Inside Taliban prisons: sexual abuse, electric shocks and teeth drillings
KabulNow Special Report: The Taliban’s favourite methods of torture of its detainees are sexual abuse, electric shocks, teeth drillings, hanging from the ceiling, sleep deprivation and burning body parts.
Opinion: Our misunderstanding of Afghanistan led to the Taliban’s return
Both before the September 11 attacks and in the decades since, Westerners have had chances to learn about Afghanistan. They could have learnt about its history, diversity, and the varied ambitions of its people.
Weapons left behind by the US in Afghanistan are used in by militants in the region
Weapons left behind by the US in Afghanistan, are being used by Islamist militant groups in Kashmir. Indian security forces have seized M4 and M16 assault rifles from Pakistan based militant groups Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) fighters.
Lavrov and Zardari call for an inclusive government in Afghanistan
Appearing at a joint press conference in Moscow on Monday, Sergey Lavrov and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, said Russia and Pakistan wanted the Taliban to fulfil its commitment to the international community and establish “an inclusive multi-ethnical government.”
Taliban health ministry orders full hijab for female health workers
In a letter, containing two sketched images of a woman in black robe with her head and face covered, except her eyes, the group orders its employees to dress as per. Non-compliance would face disciplinary action, the letter warned.
Taliban: we are not to blame for Peshawar mosque bombing
Speaking at an event in Kabul on Wednesday, the Taliban’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, said that Pakistan should not blame the group for Monday’s deadly suicide bombing at a crowded mosque in a heavily fortified area in the city of Peshawar.
The US imposes visa restrictions on Taliban officials over women’s rights abuses
The US government announced on Wednesday that it has imposed visa restrictions on several current and former Taliban leaders and members over the group’s oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan.
EU Special Envoy for Afghanistan: Taliban recognition not on the table
Meeting Pakistani officials Islamabad, Tomas Niklasson said the Taliban’s restrictions on women “will hit Afghans most in need, in particular women and children, at the worst possible time.” Recognition of the group’s government, he said, was “not on the table.”
Millions of Afghan lives are at risk this winter, warns ICRC
As Afghanistan battles through the coldest winter in more than a decade, in which at least 166 people, and tens of thousands of livestock have frozen to death, the International Committee for the Red Cross has warned that millions of lives are at risk due to families being unable to keep themselves warm.
SIGAR: US aid may inadvertently confer legitimacy to Taliban
As Afghanistan battles through the coldest winter in more than a decade, in which at least 166 people, and tens of thousands of livestock have frozen to death, the International Committee for the Red Cross has warned that millions of lives are at risk due to families being unable to keep themselves warm.
Pakistan’s UN ambassador apologises for linking Taliban’s women restrictions to Pashtuns culture
Munir Akram apologised for linking the Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls to a “peculiar cultural perspective of the Pashtun culture.” His comments, at a UN meeting on Wednesday, caused fury among many on social media.
Taliban arrests university lecturer who tore up his diploma live on TV
The Taliban security agents arrested Ismail Mashal, known as Ustad Mashal, in Kabul yesterday for “provocative actions against the state” and “gathering a large crowd on the road.”
