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Sources: Taliban have rearrested former local Police commander.
Former Local Police Commander Reportedly Rearrested by Taliban Intelligence in LaghmanLocal sources in Afghanistan’s Laghman province say Taliban intelligence has rearrested Mohamm…
A female Journalist and her colleague detained by Taliban after covering Ashura commemorations.
The Afghanistan Media Support Organization has announced that the Taliban detained a female journalist and her cameraman colleague for covering Ashura commemorations in Kabul. The…
The Taliban have prevented Hamid Karzai from attending the Ashura ceremony in Kabul.
According to informed sources, the Taliban on Friday prevented former Afghan President Hamid Karzai from attending the Ashura mourning ceremony. The sources say that restrictions i…
Freedom Front: We have killed three members of the Taliban in Nangarhar.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front has claimed that it carried out an armed attack on a Taliban checkpoint in the vicinity of Khewa district in Nangarhar province, along the Jalalabad–K…
Global Torture Report: The number of female prisoners in Afghanistan has more than doubled.
The World Torture Report 2026 has reported a sharp increase in the number of female prisoners in Afghanistan over the past four years, warning of a deterioration in the country’s h…
The Taliban’s deputy minister of urban development has apologized for the treatment of Shia Muslims.
Madari Ali Karimi, one of the few Hazara Shiite officials in the Taliban government and deputy minister of urban development and housing of the group, has apologized for the treatm…
Taliban Arrest Yahya Anabi in Panjshir.
Informed sources say the Taliban have arrested Yahya Anabi, a well-known and controversial cleric from Panjshir. According to the sources, the arrest followed a confrontation betwe…
Recent images of the Taliban mayor in Kabul following the publication of arrest reports.
Recent images of the Taliban mayor in Kabul; inspection of infrastructure projects following the publication of arrest reportsNew images of Abdul Rashid, the Taliban mayor of Kabul…
Global Torture Index: Torture and the repression of women in Afghanistan have reached dangerous levels.
The Global Torture Index, in its latest report for 2026, has classified Afghanistan as a “very high risk” country in terms of torture, arbitrary detention, and human rights violati…
Mahmood Khan Achakzai: Afghanistan is the graveyard of invaders; Pakistan and Iran should not make strategic miscalculations.
Mahmood Khan Achakzai, leader of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, has expressed concern over the prevailing mistrust and political suspicions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, sa…