National Interest: Taliban education system fosters extremism. A recent report by National Interest warns that the rapid expansion of religious schools under Taliban control in Afghanistan could pose a serious threat to regional security and stability. The report notes that since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have systematically prioritized the expansion of religious
Three Taliban members killed or injured in Faryab attack. The Afghanistan Freedom Front has claimed responsibility for a targeted attack in Faryab province on the night of Tuesday, December 16, 2025. According to the group’s statement, the operation was conducted against the Taliban’s highway battalion base adjacent to the Faryab provincial police headquarters at around
Emomali Rahmon: “A government cannot progress with superstition” – Indirect message to the Taliban. The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, emphasized in a recent speech to the country’s House of Representatives the fundamental role of knowledge, awareness, and rationality in the progress of governments. He stated that development is impossible without education and distancing from
Divine Rulings or Oppression? Taliban Minister’s View on Laws. Khalid Hanifi, Taliban Minister for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, emphasized in an audio recording released by spokesperson Saif-ur-Islam Khyber that the Taliban’s laws and decrees are based on “divine rulings,” and human-made laws have no standing. He stated that strengthening and preserving
Continuous Shifts: The Marginalization of Uzbeks in Taliban Power. Qari Aminullah Tayeb, an Uzbek commander within the Taliban, was removed yesterday from his position as deputy governor of Badakhshan province and appointed as deputy of the Taliban’s Support Brigade in Takhar province. He had been appointed deputy governor of Badakhshan around ten months ago, and
Explosion Near Taliban Security Command in Faryab. Local sources in Faryab province reported an explosion in the city of Maymana, the provincial capital, on the evening of Tuesday, December 16, 2025. According to initial reports, the blast occurred near the city’s airfield road, approximately fifty meters from the Taliban Security Command in Faryab. Further details
“Obey Only”: Mullah Hibatullah’s Warning to Taliban Dissidents. Amid escalating internal divisions within the Taliban, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the group’s leader, reiterated in a recent speech the importance of obedience, avoiding dissent, and setting aside disagreements. He urged Taliban officials to steer clear of differing opinions, obey one another, and, as he put it, “cling
Decrees or Divine Command? Does Hibatullah See Himself Above the Amir? Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, leader of the Taliban, in a recent speech in Kandahar, described the decrees issued under his authority as “commands of God and Islamic rulings.” He emphasized that these decrees are not the product of a few individuals or a specific group,
Two Rasa TV Journalists Released After Ten Months in Bagram Prison. Ghulam Mohiuddin Sahibzada, the managing director, and Jihadmal Habibi, a reporter for the private Rasa TV, have been released after serving ten months in Bagram prison. According to the Afghanistan Journalists Center, they were freed around 4 p.m. today, after being briefly transferred to
Water and Agricultural Crisis in Chah-Ab; Residents Blame Gold Mining Companies. Residents of Chah-Ab district report that gold mining operations have damaged water resources and caused severe harm to agriculture and the environment. Streams have dried up, and farmland is now uncultivable, putting the livelihoods of dozens of agriculture-dependent families at risk. Locals claim that
