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Exiled Teachers; Taliban Begins Ideological Purge of Afghanistan’s Schools
Since the Taliban’s return to power, the phenomenon of “exiled teachers” has spread across Afghanistan, systematically pushing experienced educators out of the national education system. Dozens of teachers with years of classroom experience have been removed from their posts by Taliban-appointed officials in the Ministry of Education and exiled to remote village schools. Their “offenses” range from lacking loyalty to the Taliban to resisting the group’s ideological influence over school curricula. This forced relocation is seen as a tactic to…
A New Tyrant in the Pamirs: Juma Khan Fateh’s Rule of Fear Over Ismailis
Nearly 150 years after the last local monarchy of Darwaz in the vast mountainous region of Badakhshan, Afghanistan, Mullah Juma Khan Fateh, a 40-year-old Taliban warlord, has emerged as the "Sultan of Darwaz"—a title that speaks to his brutal rule over the region’s religious minorities. Darwaz is located along the Amu River, bordered by Tajikistan to the north and Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province to the south. Nestled in the Pamir Mountains, it was once a small independent kingdom in historical Khorasan until Emir Abdur Rahman Khan …
Afghan Women’s Silent Struggle: Sleeping Pills as Their Only Escape
As the Taliban’s severe restrictions on women’s lives in Afghanistan continue, the prevalence of mental health disorders is increasing, leading to a growing reliance on sleeping pills. Sources in several cities, particularly Herat, Kabul, and Mazar-i-Sharif, told Independent Persian that many women and girls, under intense psychological and social pressure, have turned to sleeping pills as their only escape for a few moments of peace. Zohra Peyman, a second-year psychology student at Herat University, was among the thousands of female students…
The Mastermind Behind ISIS-K’s Deadliest Attacks: Who is Mohammad Sharifullah?
Mohammad Sharifullah, the man whom officials in the Trump administration described as a “monster” and who was arrested in Pakistan following Trump’s direct order to apprehend those responsible for the killing of 13 U.S. soldiers, is now facing American justice. Security sources from the former Afghan government told Independent Persian that Sharifullah has a long track record of carrying out ISIS-K’s deadliest attacks and is one of the group’s most bloodthirsty commanders. In a statement, the U.S. Department of Justice accused Mohammad Sharifu…
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