Explosion in the heart of Parwan; Charikar residents are worried. Local sources in Parwan province have reported an explosion in Charikar city, the provincial capital. According to these sources, the incident occurred at around 7:30 pm on Tuesday, September 17, and its sound was heard in different parts of the city. So far, no details
Taliban intelligence office in Takhar targeted by rocket attack. Local sources in Takhar province say that the Taliban intelligence office in Khwaja Bahauddin district was targeted by rocket attack on the evening of Sunday, September 14. According to sources, a rocket hit the office at around 7 pm, causing damage to the building. Reports indicate
Analysts: Taliban portrays former soldiers’ deaths as “suicides.” Local sources in Khost province say that a former soldier named “Niazuli,” a resident of Chinar village in Garbaz district, ended his life on Sunday. He served as a police officer in the previous government and was dismissed after the Taliban came to power. Relatives of the
One of Ismail Khan’s relatives was assassinated in Mashhad. Ghulam Maruf Gholami, a prominent jihadi commander in Herat and a close associate of Ismail Khan, was shot dead in Mashhad, Iran, on Saturday. Sources close to Ismail Khan confirmed that the attack took place in Mr. Gholami’s office on Mofateh Street in Mashhad. Iranian police
Taliban intelligence chief killed in Kunar. Qari Shabir Ahmad, the Taliban’s intelligence director for Shigal district of Kunar province, was killed in a targeted operation, the Afghan National Basij Front’s media office said. He was a native of Ghaziabad and was known as the number one Taliban figure in the district. Sources say the operation
The Taliban see the presence of Panjshiris in the security ranks as a threat. Local sources in Panjshir say that the Taliban, which recruited 481 young men from the province into their police ranks four months ago, have now dismissed 270 of them due to “lack of trust.” According to the sources, the Taliban have
Targeted Crime Against Hazaras; Taliban Remain Silent on Murder of Hazara Resident in Behsud. Local sources in Markaz Behsud District of Maidan Wardak Province say that armed nomads have murdered a Hazara resident named Mohammad Zaman Ahmadi. He had gone to the surrounding mountains with cash to buy a few sheep on Saturday morning, but
Kidnapping and murder of children in Afghanistan; citizens blame the Taliban. Local sources in several provinces of the country say that cases of kidnapping and disappearance of children and adolescents have increased unprecedentedly, causing widespread concern among families. According to these sources, most of these incidents occur in Kandahar and some southern provinces, and their
Armed robberies on the rise in Badakhshan; residents blame Taliban. In the city of Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province, unidentified gunmen attacked a local money changer named Mohammad Yasin Javid. The incident occurred on Thursday evening, September 10, and the attackers shot him twice in the leg, seriously wounding him. Sources say the money
A helicopter carrying the Taliban’s minister of mines and governor crashed in Ghor. Local sources in Ghor reported that a helicopter carrying the Taliban’s minister of mines, the governor of the province and a number of other government officials crashed. The delegation had traveled to the region to visit the Jest mine when the accident
