Kabul – The publication of photos of the graduation ceremony of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s children on his official Facebook page has had a wide impact on social media. In the photos, for the first time in years, Zeenat Karzai, Mr. Karzai’s wife, is also seen at a public gathering. In the caption accompanying
Discontent, ethnic divisions and armed conflict; Badakhshan on the verge of an internal Taliban explosion The intra-Taliban conflict and disobedience in Badakhshan province has entered a new phase. Salahuddin Salar, a young Taliban commander of Tajik descent, has protested against the Taliban governor in Badakhshan with a group of local commanders and has garnered the
Increase in child marriage and child motherhood in Afghanistan; a generation that becomes a silent victim of the Taliban regime before reaching adulthood. In a new statement, the “Purple Saturdays” movement reported a worrying increase in the phenomena of child marriage and child motherhood in Afghanistan under Taliban control, calling it a humanitarian crisis whose
The fourth round of the Antalya Process, focusing on the role of civil society and democratic forces in the future of Afghanistan, ended on Tuesday, in Antalya, Turkey. The two-day conference was hosted by the Geneva Center for Dialogue and Development and the Afghanistan Civil and Democratic Forces Network and was attended by a number
The Lijeh dam in Gurbaz district of Khost province, which was inaugurated just four days ago in the presence of Abdul Latif Mansour, the Taliban’s Minister of Energy and Water, collapsed on Tuesday, due to heavy rain and flooding. The dam was officially inaugurated on Friday, during a ceremony. Mansour announced at the ceremony that
Local sources in northeastern Afghanistan have reported the discovery of a woman’s charred body in Warsaj district of Takhar province. The incident occurred on Monday in the Tarsht area on the way to Kotal Faring. According to local officials, the woman was killed as a result of family tensions and her body was transferred to
While the Taliban’s deputy economic officer announces the creation of 70,000 permanent jobs and the establishment of 1,500 factories after the group’s takeover, reports and field evidence paint a different picture of Afghanistan’s economic situation. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said at a ceremony in Kabul that the country has achieved self-sufficiency in 138 industrial sectors
The Freedom of Expression Center has warned that dozens of Afghan journalists in Turkey are at risk of forced deportation and return to Afghanistan. The organization said that 50 of these journalists sought refuge in Turkey after the fall of Kabul, but many of them are now in an uncertain legal status; Including 10 who
The UN Human Settlements Programme has announced that four out of five residents of Kabul live in informal settlements; Areas that are deprived of access to basic services such as clean water, health, education and green spaces. The organization warned in its new report that the current situation is particularly worrying for children and has
Local sources reported a powerful explosion on Monday evening at the “former fuel sales intersection” in Taloqan city, the capital of Takhar. According to eyewitnesses, the Taliban immediately sealed off the area. As of the time of publication, the Taliban have remained silent about the nature of the explosion, possible casualties, and its causes. This
