Forced marriage of a Taliban official to a married woman in Takhar. Local sources in Takhar confirm that Mawlawi Barkatullah, the press officer for the Taliban’s intelligence department in the province, pressured a man into divorcing his wife and then married the woman. According to the sources, the incident took place in the Pul-e-Shahrwan area
Former army official warns: Taliban torture and assassinate former soldiers Hibatullah Alizai, the last former Afghan army chief of staff, said the Taliban secretly arrested, tortured and even assassinated former soldiers every day. In an interview with the Long War Journal published on Monday, Alizai stressed that Taliban prisons in provinces such as Kandahar, Helmand,
Explosion at Taliban base in Parwan; details still unclear Local sources in Parwan province reported a massive explosion at a Taliban base in the city of Charikar. The incident occurred on Monday evening, July 6, at around 8:00 p.m. near Charikar Square, the provincial capital of Parwan. Sources said the explosion took place inside a
A cleric rapes a female student in Kunduz and Taliban pressure to cover up the truth. In the latest example of gender-based violence in Taliban-held areas, local sources in Kunduz province reported that a cleric raped his daughter’s student in Dasht-e-Archi district; A shocking incident that once again highlights the nature of impunity structures in
According to sources from Takhar province, the brother of Mawlawi Habibullah, the head of the Taliban group in this province, tried to rape a girl, but the girl resisted and severely injured her with a knife. Sources confirmed that the incident took place the previous day in Dong Qashlaq village, Taloqan city, the capital of
Local sources in Jawzjan say that a senior Taliban member named Maulvi Hussam has married an 18-year-old girl at an advanced age. The man is the preacher of a mosque and head of a religious school in the village of Nokrabad and, according to the sources, he used his influence and power to perform the
Local sources in Panjshir say that the Taliban have shot two former soldiers on charges of being members of the Green Unit affiliated with Amrullah Saleh. The incident took place on Saturday, July 4, in the Malam Khak area of Rakhe district. The victims were named Hakimullah and Ali Ahmad and were residents of Dara
Increase in security incidents; at least 13 incidents were recorded in Afghanistan in June. The latest report by the Afghanistan Security Monitor shows that in June 2025, at least 13 security incidents were recorded in different parts of Afghanistan; a country ruled by the Taliban. According to the report, which was published on Friday (July
Local sources in Laghman province say that members of the Taliban’s Department of Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice have been forcibly searching citizens’ mobile phones and pockets across the city in recent days. According to reports, the ombudsmen have been patrolling markets and public roads, stopping and searching young people using abusive language. Some who
Armed conflict in Aliabad Kunduz; destruction of a Taliban intermediary Local sources in Kunduz province report an armed conflict in Aliabad district of the province. According to sources, the incident occurred around Thursday, July 1, in one of the Aliabad areas. According to initial reports, a Ranger vehicle belonging to the Taliban was targeted and
