The Taliban arrested two people in Kabul on charges of dubbing foreign films. Continuing the increasing pressure on the media and cultural freedoms, the Taliban Ministry of Imparting Goodwill and Preventing Vice has announced that two people have been arrested in Kabul for translating and dubbing Western TV series. Saiful Islam Khyber, a spokesman for
Taliban have made checking young men’s phones and beards a daily routine. Local sources in Kunduz province say that Taliban forces have arrested three young men simply for having music on their phones, a move that has raised concerns about the Taliban’s growing interference in citizens’ private lives. A Kunduz resident said in an audio
Two women killed under Taliban car tires. A vehicle belonging to the Taliban Intelligence Department in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province has run over and killed two women. According to local sources, the incident occurred on Saturday evening, July 27, in the Chamtali area of Khogyani district when a Hilux vehicle belonging to the Taliban
Two former soldiers were killed in Kabul and Paktia; new evidence against the Taliban’s claim of general amnesty. Despite the Taliban’s repeated claims of “general amnesty,” new evidence once again reveals the continuation of the group’s policy of revenge against former soldiers. In the most recent cases, two former security force officers were brutally murdered
The destruction of the Rawze-e-Sharif; a symbol of the Taliban’s indifference to Afghanistan’s historical heritage. Newly released images of the historic Rawze-e of the Rawze-e-Sharif in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif show the widespread destruction of this ancient monument; Rawze-e-Sharif attributed to Imam Ali and for centuries considered not only a symbol of culture and history,
Sheikh Abdul Sami Ghaznavi, a Taliban jihadi master, was arrested for making different statements. The Taliban, which has repeatedly claimed “tolerance” and “internal reform” in recent years, has once again shown that it cannot tolerate the slightest difference of opinion from within its ranks. The latest example is the arrest of Sheikh Abdul Sami Ghaznavi,
All Hazara professors were dismissed from the military academy by the Taliban. Informed sources told the media that the Taliban’s defense ministry had expelled all Hazara professors from the National Military Academy. According to sources, the Taliban have dismissed 16 Hazara teachers in two phases, called “reduction” and “evacuation”. While the reductions lead to the
Targeted attack in Takhar; The Taliban’s chief of enjoining good was targeted by an explosion. Local sources in Takhar province reported that an explosion occurred in Khaja Bahauddin district, apparently targeting Maulvi Mahmood, the Taliban’s chief of enjoining good in the district. The incident occurred around 9 pm on Friday (July 25) and explosions were
Bloody clash between Taliban commanders in Baghlan; 7 killed and more than 20 injured. Local sources in Baghlan province report a bloody clash between two senior Taliban commanders in the New Baghlan district; an incident that resulted in the death of at least seven people and the injury of more than twenty people, including a
Hanafi: Ulema should mobilize against the media. In his latest statements, Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s Minister of Religious Affairs, accused foreign media of “promoting the veil, drinking alcohol, and gambling” in Afghanistan and called on the Ulema to confront media activities. He called these actions part of “propaganda of evil” and called confronting them “jihad.”
