Residents of Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi area told Chiragh TV that the Taliban are stopping young people in the area and checking the mobile phones in their pockets for monitoring purposes. The exact reason behind the Taliban’s inspection and control of residents’ phones in Dasht-e-Barchi is still unclear. However, two days ago, dozens of women were arrested…
Former governor and politician Halim Fidai, in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, referred to the Taliban’s actions of beating and arresting women with sticks, stating that such acts are neither part of Afghan culture nor Islamic values. According to him, the Taliban only have the right to announce that hijab should be…
The government of Tajikistan has officially confirmed, through a statement, that it has previously deported Afghan refugees and is planning to expel more in the near future. According to the Tajik authorities, some refugees are residing in the country illegally or have been involved in various crimes, which is why the government has decided to…
Local sources from Panjshir told Chiragh TV on Wednesday that a few days ago, the Taliban arrested and imprisoned Abdul Malik, a religious scholar and deputy of the Ulema Council. According to the sources, he was severely beaten and tortured while in Taliban custody and is now receiving treatment at a hospital in the Rokha…
Local sources from Baghlan have told Chiragh TV that an explosion occurred on Tuesday inside the Karkar coal mine located in Pul-e-Khumri, the provincial capital. According to the sources, the explosion has caused casualties, but no further details have been released so far. The Taliban have not yet commented on the incident.
Famous Afghan singer and women’s rights activist Ariana Saeed, in a video message, called on Afghan men to defend the rights of Afghan girls and women and to continue supporting them. According to her, hundreds of thousands of homeless returnees—especially women—are living in a state of complete uncertainty, and millions of girls are deprived of…
According to a report by Reuters, a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed yesterday in the capital city, Dhaka, resulting in the deaths of 27 people, including children. Officials stated that the crash occurred near Kurmitola Air Base, and the pilot of the aircraft was also killed in the incident. Reuters further reported that 88…
The Taliban’s Ministry of Defense announced in a statement on Tuesday that 730 kilograms of opium were seized in the Lidrik area of Bahramcha district, Helmand province. According to the statement, the opium was skillfully hidden in a vehicle and was being smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan when it was intercepted by Taliban forces. The…
The Organization for the Support of Afghan Journalists said in a report published on Tuesday that Afghan journalists in Pakistan and Iran are facing serious threats, a situation that has deeply concerned the organization. According to the statement, Afghan journalists in these countries are subjected to arbitrary arrests, threats, forced deportations, and denial of basic…
A U.S. federal court has granted the government permission to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Afghan and Cameroonian nationals. This decision came after the Trump administration argued that Afghanistan and Cameroon no longer meet the criteria for the TPS program. The court stated that there is no evidence suggesting the Trump administration…
