Sources: Haji Bashir Noorzai is leading gold mining in Takhar and Badakhshan. Residents of Taloqan, the capital of Takhar province, say that extensive gold mining has begun in the floodplains of Khatayan to Dasht-e Rabat. According to them, the activities of contract companies and the presence of squatters have caused serious damage to gardens, agricultural
Repeated pledges of allegiance to the Taliban; new confession from Norway shooting suspect. Irfan Bahati, a 48-year-old Norwegian Islamist accused of complicity in the deadly shooting at the 2022 Oslo gay festival, has admitted in court that he pledged allegiance to the Taliban years ago. He said he first swore allegiance in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Human Rights Watch: Recognizing gender apartheid could strengthen justice for Afghan women. Afghan women’s rights advocates have called on UN member states to recognize “gender apartheid” as a crime against humanity under international law. The demand comes as the UN General Assembly is discussing a draft convention on crimes against humanity. So far, at least
Wedding in Laghman turns bloody. A wedding in Mehtarlam, the provincial capital of Laghman, turned violent on Thursday evening (September 4), leaving one man dead. The Taliban’s Laghman security command confirmed that tension between guests led to a clash and shooting in the area of Camp Baba, the second district, in the incident. One person,
Kunar Earthquake Victims’ “Women”: We Are the Last to Be Seen. Following the recent earthquake in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, a number of affected women told the media that they were ignored during the relief efforts. According to them, male rescuers have mostly rescued injured men and children, but bloodied women and girls have been left
Experts: Shanghai’s stance can illuminate Afghanistan’s future. Following the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, Afghanistan’s political landscape has once again become the center of regional attention. The organization has emphasized the need to establish an inclusive government that includes all ethnic and political groups and is independent, impartial, and free from war,
Save the Children: Earthquake-affected children need immediate assistance and psychological support. The continuous aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan have created a widespread crisis for children in the region. Save the Children has announced that more than 260,000 children have been affected by this event and are in urgent need of support and care. The deadly earthquake
Richard Bennett: Afghanistan’s future is bleak without the rights of women and minorities. Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights, warned at a meeting in Geneva that Afghanistan’s future will be “dark” without ensuring the rights of women and ethnic and religious minorities. He considered the Taliban and poverty to be two major
Strong earthquake in Kabul, Laghman and Jalalabad; details of casualties are not yet clear. On Thursday night, September 4, a strong earthquake shook parts of Afghanistan. The US Geological Survey reported the quake’s magnitude as 5.6, with its epicenter 14 kilometers east of the city of Jalalabad. The agency said the tremors were felt in
Deadly Kunar Earthquake; The number of victims of the Kunar earthquake exceeded 5,800. Four days after the deadly earthquake struck Kunar province, the Taliban announced that the death toll from the event had reached 2,205 people and the number of injured had reached 3,640. Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban’s deputy spokesman, said in a press release
