Local sources say the Taliban have reduced 53 positions at Bamyan University, 34 of which are cadre (professor) positions. According to the sources, most of the dismissed professors were Hazaras with master’s or doctorate degrees. An informed source told the media that these individuals were among the trained cadres of Bamyan University. The source described
American researcher Scott Worden has warned that China is expanding its strategic influence in Afghanistan and the region, through the targeted exploitation of natural resources and the political vacuum after the withdrawal of Western forces. In his recent statements, the regional expert said that China’s “One Road, One Belt” project, along with large infrastructure investments
Despite claims of budget cuts and the elimination of thousands of teaching positions, the Taliban Ministry of Education has spent millions of Afghanis on building religious schools. Last month, the Taliban Ministry of Education began building or operating nine religious schools in Kabul, Ghazni, Paktia, Kandahar, and Faryab provinces, with a reported cost of more
The Afghan Journalists Center has called for the immediate release of Sulaiman Rahel, the director of Khoshal Radio in Ghazni. According to the organization, the Taliban arrested him four days ago without providing any reason. The Taliban have not yet commented on the matter. Last year, the former director of the radio station, Hekmat Arian,
Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has issued 20 decrees ordering religious school teachers to train students to resist ‘negative media propaganda.’ He has stressed that students must obey Taliban leaders, not speak of their faults and strictly implement the group’s curriculum. Teachers have also been asked to teach students ethics, Sharia and Sunnah and to
Mullah Abdul-Islam Hanafi, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister, emphasized the equality of Afghanistan’s ethnic groups in a meeting with a number of Shiite elders and said: “Based on the policy of the Islamic Emirate, no discrimination or prejudice is acceptable.” The meeting was held on Sunday, but the Taliban’s official Arg page did not publish
Saifuddin Leton, a spokesman for the governor of Panjshir, has announced that the publication and distribution of images of the dead — which include photos and videos of humans and animals — has been completely banned in the province. According to Mr. Leton, this decision was made by the governor of Panjshir within the framework
Sources have reported that Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has postponed the Loya Jirga, which was planned to legitimize the group’s government and make new decisions, due to internal disputes within the Taliban’s top leadership. According to the report, a number of senior Taliban figures, including Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani; Defense Minister Mullah Yaqub; Red
Alarming increase in suicides among Afghan women; “Suicide is not the solution” campaign launched Following the increase in suicides among Afghan women in recent weeks, including the suicide of a young Afghan girl in Pakistan and the self-immolation of Abida in Ghor province, a new campaign titled “Suicide is not the solution” has been launched.
General Abdul Malik, the leader of the Freedom Party, has called for the start of an “international” discourse under the supervision of the United Nations and the Islamic Conference in response to recent statements by Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaki, calling the intra-Afghan talks a failed experiment. The comments followed Amir Khan Mottaki’s remarks
