Ismail Khan: “I Will Soon Enter the Battlefield Against the Taliban”. Ismail Khan, a prominent jihadi leader and former politician, has announced that he will soon take up arms against the Taliban. In an interview with R24 Television, he said: “We will enter the battlefield in the near future, but it is the responsibility of
Pakistan: Suicide Bombers in Islamabad and Waziristan Were Afghan Nationals. Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, has stated that both suicide bombers involved in the recent attacks in Islamabad and South Waziristan were Afghan nationals. According to Al Jazeera, which reported the news on Thursday, (November 13, 2025), several individuals have been arrested in connection with
45 Jeribs of Forest Burned in Nuristan. The Taliban governor’s office in Nuristan has announced that a forest fire in Kamdish district destroyed 45 jeribs of woodland. Faridun Samim, spokesperson for the Taliban governor in Nuristan, said on Thursday, (November 13, 2025), that the fire was brought under control after four days of effort with
Strong Reaction from Sayed Anwar Sadat to Removal of Uzbek Language from Jawzjan University Signboard. Sayed Anwar Sadat, the former governor of Faryab, has sharply criticized local authorities over the removal of the Uzbek language from the signboard of Jawzjan University. In a strongly worded statement, Sadat described those who proposed and insisted on the
Shopkeepers in Kabul Complain of Taliban Extortion. Local sources in Kabul report that on Wednesday night, November 12, 2025, Taliban members sealed off several grocery stores and vehicle compounds in western Kabul and demanded money from their owners. According to these sources, Taliban fighters, around 10 a.m., in the 18th police district, closed dozens of
National Resistance Front Claims Attack on Taliban Convoy. The media office of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) has announced that its fighters killed the deputy head of Taliban intelligence and two bodyguards of the district commander in a roadside explosion in Manorah district of Kunar province. According to the statement, on Tuesday, November
Rahila Dostum: Removal of Uzbek Language an Insult to Turkic Identity. Rahila Dostum, former senator and daughter of Abdul Rashid Dostum, has condemned the removal of the Uzbek language from the signboard of Jawzjan University, calling it a deliberate attempt by the Taliban to marginalize the Turkic identity from Afghanistan’s official institutions. She stressed that
Taliban Seek to Boycott Pakistani Goods. Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, has announced that the import of Pakistani goods, including medicines, will no longer be allowed into Afghanistan. Speaking at a meeting with Afghan traders in Kabul on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Baradar said the Taliban will no longer
Direct Result of Restrictions on Women and Aid Cuts: Afghan Mothers Battle Hunger, Losing Their Children. The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that women in Afghanistan are facing severe malnutrition and, in some cases, are losing their children. Jan Iliffe, Head of WFP’s Afghanistan office, said on Tuesday, October 11, 2025, that many families
From Taliban Condemnation to Serious Accusations by John Achakzai and Mohsin Naqvi Amid Deadly Islamabad Blast. The Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned today’s explosion in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, and an attack on a military training center in South Waziristan. Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for the ministry, released a statement on Tuesday evening, October
