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Farahi: Those who disrupt Afghanistan’s security are legitimate targets wherever they may be located.
The Deputy Spokesperson for Publications at the Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture, Mohajer Farahi, has said, referring to recent Taliban claims regarding attacks in Pak…
Waliq Kohsar, an Afghan photographer, has won the 2026 Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Award.
At the annual Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards held in Hong Kong, Waliq Kohsar, a news photographer for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Afghanistan, has won the award in t…
The Taliban have changed the name “police” to “shurta” in the new law.
The Taliban has changed the term “police” to “shurta” in its new law on law enforcement. “Shurta” is an Arabic term used in some Arab countries to refer to police forces, and it wi…
Sami Sadat condemns Taliban Drone strikes on Pakistan.
Sami Sadat, the former commander of Afghanistan’s Special Operations Forces, has condemned the Taliban’s reported drone strikes on areas inside Pakistan, describing them as an esca…
Pakistani media: European talks with Ahmad Massoud have caused dissatisfaction among the Taliban.
The Express Tribune of Pakistan has reported that the European Union, while simultaneously initiating talks with the Taliban on the return of more than 27,000 Afghan migrants lacki…
Noor Jalal Jalali: Joint efforts and collaboration are essential for the standardization of traditional medicine.
Taliban Minister of Public Health Noor Jalal Jalali has emphasized the standardization of the traditional and Unani medicine sector during a meeting held in Kabul to assess the act…
Taliban Establishes an 8,000-member special unit to monitor the Pakistan border.
According to informed sources, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban, has ordered the establishment of a special 8,000-member unit to oversee and secure t…
Afghan migrant dies on route in Sistan and Baluchestan due to extreme heat.
Local sources report that a young man from Kapisa Province died while migrating to Iran on the route to Saravan in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. According to these sources, the…
The Taliban have barred dozens of students in Kandahar from exams for trimming their beards.
Some students at public and private universities in Kandahar have told media outlets that enforcers from the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice h…
Reporters Without Borders: half of the world’s exiled journalists are from Afghanistan.
Coinciding with World Refugee Day, Reporters Without Borders announced that between 2021 and 2025, 1,468 journalists supported by the organization from 65 countries have fled threa…