Armed conflict in Charkh-Ab-e Kunduz. Local sources from Kunduz province say that intense armed conflict has been ongoing for hours in the Charkh-e-Ab area of Kunduz city. According to these sources, both sides are using light and heavy weapons in this confrontation. The conflict occurred while Kunduz has been the scene of several bloody incidents
What were the underlying factors in the fall of Herat province? The fall of Herat in the summer of 2021 was one of the decisive turning points in the collapse of the Afghan republic; An event that was accompanied by the almost complete surrender of this important western province to the Taliban and had widespread
UN: Taliban policies have pushed Afghan women to premature death and poverty. Four years after the Taliban took power, the UN has warned that Afghan women are facing a decline in life expectancy, widespread deprivation from education and work, and an unprecedented health crisis. According to the report, the Taliban have issued nearly 100 anti-women
Taliban halts Radio Naseem broadcasts. After 13 years of operation in Daikundi and Bamyan provinces, Radio Naseem has stopped broadcasting following pressure and the arrest of its staff by Taliban intelligence. The halt came five days after the Taliban arrested the media outlet’s director and two journalists on charges of covering a UN report on
Taliban close dozens of pharmacies in Takhar. In Taloqan city, the capital of Takhar province, dozens of pharmacies have been closed for more than 40 days on the orders of the Taliban Ulema Council and in cooperation with the group’s Public Health Department and Security Command. Local sources say the Taliban have put severe pressure
Taliban prepares to celebrate 24th of Asad (August 15) amid poverty, censorship, and repression. Four years after the Taliban returned to power, the group’s Ministry of Information and Culture has announced that preparations are underway to hold grand ceremonies for 24th of Asad across the country; A day that the Taliban call a “victory,” but
Marriage to Taliban commander; the beginning of 20 days of suffering and the end of life by suicide. In the latest example of widespread violence against women under Taliban rule, a newlywed in Azra district of Logar province has ended her life by shooting herself. According to local sources, the girl had married a Taliban
Taliban delegation visits Kyrgyzstan. A Taliban delegation led by Nuruddin Azizi, the acting minister of industry and trade, left for Kyrgyzstan on Monday (August 11) to attend an economic forum. The Ministry of Industry and Trade says the trip was made at the official invitation of Kyrgyzstan and the Afghan delegation will speak at the
Continuing repression of people’s voices in Daikundi; Taliban sentences veterinarian to two years in prison. Continuing the ongoing repression of people’s voices, the Taliban in Daikundi have arrested and sentenced Mohammad Aziz Sharifi, a former employee of the Department of Agriculture and owner of a pharmacy in Nili, to two years in prison for posting
Taliban and a series of sexual scandals; Badakhshan security commander arrested on charges of adultery. According to local sources, Shadab Raghi, the commander of the 5th security district of Faizabad, has been arrested on charges of “adultery” with a young girl. Raghi tried to flee the scene after the news was widely circulated on social
