Matthew Sorensen, head of policy at the U.S.-based World Relief organization, has expressed concern over the U.S. deportation of Afghan refugees who held temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States. He stated that since the Taliban are currently in power in Afghanistan, the lives of Afghans who cooperated with U.S. forces are at risk…
Local residents in Kabul told Chiragh TV that in the Qasba area of the province, unknown armed men shot and killed a former officer of the previous republican regime in front of his home. According to locals, the deceased is named Ahmad Faheem Haidari, who served as an officer in the special police unit during…
Local sources in Paktia told Chiragh TV that the Taliban had arrested and imprisoned a former military officer named Abdul Zahir about six months ago. According to the sources, Abdul Zahir was tortured in Taliban custody. After six months in prison, his body was secretly dumped under stones in a remote area. The sources added…
A journalist reporting from the Spin Boldak-Chaman border told Chiragh TV that on Friday, a young man, overwhelmed by long-term poverty and unemployment, poured petrol on himself and set himself on fire by striking himself with a lighter. The journalist added that local people immediately took the man to a nearby hospital. Later, a local…
Sayed Tayyeb Hamad, spokesperson for the Taliban’s police command in Nangarhar, told Chiragh TV that on Friday morning in the Rodat district of Nangarhar, a violent clash erupted between two families over a land ownership dispute. He reported that the conflict resulted in the death of one person and injuries to seven others. The injured…
The Russian newspaper Gazeta Izvestia has obtained a document from within the Taliban leadership, revealing that the Taliban have requested the United States to conduct a joint inspection of the Bagram military airbase. This is aimed at convincing former U.S. President Donald Trump that there are no Chinese forces present at the base. According to…
The United States has opposed France’s decision to recognize the State of Palestine at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly session. On Friday, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio stated on his X (formerly Twitter) account that France’s move would delay the peace process in Gaza. He wrote: “This decision only serves to benefit Hamas’s propaganda efforts…
Local sources from Pakistan told Chiragh TV that on Thursday evening, in the Shewa area of North Waziristan, armed attackers opened fire on the Pakistani military and fled the scene. In response, the military fired at civilians, killing a young Pashtun man and injuring another. In reaction to the incident, Hanif Pashteen, a leader of…
According to a statement by the Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, on Thursday, a total of 45 Afghan refugee families—comprising 212 individuals—returned from Pakistan via the Spin Boldak border crossing and arrived in Kandahar. After being registered, they were transported to their respective home provinces. The statement also noted that on the same day,…
Doctors in Afghanistan report a significant increase in seasonal illnesses among children as temperatures continue to rise across the country. At Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul, pediatric specialists say a growing number of children are being admitted daily due to heat-related illnesses. Dr. Mohammad Arif Hassanzai, head of the hospital’s pediatric internal medicine department,…
