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Direct gunfire by the Taliban at protesters; women and men of Jebrail, Herat, demonstrate together.
On Tuesday, hundreds of women and men residing in the Jebrael township in Herat staged a protest against the arrest of women by the Taliban, chanting “Education, Work, Freedom” and…
Sources: Taliban Visit Hospitals to detain protesters and the wounded.
Local sources told media outlets that Taliban forces have visited several hospitals in Herat in an effort to detain protesters and individuals injured during the recent demonstrati…
Eyewitnesses: The number of repression forces exceeded the number of protesters.
Eyewitnesses told media outlets that during Tuesday’s protests in Herat, the number of Taliban forces exceeded the number of demonstrators.According to witnesses, Taliban forces op…
A former police officer in Ghor province has been killed by unidentified armed individuals.
Local sources in Ghor Province report that a former security officer, identified as Sirajuddin, was killed by unidentified armed men near his residence.According to the sources, th…
Alleged sexual assault by a relative of a Taliban Member in Ghor province.
Alleged Rape by a Relative of a Taliban Official in Ghor’s Taywara District; Local Sources Report Intimidation of ComplainantsLocal sources in Taywara District of Ghor Province all…
Residents of Herat: We call on the people of Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif, and other provinces not to remain silent.
A number of residents of Herat have called on Afghan citizens across the country not to remain silent in the face of the Taliban’s arrests and treatment of women and girls in the p…
30 people detained during public protests in Herat province.
Eyewitnesses and local sources have told media outlets that Taliban forces detained 30 people on Tuesday during public protests in the city of Herat.According to these sources, Tal…
Reports emerge of the killing of an Iranian Kurdish woman and her daughter by the Taliban in Sar-e Pol province.
A report by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network alleges that a local Taliban official in Afghanistan’s Sar-e Pol Province killed a Kurdish woman and her teenage daughter after they…
Mitra Mehran: All political and Diplomatic engagement with the Taliban must be avoided.
Mitra Mehran, speaking at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, called on the international community and the United Nations to refrain from any political or diplomatic…
Andar: The Taliban’s policies are at odds with the true spirit of Islam and historical realities.
Rahmatullah Andar, former spokesperson for the National Security Council under the republican system, has criticized recent restrictions on women in the country, describing the Tal…