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Haqqani: Our prisons are not places of torture, but centers for rehabilitation and education.
In Khost, Abdul Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban governor of the province, said during a visit to the Khost Central Prison that prisons are no longer places of revenge, torture, and abu…
Reports indicate dismissal of a Taliban justice ministry official over alleged irregularities in the bar examination.
Informed sources have told media outlets that Abdul Hakim Sharaee, the Taliban’s Minister of Justice, has dismissed Jan Mohammad Talha, the head of the Ministry’s Defense Lawyers D…
Zabihullah Mujahid: Torture of prisoners is prohibited under Taliban laws.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, said in an exclusive interview with media outlets that reports of torture and mistreatment in detention centers and prisons run by the…
Mirza Katawazai, former deputy speaker of Afghanistan’s house of representatives, detained at Washington, D.C. airport.
According to informed sources, Mirza Katawazai, a former Deputy Speaker of Afghanistan’s House of Representatives and a businessman, has been detained at Washington D.C. Airport in…
The Torkham border crossing reopened for Afghan migrants after the Eid al-Adha holidays.
Inamullah Wazir, an official of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, announced that after the end of the Eid al-Adha holidays, the Torkham border crossing has once again been reopened fo…
The Taliban ban women from entering all Parks in Kabul.
The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has announced a ban on women and girls entering all parks in Kabul, continuing its restrictions on women…
Nabil calls for a transparent investigation into reports of sexual assault and abuse of women in Taliban detention centers.
Following reports published by the United Nations regarding allegations of sexual harassment and rape of women in Taliban detention centers, Rahmatullah Nabil, the former head of A…
18 Killed as vehicle carrying returning migrants overturns in Laghman.
Bakhtar News Agency, which is under Taliban control, reported that 18 people, including women and children, were killed and 29 others injured after a vehicle carrying migrants retu…
Agreement reached on the transfer of six townships’ land to Kabul municipality.
According to a new agreement between the Taliban’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock and Kabul Municipality regarding the transfer of state-owned land, the land of…
Three people were killed in a family dispute in Kabul.
A dispute among members of a family in Kabul turned into a deadly incident, leaving three people dead and four others injured.According to local residents, the conflict began with…