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Following the fall of the republic: Which rights did the Afghan people lose?
In many parts of the world, changes of government are a normal political process. Presidents, ministers, and other officials may change, while state institutions and the legal fram…
Smartphone ban order: Taliban officials seen using smartphones at official ceremony.
On Thursday evening, the Taliban held a poetry recital at the National Radio and Television of Afghanistan hall to mark the fifth anniversary of the group’s return to power. Images…
United Afghanistan front reports three operations against the Taliban in Helmand and Kandahar.
The United Afghanistan front said in a statement on Friday, 23 Asad, that its forces had carried out three operations against Taliban forces in Helmand and Kandahar provinces over…
The Taliban warn of potential flash floods in parts of Kunar and Nuristan.
The Taliban’s disaster management authority has issued a one-week forecast on weather conditions and natural disaster risks, warning of the potential for flash floods in the easter…
Tajmir Jawad orders military operation against dissident Taliban commander Jumma Khan in Badakhshan.
Reliable sources say the ongoing fighting between the Taliban and supporters of Jumma Khan Fateh, a dissident Taliban commander, in Badakhshan’s Nusay district began three days ago…
Muttaqi: No need to initiate a new dialogue process with the opposition.
Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, says there is no need to initiate a new process for talks with the opposition and that all opponents are free to retur…
Masoom Stanekzai: Taliban policies are pushing Afghanistan toward a deeper crisis.
Masoom Stanekzai, head of the peace negotiating team of Afghanistan’s former republican government, says the Taliban’s policies are pushing Afghanistan toward a “deeper crisis,” an…
Body of 28-year-old man found in Nimroz after six days of disappearance.
Local sources in Nimroz Province say that the body of Mohammad Yousuf, a 28-year-old man, was found in the Dasht area of Zaranj, the provincial capital, six days after he went miss…
Hamid Khorasani announces his support for Jumma Khan Fateh.
Hamid Khorasani, the Taliban’s only commander from Panjshir, has recently announced his support for Jumma Khan Fateh, a dissident Taliban commander in Badakhshan.In an audio clip,…
Hibatullah: Students should acquire both religious and modern knowledge and be prepared to defend their country.
Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s supreme leader, says students should study both religious and modern sciences so that, in his words, they have the ability to defend their reli…