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Taliban recruit young men from Badakhshan’s border districts to join their army.
The Taliban’s chief of army Staff, Fasiuddin Fitrat, says the group’s Ministry of Defense has decided to recruit young men from districts of Badakhshan located near the Durand Line…
Taliban intelligence forces shoot dead two people in Badghis provincial capital.
Local sources in Badghis province say that two people were killed in the provincial capital after being shot by Taliban intelligence forces. Taliban officials have also confirmed t…
Spanta: Opposition to progress and social justice persists even after a century.
Former Afghan foreign minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta says that even a century after King Amanullah Khan began efforts to advance the country through development, the rule of law, an…
Taliban detain principal and two teachers of Shama Hedayat school in western Kabul.
Sources in western Kabul say that the Taliban have detained Salim Samim, the principal of the “Shama Hedayat” school, along with two teachers from the school. The school was the si…
At least five women detained in Herat by Taliban morality Police.
Taliban morality police officers in Herat have reportedly detained at least five women for not covering their faces and transferred them to an undisclosed location. Eyewitnesses sa…
Mullah Baradar: The world should pave the way for formal political engagement with the Taliban.
Taliban deputy prime minister for economic affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, says Afghanistan has entered a new phase in safeguarding its independence, security, and national va…
Haqqani to opponents: Do not destroy yourselves or harm your own people.
Taliban interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani says that security cannot be ensured solely through weapons and the activities of security forces. Rather, social justice, public satis…
Taliban defense minister: Do not expect Afghans to accept slavery.
The Taliban government’s Defense Minister, Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, says Afghanistan will not shape its policies according to the political and economic demands of other countries,…
Hamid Karzai: Education for girls and boys is essential to Afghanistan’s strength.
EKarzai: Preserving Afghanistan’s Independence Requires an Educated Young Generation of Both Girls and Boys.Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, says preserving the c…
Clash between residents and Taliban over land in Ghazni leaves one dead.
Sources in Ghazni say that the driver of a municipal bulldozer was killed following a clash between local residents and a Taliban commission tasked with preventing land grabbing.Th…