Fee Hall: Elderly British prisoners in Afghanistan are on the verge of death. Fay Hall, an American citizen and former Taliban prisoner, has warned the media that an elderly British couple who have been in Taliban custody since February are “literally dying”. He described the conditions of the couple’s detention as “horrific and inhumane” and
Taliban intelligence chief killed in Kunar. Qari Shabir Ahmad, the Taliban’s intelligence director for Shigal district of Kunar province, was killed in a targeted operation, the Afghan National Basij Front’s media office said. He was a native of Ghaziabad and was known as the number one Taliban figure in the district. Sources say the operation
The Austrian Interior Ministry confirmed the visit of the Taliban delegation to Vienna. The Austrian Interior Ministry has confirmed that a delegation from the Islamic Emirate has visited the country to discuss the return of Afghan criminal migrants. The meeting discussed the identification of 20 Afghan migrants to be deported from Austria, and Austrian officials
When an Afghan woman becomes a symbol of determination and resistance against the Taliban. Aziza Akrami, an Afghan social activist and entrepreneur, was elected as the representative of Afghan youth to the United Nations for 2025. She was able to win this position in a competition between three candidates, beating Fatima Forotan and Wazhma Rahmani.
The Taliban see the presence of Panjshiris in the security ranks as a threat. Local sources in Panjshir say that the Taliban, which recruited 481 young men from the province into their police ranks four months ago, have now dismissed 270 of them due to “lack of trust.” According to the sources, the Taliban have
UNICEF: Taliban hindered effective aid delivery after the earthquake. UNICEF announced that more than 1,182 children have died in the recent earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan, with children accounting for more than half of the victims. The event left more than 2,164 dead, 3,428 injured and thousands of homes destroyed in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces. The
Iran, Russia, China, and Pakistan Discuss Challenges in Afghanistan. Mohammad Reza Bahrami, Director General of the South Asia Office of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, announced that on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization consultative meeting, members of the “Group 4” including Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and China held talks on Afghanistan in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. He
Targeted Crime Against Hazaras; Taliban Remain Silent on Murder of Hazara Resident in Behsud. Local sources in Markaz Behsud District of Maidan Wardak Province say that armed nomads have murdered a Hazara resident named Mohammad Zaman Ahmadi. He had gone to the surrounding mountains with cash to buy a few sheep on Saturday morning, but
Kidnapping and murder of children in Afghanistan; citizens blame the Taliban. Local sources in several provinces of the country say that cases of kidnapping and disappearance of children and adolescents have increased unprecedentedly, causing widespread concern among families. According to these sources, most of these incidents occur in Kandahar and some southern provinces, and their
UN: Taliban restrictions on women violate agreements and hinder humanitarian aid. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for the immediate lifting of the ban on female staff entering the organization’s offices, stressing that the Taliban’s decision has jeopardized the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Afghan people. UNAMA has warned that
