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Freedom Front: We killed five Taliban fighters in Badakhshan’s Zebak district.
The anti-Taliban Freedom Front has claimed that its forces repelled Taliban attacks in the Zebak district of Badakhshan province and, in subsequent counteroffensive operations, kil…
UN: Taliban publicly flogged 127 people in three months.
The United Nations has reported in its latest assessment that the Taliban carried out corporal punishment against dozens of citizens across Afghanistan between April 1 and June 30…
Taliban says one suspect in attack on Badakhshan information and culture chief arrested.
The Taliban’s police command in Badakhshan province has confirmed the killing of Zabihullah Amiri, the group’s Director of Information and Culture in the province. According to a s…
Sources: Taliban propose "three-day marriage" to close Bibi Sediqa's case.
Sources close to the family of Bibi Sediqa, a 12-year-old girl who has been detained in a Taliban prison for approximately 21 months, say local officials of the group in the Balamo…
Sources: Former military officer targeted by unidentified armed men in Takhar province
Local sources report that Abdul Jabbar, a former military officer, has been killed in an attack by unidentified armed individuals in Takhar province. According to these sources, he…
Freedom Front: The Taliban’s propaganda apparatus has failed to change public opinion.
The anti-Taliban Freedom Front has stated that the Taliban’s extensive propaganda efforts have failed to influence public opinion or distort the realities on the ground. In a state…
Arrest of a husband and wife accused of child abduction in Badakhshan.
Security officials in Badakhshan province have reported the arrest of a husband and wife on charges of child abduction. According to the officials, the couple is accused of abducti…
Unidentified gunmen kill tribal elder and his nephew in Nimroz province.
The Taliban’s police command in Nimroz province says prominent tribal elder Abdul Khaliq Noorzai and his nephew were killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen in the 60-Meter Road…
Mysterious killing: Body of teenager missing from Kunar found in Nangarhar.
Local sources in Kunar say the body of a teenage boy who had gone missing from Asadabad, the provincial capital, has been found in neighboring Nangarhar province.According to the s…
Habib-ur-Rehman Hekmatyar: The monopoly of power will expand insecurity and guerrilla warfare.
Political activist Habib-ur-Rehman Hekmatyar has sharply criticized the Taliban's current policies, warning that the dismantling of national institutions and public legitimacy…