Afghanistan

Rejection of Asylum Applications for Over 50,000 Afghans in Australia

Australian media reports that approximately 200,000 Afghans submitted applications to relocate to Australia following the rise of the Taliban to power in 2021.
Thursday, 3 August , 2023
Detention of Over 50 Afghan Nationals in Turkey

Turkish law enforcement authorities in the Canakkale province have apprehended 55 Afghan citizens who were reportedly involved in illegal plans to travel abroad.
Wednesday, 2 August , 2023
Pakistani Taliban in Possession of Advanced US Weapons

According to Pakistani officials quoted by the Dawn newspaper, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is utilizing American weapons left behind in Afghanistan to carry out attacks against security forces.
Tuesday, 1 August , 2023
12 thousand criminal incidents in Afghanistan

According to the Taliban’s Ministry of Interior, nearly 12,000 criminal incidents occurred across the country last year, and more than 16,000 people were arrested in connection with these cases.
Friday, 28 July , 2023
Over 500 female prisoners in Afghan prisons

The Taliban Prison Affairs Department announced that there are more than 17,000 prisoners in all the country’s prisons for committing various crimes, including over 500 female prisoners.
Monday, 24 July , 2023
Inquiry into war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan

British special forces are at the heart of an inquiry into allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan, the United Kingdom’s defense ministry has confirmed.
Thursday, 20 July , 2023
Taliban warning about the imminent attack of ISIS

ISIS terrorist group is planning to attack officials and commanders who are returning from the Hajj ceremony; the Ministry of Interior of the Taliban has warned its police commanders.
Tuesday, 18 July , 2023
The reaction of the Swedish Committee to the suspension of Swedish activities in Afghanistan

In response to the Afghan government’s recent decision to suspend any Swedish activities in Afghanistan, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan said: “We are seeking a dialogue with the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to clarify whether the decision to stop Swedish activities in Afghanistan will affect the work of our organization.”
Saturday, 15 July , 2023
Treatment of over 170 thousand malnourished children in Afghanistan

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced that it has treated over 273,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan in the first five months of 2023.
Friday, 14 July , 2023
Kabul’s Reaction to the Desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Taliban announced that it would not sign a memorandum of understanding with any Swedish institutions in protest against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden.
Thursday, 13 July , 2023
Clearing Badakhshan of poppy fields

Security officials in Badakhshan say that the process of destroying poppy fields started three months ago in this province. The last fields cultivated with this drug in Khash City have been destroyed.
Tuesday, 11 July , 2023
Banning girls from the 2023 entrance exam in Afghanistan

The Taliban National Examinations Authority announced that only male students can take part in the 2023 entrance exam in Afghanistan.
Monday, 10 July , 2023
Taliban condemns Israel’s attack on the West Bank

In its fourth statement against the Zionist regime, the Taliban condemned the brutal attacks on the Jenin camp in occupied Palestine in the last three months.
Sunday, 9 July , 2023
Taliban to ban Using English words

Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzadeh, the leader of the Taliban, has ordered that English words or abbreviations should not be used in letters, administrative documents and contracts, and Pashto words should be used instead.
Saturday, 8 July , 2023
The inflation rate in Afghanistan dropped

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Taliban, called the decrease in the inflation rate in the country a positive result of the economic struggle of the Taliban government and said: “Research shows that the inflation rate in Afghanistan has dropped by -1 per cent.”
Friday, 7 July , 2023
Taliban spokesperson: Taliban is not a slave of America

In response to Biden’s recent remarks regarding the Taliban’s cooperation with the United States, the Taliban spokesperson said that the Taliban are not a slave of the United States.
Thursday, 6 July , 2023
Balkhi: Biden’s confession denies the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan

In response to US President Joe Biden’s statement, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, said that Al-Qaeda is not active in Afghanistan; these words refute the claim about the presence and activity of more than twenty armed groups in Afghanistan.
Wednesday, 5 July , 2023
Taliban to Ban Facebook

The leader of the Taliban group has tasked the Taliban government with preparing a plan to restrict or ban Facebook in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, 4 July , 2023
We will not negotiate despite sanctions, Bilal Karimi says

The Deputy Spokesperson of the Taliban said that if the world wants to engage with the Taliban, it should end all sanctions. Bilal Karimi called the international community’s sanctions on the Taliban unjustified. “Intensifying pressure and sanctions will increase the distance between Afghanistan and the international community, and this issue is not in anyone’s interest,” […]
Monday, 3 July , 2023
Hebatullah Akhundzadeh: We condemn the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people

While condemning Israel’s violation of the rights of the Palestinians, Hebatullah Akhundzadeh, in a message on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, called on the international community to cooperate in resolving this issue. In a message on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, Hebatullah Akhundzada (Taliban leader) posted on Zabihullah Mujahid’s Twitter a Taliban spokesperson: “We condemn […]
Sunday, 2 July , 2023