{"id":15521,"date":"2026-02-13T23:33:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/?p=15521"},"modified":"2026-02-13T23:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:03:52","slug":"the-harsh-reality-of-murder-and-looting-under-the-talibans-security-umbrella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/the-harsh-reality-of-murder-and-looting-under-the-talibans-security-umbrella\/","title":{"rendered":"The Harsh Reality of Murder and Looting Under the Taliban\u2019s \u201cSecurity\u201d Umbrella."},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15538\" src=\"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amniaattkabulleddw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amniaattkabulleddw.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amniaattkabulleddw-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amniaattkabulleddw-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amniaattkabulleddw-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/amniaattkabulleddw-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The Harsh Reality of Murder and Looting Under the Taliban\u2019s \u201cSecurity\u201d Umbrella.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>On the evening of February 11, 2026 , around 8:00 PM, eight armed men raided the home of Mohammad Yunus, son of Mohammad Zaman, in the Khairkhana area of Kabul, just a few steps away from a Taliban checkpoint.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Yunus, who supported his family by running a motorcycle repair business, was brutally killed;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>an event that occurred near Taliban forces and sparked widespread concern among local residents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>After the killing, the assailants took $15,000 in cash, along with some gold and jewelry, and left the area without encountering serious resistance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Local witnesses said the proximity of the checkpoint did not prevent the crime and raised serious questions about the effectiveness of security measures in the capital.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>This incident once again highlights the stark gap between official claims of \u201ccomprehensive security\u201d and the reality on the ground, raising suspicions of Taliban involvement in such murders and thefts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>While the Taliban consistently claim to maintain security, repeated reports of targeted killings, armed robberies, and even direct shootings at civilians have deepened public distrust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Additionally, according to some reports and claims circulated in media and social networks, there is a possibility that Taliban-affiliated elements are involved in certain incidents;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>a topic previously reported in multiple news items but not yet independently or transparently investigated. These uncertainties have increased public concern and strengthened calls for accountability.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Harsh Reality of Murder and Looting Under the Taliban\u2019s \u201cSecurity\u201d Umbrella. On the evening of February 11, 2026 , around 8:00 PM, eight armed men raided the home of Mohammad Yunus, son of Mohammad Zaman, in the Khairkhana area of Kabul, just a few steps away from a Taliban checkpoint. Yunus, who supported his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15542,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15521\/revisions\/15542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}