistan, ended on Tuesday, in Antalya, Turkey. The two-day conference was hosted by the Geneva Center for Dialogue and Development and the Afghanistan Civil and Democratic Forces Network and was attended by a number
The Lijeh dam in Gurbaz district of Khost province, which was inaugurated just four days ago in the presence of Abdul Latif Mansour, the Taliban’s Minister of Energy and Water, collapsed on Tuesday, due to heavy rain and flooding. The dam was officially inaugurated on Friday, during a ceremony. Mansour announced at the ceremony that
