Taliban sack 23 professors and staff of Polytechnic University The Taliban have dismissed at least 23 professors and staff at Kabul Polytechnic University in a systematic cleansing of educational institutions. Reliable sources confirmed to the media on Sunday that 10 professors and 13 employees of the university were dismissed without giving specific reasons. According to
Increasing targeted killings in Badakhshan; Four former soldiers were shot dead by the Taliban. Despite the Taliban’s commitment to a “general amnesty,” local sources in Badakhshan province say four former government soldiers have been shot dead by Taliban militants; This is an incident that once again calls into question the group’s claims of amnesty for
Continued arrests of women in Kabul; Taliban also raid women’s hair salons. Local sources say that the Taliban, continuing their restrictive measures against women, arrested a number of women and girls in western Kabul on Saturday (July 20), especially in the areas of Qala Fathullah and Dasht-e-Barchi. Although the exact number of those arrested is
Uzbekistan: 19-year-old girl led ISIS-affiliated group. Uzbekistan’s State Security Service has announced the arrest of four people following the identification of a group affiliated with the “Khorasan” branch of ISIS in the city of Namangan in the country. According to a report on Saturday, July 20, by the news website “Gazeta.uz”, the group was launched
Afghan woman stabbed to death in Turkey. A 29-year-old Afghan woman named Shaba was stabbed to death in her home in the Tepebaşı district of Eskişehir on Wednesday night. Turkish police said the suspect in the incident was the victim’s ex-partner and was detained in the city of Sakarya. Local media reported that the woman
ISIS Minister of War in Takhar; New Threat to Central Asia from Afghanistan. TAKHAR, Afghanistan – Gulmurad Halimaov, a senior and well-known commander of ISIS-K, has recently been transferred from Kunar Province to Takhar Province in northeastern Afghanistan, reliable local sources report, in a move that has sharply increased concerns about security threats in the
Armed attack on Taliban in Faryab; Third event in one day. Local sources in Faryab province said unidentified gunmen attacked a Taliban military vehicle in Grizwan district of the province. The incident took place around 9:00 pm on Wednesday evening in the Kotl-e-Ti-Qara area, the sources said. The attackers ambushed a Taliban Ranger vehicle. There
Inattention to infrastructure and weak management; 11 killed in a bloody traffic accident in Helmand. At least 11 people have been killed and four others injured following a deadly traffic accident on the Kabul-Herat highway in Helmand province. The incident occurred on Wednesday, July 16, in the Kariz area of Washir district when a 580
Managing Discontent Within the Emirate; Forced Appointment of Qari Salahuddin Ayubi as Governor of Logar In a significant development in the political structure of the Islamic Emirate, documents obtained from local sources indicate that Qari Salahuddin Ayubi has been appointed as the new governor of Logar Province by direct order of Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, the
Former soldier killed in Khost; Targeted assassinations of former soldiers continue Local sources in Khost province have reported that Gulwallin, a former soldier, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday on the Khost-Gardiz highway. According to sources, the incident took place in Payndakhil village in the Ismailkhel Mandozi district and the attackers, who were
