Hekmatyar: War against unarmed protesters is forbidden. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan, in a sharp reaction to the shooting of protesters by Taliban forces in Khash, Badakhshan, has strongly condemned the use of weapons against innocent Muslims, calling it “absolutely forbidden.” On Thursday, July 2, Mr. Hekmatyar wrote in a message on
The removal of the last Tajik commander in the Taliban government; the Pashtun government on the path to complete ethnic cleansing While Badakhshan is the scene of one of the most widespread popular protests against the Taliban, reliable sources in the province report the removal of Fasihuddin Fitrat, the highest-ranking non-Pashtun commander in the group’s
Afghanistan, a safe haven for terrorism; Taliban in the service of al-Qaeda, TTP and international extremists In the latest investigative report of the prestigious Longwar Journal, the hidden and yet worrying face of the Taliban as the main sponsor of international terrorist groups has been exposed once again. The report introduces the Taliban not only
Qush Tepe on the verge of demographic change; Taliban hand over land to Kuchis in the area. Newly released documents show that the Taliban are trying to relocate Kuchis to lands around the strategic Qush Tepe canal, a move that has raised fears of ethnic tensions and the gradual elimination of the indigenous population. In
Former EU diplomat says Taliban not ready to change under any pressure. Michael Semple, the former deputy special envoy of the European Union for Afghanistan, has criticized the Doha talks, calling them “inconclusive” and emphasizing that there is no hope of changing Taliban policies through these talks. Speaking to the media on Sunday, July 28,
Warning about the separation of thousands of children from their families. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced that on average, about 20,000 Afghan refugees are deported from Iran and enter Afghanistan through the borders of Herat province every day. Tajuddin Oywale, UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan, wrote on the social network X on Sunday
In a meeting with Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, a number of members of the Afghan Women’s Rights Watch in Turkey criticized the ineffectiveness of global responses to Taliban policies. These activists emphasized that international stances against the Taliban have often been “superficial, slow, and ineffective,” and some statements have even indirectly
The conflict over pasture in Takhar; the Taliban supported the nomads and suppressed the local people. Local sources in Farkhar district of Takhar province have reported that the Taliban, continuing their discriminatory policies, have supported the Kuchis to usurp the pastures of the indigenous people. This action led to clashes between local residents and Taliban
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of the Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan, has warned that tyranny, censorship, and suppression of freedoms shorten the lifespan of regimes. On Sunday, July 28, he wrote in a message on the X network that a regime imposed on the people by force will eventually collapse. Without naming the Taliban, Hekmatyar said: “Where neither human
Taliban’s Dual Policy Towards Deported Refugees; Silence on Iranian Returnees, Support for Pakistani Returnees Following the increase in forced deportations of Afghan refugees from Iran, sources say that nearly 88,000 people have been returned to the country in the last two days alone; Mostly from the Hazara and Tajik ethnic groups. This is while the
