End of Thomas West’s Tenure: Assessing His Role in U.S. Afghanistan Policy
Thomas West, during his three-year tenure as the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan, funneled more than two billion dollars in aid from the Biden administration into Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The mission of Thomas West, the senior U.S. diplomat, ended after serving as the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan for three years. On Tuesday, October 1st, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that West would now assume leadership of the State Department's Office of Sanctions Coordination. West replaced Zalm…
The New Face of Pakistan's ISI: Who is Asim Malik?
Asim Malik, one of the powerful figures in Pakistan’s army, will start his role as the head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on Monday, September 30. Lieutenant General Asim Malik, a powerful figure in the Pakistan Army, is set to begin his role as the head of the military intelligence organization (ISI) on September 30. Malik, a strong figure within the Pakistan Army, previously commanded infantry units in the crisis-stricken regions of Balochistan and Waziristan in Pakistan. Pakistani media have referred to him as one of the army’s m…
Taliban's New Decrees: Banning Ribbon-Cutting and Teacher's Day Celebrations
The leader of the Taliban has banned ribbon-cutting ceremonies, walking on carpets with shoes, and celebrating Teacher's Day, citing their resemblance to non-Muslim practices. In a decree issued by Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban's leader, it was stated that such activities were prohibited in Afghanistan as they resembled practices of non-Muslims. The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice circulated this order, categorizing these acts as "forbidden" and resembling non-Muslim traditions. A so…
The Dark Cells of Bagram Prison: A Taliban Retreat for Torturing Prisoners
Families of several prisoners in Bagram prison told Independent Persian that in the past three months, the possibility of meeting prisoners has been limited, and violence, mistreatment, psychological torture, and starvation of prisoners have increased. An Independent Persian reporter spoke with relatives of three prisoners held at Bagram prison, located north of Kabul. All of them reported that the prison's sanitary conditions are poor and worrying, visits with relatives have been restricted, and prisoners are not provided with suffi…
The attackers said, 'Stand in line, we will take a photo,' and then they opened fire
It was afternoon, and the residents of the small village of Qariudal were happy about a simple event: pilgrims from the village had returned from Karbala. The village of Qariudal, consisting of mud houses nestled in the remote mountains of the Sangtakht and Bandar district in Daikundi province, is one of the poorest areas in Afghanistan, with no signs of prosperity or development. The villagers were joyfully preparing to welcome back the Karbala pilgrims. About 40 villagers were supposed to travel through the mountainous and dirt roads to Ghor…
Al-Qaeda’s Strategic Patience in Afghanistan
A recent report by the United Nations Security Council regarding Afghanistan and the terrorist groups based in the country reveals that Al-Qaeda members have recently returned to Afghanistan from various countries, particularly Yemen, while the threat from ISIS-Khorasan is also on the rise in the country. According to this report, Abdulazim bin Ali, a seasoned Al-Qaeda commander from Libya, is working as an advisor to Sirajuddin Haqqani, leader of the Haqqani network and interior minister of the Taliban regime. Several other Al-Qaeda commande…
Increase in Victims of ISIS Attack in Kabul: 16 Former Government Prosecutors Killed
Two days after ISIS-Khorasan's deadly attack on the Taliban's Attorney General's Office on Monday, September 2nd, the Afghan Prosecutors' Association announced in a statement that 16 former government prosecutors were killed and many others were injured in the attack. Khalid Zadran, the Taliban police spokesperson in Kabul, initially reported that six people were killed and 13 were injured in the attack. The Afghan Prosecutors' Association stated that similar attacks in the past had also targeted Afghan prosecutors, resul…
A passenger from Badakhshan
I heard you have a daughter who, yesterday morning, you kissed on the cheek before heading to work, and she is eagerly waiting for your return. You have a mother in a remote village in Darwaz, Badakhshan, who still doesn’t know what has happened to her son. Brothers who are migrants, and a father whose condition I don’t know. I remember that hot summer day when you called me for the first time, speaking with your sweet Badakhshani accent, saying you had just arrived in Mazar and got my number from Sarwar Hosseini [the spokesperson of Kunduz …
The Taliban's Unsuccessful Attempt to Reclaim Afghanistan's Helicopters from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Despite three years of unsuccessful efforts to reclaim military helicopters and planes from Afghanistan's previous government that were transferred by Afghan military pilots to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan on the day the former government fell, the Taliban continue to insist on obtaining these helicopters and planes. On August 15, 2021, just hours after former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul to the United Arab Emirates, Afghan military pilots, along with some family members, flew military helicopters and planes to Uzbekistan and Taji…
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