NewsFeed Afghan officials say a suspected Pakistani air strike hit a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, killing hundreds of patients and staff and leaving the facility in ruins. Pakistan denies targeting civilians, as tensions escalate between Islamabad and Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government. Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media … Read more
Taliban internet shutdown paralyzes Afghanistan The Washington Post Afghan women lose their ‘last hope’ as Taliban shuts down internet BBC ‘Absolute control’: Human rights groups slam telecom blackout in Afghanistan Australian Broadcasting Corporation Internet blackout hits Afghanistan as Taliban enforce morality crackdown Politico Afghanistan’s cellphone, internet services down after Taliban ordered cut, sources say Reuters Source link
Facebook Tweet Email Link Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters — The Taliban administration on Wednesday announced an internet ban across a swathe of northern Afghanistan, “to prevent immoral activities,” provincial government statements said. The hardline Islamist movement has previously voiced concern over pornography and flirtation between men and women online. It is the first such internet ban … Read more
The reported visit follows one in March 2025 which led to the release of a US citizen held for more than two years in Afghanistan. Published On 13 Sep 202513 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States officials have agreed to a prisoner exchange after a rare talk with … Read more
The group that seized power in Afghanistan in 2021 is removed from Russia’s list of banned ‘terror’ organisations. Russia’s Supreme Court has suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than 20 years as “a terrorist organisation”. The latest move is aimed at normalising ties with the de facto rulers of … Read more
Arrest warrant proposed for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes : Goats and Soda NPR Taliban reject court move to arrest top officials for persecuting Afghan women and girls The Associated Press Afghanistan: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Gender Persecution Charges Human Rights Watch Taliban hits out at ICC over Khan’s arrest warrant requests The Jerusalem Post Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim … Read more
In a chilly auditorium in Afghanistan, heaps of freshly mined green emeralds glowed under bright table lamps as bearded gemstone dealers inspected them for purity and quality. An auctioneer asked for bids on the first lot, which weighed 256 carats. With that, the Taliban’s weekly gemstone auction was underway. These sales, in the emerald-rich Panjshir … Read more
Taliban codifies law dictating how men and women appear in public NPR New Taliban laws ban women’s voices and bare faces in public The Hill Taliban bans women’s voices, bare faces from public in new restrictive laws Global News Toronto Taliban enact law that silences Afghan women in public, and curbs their freedom Voice of America – VOA News … Read more
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban carried out a double public execution Thursday at a stadium in the country’s southeast, where relatives of the victims of stabbing deaths fired guns at two convicted men while thousands of people watched. The Taliban’s Supreme Court ruled that the two men were responsible for the stabbing deaths … Read more