{"id":9775,"date":"2026-11-13T15:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T10:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/news\/panjshir-province-a-region-under-siege-and-suppression\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T15:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T11:05:34","slug":"panjshir-province-a-region-under-siege-and-suppression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ariananews.co\/en\/picture\/panjshir-province-a-region-under-siege-and-suppression\/","title":{"rendered":"Panjshir Province Under Intense Taliban Control: Residents Face Oppression and Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Reports from the Panjshir province indicate that the region has transformed into a large, oppressive prison for its residents, with an extremely secure atmosphere severely restricting citizens&#8217; fundamental rights&#8230;<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Current Conditions in Panjshir<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-149569\" src=\"https:\/\/media.ariananews.co\/images\/2026\/05\/\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628-\u067e\u0646\u062c\u0634\u06cc\u0631-822x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"822\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The situation in this mountainous province is dire, with the Taliban forces infringing on the privacy of homes. Small gatherings and even casual conversations between two citizens on the streets are deemed criminal. An atmosphere of distrust and fear now overshadows the daily lives of the people.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to enforce strict media censorship and prevent the leakage of information, the Taliban have banned the use of smartphones in Panjshir. Concurrently, they are disrupting the livelihoods of shepherds and livestock owners by restricting access to mountain pastures, which has severed the income sources for thousands of families and worsened poverty.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts believe these arbitrary detentions, the discovery of nameless bodies in the streets, and the crippling of the local economy go beyond mere security measures. 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