Taliban raid on Nili Bazaar; dozens of shopkeepers were arrested and beaten. Local sources say that Taliban forces raided Nili Bazaar, arresting at least 47 shopkeepers and ordinary citizens and severely beating a number of them. Most of the detainees are elderly, and the fate of many of them is still unknown. According to sources,
Taliban official’s forced marriage to married woman; new case of corruption and sexual abuse. Local sources say that Maulvi Mahboobullah Hamid, the deputy governor of the Taliban in Ghor province, has forcibly married a married woman for his fourth marriage and moved her to the city of Faizabad. According to the sources, the woman was
UNAMA: Mass arrest of Uzbeks in Faryab by the Taliban. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has confirmed that the Taliban have been detaining Uzbeks, including children, in large numbers in Faryab province. In its quarterly report released on Sunday, UNAMA said that at least 87 Uzbeks were detained by the Taliban in
Fire in Mazar-e-Sharif and conflicting accounts. A fire at a fresh fruit market at the Kifayat intersection in the fourth district of Mazar-e-Sharif has caused more than 550,000 Afghanis in financial losses to shopkeepers. The Balkh Police Headquarters has described the cause of the incident as an “electrical fault” and said that there were no
Taliban shoot young man in Kapisa for playing PUBG. Local sources in Kapisa province say that Taliban fighters shot a young man four days ago in the village of Diristan, the provincial capital, for playing PUBG. According to the sources, the victim was named “Jalal” and had gone to a high area near his home
A traffic accident in Helmand claimed the lives of six members of a family. Local sources in Helmand province say that six members of a family have died in a traffic accident in the province. The accident occurred on Friday in the Shorab area of Washir district of Helmand. The Taliban group has also confirmed
Continued flights of unidentified drones in Khost. Local sources in Khost province say that in the past two days, unidentified drones have flown several times over Khost city and its surrounding areas. According to the sources, these flights were carried out at different times of the day and night, but the purpose and identity of
Zakaria Zamani defeated his Russian opponent at home. Mohammad Zakaria Zamani, an Afghan boxer, managed to defeat the Russian representative in the 63 kg weight category. The match was held today (Saturday, August 9) and Zamani left the ring after three rounds of the fight with a superior score from the judges. Zamani’s victory was
The Heavy Shadow of Religious Schools on Contemporary Education; Afghanistan on the Path of Growing Islamic Extremism. While the Afghan Ministry of Education reports the establishment of 4,000 religious schools in the past year, concerns have grown about the heavy shadow of the growth of traditional religious education on the country’s contemporary education system. Mansoor
Taliban criminalize Sunni-Shia wedding sermons. In Parwan province, a Taliban court has sentenced Parvez Gulbahari, a religious scholar from Gulbahar, to six months in prison. Local sources say that the scholar was arrested two days ago for delivering a wedding sermon for a Sunni boy and a Shia Iranian girl. According to sources, the marriage
