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11 Sufi Worshippers Shot Dead by Unknown Gunmen in Baghlan
Mukhtar Wafayee - Independent Persian - Local sources in Nahrin district, Baghlan province, in northern Afghanistan, told Independent Persian that on Friday night, November 22, 11 Sufi worshippers were killed by unknown gunmen at the Shahr Kohna shrine in the district. According to these sources, the worshippers, who had gathered weekly for years to pray and recite dhikr at the shrine, were shot while seated on their prayer mats. Photos shared with Independent Persian from the scene show prayer mats neatly arranged in a room, with the b…
Between Caliphate and Emirate: Tajikistan’s Jamaat Ansarullah Struggles for Direction
Jamaat Ansarullah, commonly known as Tajikistan’s Taliban, finds itself disillusioned with its goal of establishing its desired government in Tajikistan, 18 years after its founding and despite fighting alongside Afghan Taliban against Afghanistan’s previous government. The Tajik group Jamaat Ansarullah was established in 2006 by Tajik followers of extremist Islamist movements and Tajik government opponents, particularly those who had taken refuge in Afghanistan and Pakistan after the Tajik civil war (1992–1997). The group’s first leader, Amr…
Rashid Khan Arman: Afghanistan’s First Millionaire Athlete and Global Cricket Icon
RashidKhan_19/X Rashid Khan, 26, is among the highest-earning athletes worldwide, with a monthly income of 59 million Afghanis, equivalent to approximately 883,000 USD. Rashid, who became famous at 15 while playing for Afghanistan’s cricket team, is Afghanistan’s first athlete to become a millionaire through his sports fame. The Indian Premier League (IPL) website reported that Rashid Khan played for the Gujarat Titans for 15 crore Indian rupees (about 1.8 million USD) in a season of the IPL. Established in 2008, the IPL has become one of the …
Jihad on TikTok: How ISIS and the Taliban Use Social Media to Spread Extremism
BM Amaro/pexels.com TikTok, by simplifying content publishing and broadcasting through videos, photos, and audio clips, has become one of the most popular platforms among jihadists. I reviewed dozens of accounts on this platform, disseminating jihadi content in multiple languages from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and other countries. These accounts, each with thousands of followers, bypass TikTok’s algorithms using emojis, censoring forbidden words, and editing videos and text to avoid account suspension. Accounts broadcasting jiha…
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