Mullah Haibatullah also banned religious education for women. Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada recently announced in a cabinet meeting that girls and women were not only deprived of secular education, but also of religious schools. Citing narrations from the era of the third Muslim caliph, he claimed that women’s attendance at religious schools and mosques
“Navai is the heritage of all of us”; Widespread reactions to the destruction of the statue of Hazrat Navai in Balkh by the Taliban. The destruction of the statue of Amir Alisher Navai, a poet, thinker, and grand minister of the Timurid court, by the Taliban municipality in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif has sparked a
Cultural heritage is too great to be destroyed with the pickaxe of prejudice. In the latest move, the Taliban have destroyed the monument of Amir Alisher Navai in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif. This move by the Taliban is not only a clear attack on the collective memory of the Afghan people, but also a calculated
Independence or Ghani’s unfinished slogans? In his message on the 106th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence, former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani spoke of “national unity” and “continuing the path of Ghazi Amanullah Khan.” He called independence a reminder of the nation’s valor and a symbol of the commitment of future generations. But these words are in
A farmer killed by the Taliban in Barakah, Baghlan. Local sources in Baghlan province say that Taliban-affiliated individuals have killed a farmer in the Barakah district of the province. According to sources, on Friday, 15 August 2025, Mirza, son of Sultan Mohammad, a resident of Mangalkhel village, was shot and killed by Taliban members when
Taliban security official killed in armed attack in Herat. An anti-Taliban group called the Islamic Liberation Movement of the People of Afghanistan has announced that it has killed Mawlawi Hassan, the commander of the Taliban’s 10th security district, in an armed operation in Herat city. In a statement issued on Tuesday, August 19, the group
Continuous clashes in Badakhshan; from local rebellions to internal Taliban rifts. The recent clash in the Jurm district of Badakhshan province, which occurred between residents of two villages and people affiliated with Qari Fasihuddin, shows the weakness of the Taliban in controlling local crises. The clash, which lasted from Monday evening, 18 August, until Tuesday
Death of migrants on Afghanistan roads; Taliban indifference and the spread of traffic crisis In one of the deadliest road accidents in recent years, a bus carrying Afghan migrants deported from Iran collided with a truck and a motorcycle on the Herat-Islam Qala route and burst into flames, killing at least 71 people, including 17
Zelensky: We are ready for trilateral meeting with Putin. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he was ready for trilateral talks with President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. He expressed his support for Trump’s initiative to end the war and find a diplomatic solution. Trump also said there was
A senior ISIS commander in Khorasan was killed in Nangarhar. Local sources in Nangarhar confirmed that Haji Musa, a prominent commander of the Islamic State group in Khorasan, was killed in Darreh Noor district of the province. According to sources, he survived an attack a few days ago and was targeted and killed following a
