Afghanistan

Shirazi Office Launches Fifth Phase of Medical Aid Project in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif ……….. With the start of the holy month of Rajab, the office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, in collaboration with the Mustafa Cultural…

Taliban Increase Public Floggings Amid Rights Concerns ………… The Taliban publicly flogged a man and a woman in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province after convicting them of having an “illicit relationship” and fleeing home, a court statement said, as reported by…

Taliban Police Resignations Reported in Nuristan Over Internal Disputes ………… Several members of the Taliban’s police command in Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province have reportedly resigned collectively, citing concerns over corruption, discrimination and ethnic bias within the force, according to local…

Eurasia Review: Taliban Weaponizing Madrasas to Indoctrinate Children, Establish Rule ———————– An opinion piece published by Eurasia Review warns that the Taliban are reshaping Afghanistan’s education system into a tool of ideological control, using the rapid expansion of madrasas to…

Afghanistan–Pakistan Trade Slumps After Prolonged Border Closures ……….. Afghanistan’s trade with Pakistan has dropped by up to 45 percent following the near three-month closure of major border crossings between the two countries, according to Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment,…

Taliban Launch $120 Million Aluminium Can Factory in Herat ………. Taliban authorities have launched a $120 million aluminium can manufacturing project in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, describing it as the country’s first facility of its kind, Amu TV reported.…

Taliban Authorities Declare Hazara-Inhabited Land as State Property in Ghazni, Raising Displacement Concerns —————————– Authorities in Ghazni province under the Taliban administration have declared nearly 1,843 acres in the Shahrak Nawab area of Ghazni city to be government-owned land, a…

WFP Warns of Worsening Child Malnutrition Crisis in Afghanistan ……….. The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s most severe nutrition emergencies, with more than 3.5 million children under the age of five…

Taliban Shut Down Shiite Cultural and Educational Center in Kabul ……….. Local sources in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, reported that the Taliban have closed the Imam Hussein Cultural and Educational Complex in the Afshar Dar al-Aman area, without issuing an official…

Taliban Identify Thousands With Mental Health Conditions Across Afghanistan …….. Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice says it has identified nearly 6,000 people with mental health conditions nationwide over the past three months,…