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…
This investigative report documents what happens behind the bars of Taliban prisons. The original version of this report was published in Persian in Independent Persian . Amir, a former National Security officer in the previous Afghan government, still bears the scars of a burning coal placed on his right thigh by a Taliban policeman during an interrogation. Amir shared this ordeal, stating: “Three Taliban members tortured me repeatedly over several nights, constantly asking, 'How many mujahideen [Taliban fighters] did you kill?'” Amir…
On July 15, 2021, as the flames of war spread across Afghanistan and investors transferred their wealth to regional countries to protect them from looting and destruction, Ariana Saeed, the renowned Afghan artist, opened her brand "Ariana" in downtown Kabul. She had invested eight million Afghanis into this business, confident it would achieve success within a few months. Ariana Saeed had no prior experience in business, and this was her first venture into opening a women’s clothing production workshop and sales center under the …
Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of the Islamic Unity Party of the People of Afghanistan and head of the political committee of the National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan, said in an exclusive interview that if no path to negotiations with the Taliban is found, the Council’s supporters will turn to armed resistance against the Taliban. The National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan, comprising influential political leaders from the Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, and Uzbek ethnic groups, was formed in exile in 2022 …
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