Erdogan: Taliban must form an inclusive and accountable government. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the Taliban to adopt an inclusive approach to their governance and pay attention to human values and people’s rights on Tuesday during the United Nations General Assembly. He stressed that the international community should not leave the people of
The Hazara Genocide and the History of Suffering; A Review of Crimes from Amir Abdul Rahman to the Present. In Frankfurt, Germany, civil society activists, researchers, and Hazara writers held a meeting to mark the 133rd anniversary of the beginning of the Hazara Genocide. The meeting was held with the aim of “breaking the silence
Forced displacement in Bamyan; Taliban confiscate people’s homes and land. Local sources in Bamyan province have reported that the Taliban have forced residents of several villages in Punjab district to leave their homes and sign documents forcibly handing over their land. Villages such as Rashak, Tobak, Gulli and Hoz Mahmud are among the areas where
The fragmentation of opposition movements is the main obstacle to establishing an alternative to the Taliban. Four years after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the political movements opposing this group have still not been able to reach a single and practical consensus. The latest step in this direction is the formation of the Vienna
Fear of execution; British couple recount harrowing experience in Taliban prison. Barbie and Peter Reynolds, a British couple who were held by the Taliban for running a charity education program in Afghanistan, have said they were terrified of being executed while in custody. Peter Reynolds, 80, said: “We started to think we would never be
Taliban leader fears US covert operations; Akhundzada has banned digital communications, even using regular telephones. Some local sources have reported that Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has severely restricted access to digital communications around his residence due to concerns about the possibility of assassination by US forces. According to these reports, the use of fiber optic
Sources: Taliban are ready for any deal for money and power. Informed sources say that the annexes to the Doha agreement, during the Trump presidency, included a plan to deploy 5,000 American soldiers at the Bagram base. Sources add that the Taliban are ready for any kind of deal to get money and maintain political
New Taliban threat; suicide bombers again target civilians. In an audio message broadcast on the group’s national television on Saturday, Tajmir Jawad, the Taliban’s deputy director general of intelligence, said the Taliban are ready to resume suicide attacks to preserve their system if necessary. He emphasized that this system was achieved at the cost of
Tayinj’s message to Trump: Retaking Bagram is possible with the cooperation of Marshal Dostum. Bashir Ahmad Tayinj, a senior advisor to Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum, emphasized on his Facebook page on Friday, September 19, that the retaking of the strategic Bagram base and the liberation of Afghanistan is possible with the cooperation of Marshal Dostum
British couple released in Afghanistan; Taliban act under direct pressure from Trump. After nearly eight months of detention in Afghanistan, Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, British citizens who have lived in the country for more than two decades, have finally been released. The couple were arrested by the Taliban in Bamyan province
