Former Afghan Army Officer Shot Dead in Daikundi. Local sources in Daikundi Province say Yaser Behzad Hosseini, a former Afghan Army officer, was killed in a gun attack on the evening of Friday, June 19, 2026 in Shahristan District. According to the sources, motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire near the district headquarters before fleeing the scene.
Former Afghan Intelligence Chief Claims India Helped Expand Taliban Drone Capabilities. Ahmad Zia Saraj, the former head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security, has claimed that India played a role in helping the Taliban develop their initial drone capabilities. Saraj said the Taliban purchase commercial drones from open markets and modify them to carry explosive
Major Revelations: Large Share of Badakhshan Gold Mining Revenue Allegedly Misappropriated. Abdul Matin Rahimzai, the newly appointed Taliban Director of Mines in Badakhshan, has announced the discovery of widespread corruption, misappropriation of revenue, and serious administrative irregularities in the province’s mining sector. Rahimzai said that a review of official records revealed that several active mines
Express Tribune: Ahmad Massoud’s Invitation to Brussels Caught the Taliban Off Guard. Pakistan’s Express Tribune has reported that, as the European Union began discussions with the Taliban on the return of more than 27,000 undocumented Afghan migrants, Brussels also initiated consultations with anti-Taliban groups, including Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the National Resistance Front. According
Former Afghan Army Commander Found Dead with Signs of Torture in Kapisa. Local sources say Hashmatullah, a former officer in the Afghan National Army and commander of a battalion in the 4th Brigade of the Silab Corps, was allegedly killed after being detained by the Taliban. According to the sources, he was arrested on the
Taliban Retreat in Bid to Contain Badakhshan Crisis. Informed sources in Badakhshan say the Taliban leadership has removed Juma Khan Fateh and the delegation sent from Kabul from overseeing the province’s recent crisis after their hardline approach reportedly fueled public anger and deepened internal divisions within the group. According to the sources, responsibility for managing
Trump: The Taliban Are Trying to Flatter the United States U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, during the sidelines of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in France, once again criticized the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, calling it one of the “worst decisions” made by the previous U.S. administration. Trump claimed that the Taliban are
Faiq: Taliban Are Building Higher Walls of Censorship Instead of Progress. Nasir Ahmad Faiq, Afghanistan’s Chargé d’Affaires to the United Nations, has criticized the Taliban’s reported ban on the use of smartphones, saying that while the world is advancing through science, technology, and artificial intelligence, the Taliban are depriving the Afghan people of the most
Taliban Impose New Restrictions on Women; Shopping Without a Male Guardian Prohibited. Local sources in Nangarhar and Laghman provinces say Taliban officials from the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice have instructed vendors selling women’s clothing and goods not to sell products to women who visit markets without a mahram (male
Disturbing Accounts Emerge of Taliban Abuses Against Tajik Residents in Sar-e Pol. Local sources in Sar-e Pol Province report continuing extortion and widespread pressure against residents of Daringak village in Kohistan District. According to local residents, Mawlawi Akbar Noorzai, a Taliban-affiliated figure originally from Kandahar Province who is currently residing in Dasht-e Laili, Jowzjan Province,
