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Wahid Omar: Ashraf Ghani did not want to leave the presidential palace, but his colleagues forced him out.
Wahid Omar, the former head of strategic and public affairs for Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani, says Ghani did not want to leave the presidential palace on August 15,…
Sepah-e Mihan front claims responsibility for attack on gold-mining company in Takhar.
The Sepah-e Mihan front said in a statement that it had attacked a foreign gold-mining company in Takhar province, killing one person and injuring several others.In a statement iss…
Abdul Salam Hanafi: Prisoners must be treated in accordance with Islamic Sharia law.
Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s administrative deputy prime minister, visited a prison during his trip to Bamyan province and stressed that prisoners should be treated in accorda…
The Taliban directly detain a young man in Paktika on allegations of links to former government forces.
Local sources in Paktika province report that Taliban forces have detained a young man named Tasir Katwazai in Sharan, the provincial capital.According to the sources, the young ma…
The forests of Kunar and Nuristan are being extensively logged.
A number of residents of Kunar province claim that forests in the province, as well as in some areas of Nuristan, are being extensively cleared, with the timber being transported t…
Saleh: The Taliban should not be invited to negotiations; their power structure must be targeted.
Former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh says that the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan cannot be attributed solely to restrictions on women’s education and employment; rather, he…
The Taliban: ISIS may have been involved in the explosion in western Kabul.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says the explosion at a school in western Kabul may have been carried out by ISIS or “affiliated elements.” He emphasized that an investigat…
Teenager dies by suicide following family dispute in Uruzgan.
Local officials in Uruzgan province say a teenager died by suicide after shooting himself in the city of Tarinkot, the provincial capital, on Monday.Bilal Rozgani, spokesperson for…
Taliban declare 300 Jeribs of land in Mazar-e-Sharif’s “Mayar Mina” township state-owned.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice has announced that all land in Mayar Mina Township in Mazar-e-Sharif, covering an area of 300 jeribs, is state-owned property. The township was bu…
Afghanistan commemorates 107 years of political independence.
Today, Wednesday, 28 Asad, corresponding to August 19, marks Afghanistan’s Independence Day, the day when, 107 years ago, following the Third Anglo-Afghan War, the country gained c…