July 2025
Four Killed by Unknown Gunmen in Badakhshan
Local sources from Badakhshan have told Chiragh TV that unknown armed individuals shot and killed four people last night in the Band-e-Zolzama area of Argustan district in the province. According to the sources, the identities of the victims remain unknown, and the attackers fled the scene after the incident. The sources also noted that the…
Polio Vaccination Campaign to Begin Tomorrow in Afghanistan’s Border Provinces
A statement released by the Central Office for Polio at the Ministry of Public Health, which operates under Taliban control, announced that a polio vaccination campaign will begin on Monday in several provinces of Afghanistan. The campaign targets children under the age of five in an effort to prevent the spread of the poliovirus. According…
Taliban Identify 250 Emerald Mines in Panjshir
Officials from the Panjshir Province Directorate of Mines and Petroleum say that around 250 emerald mines have been identified in the Paryan district of the province. Mohammad Qasim Amiri, the Taliban-appointed head of Mines and Petroleum in Panjshir, stated that the legal extraction process of these mines will begin soon. According to him, the mining…
Dozens of Women Arrested in Kabul by the Taliban for Not Having a Male Guardian
Local sources in Kabul have told Chiragh TV that in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of the city, the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has arrested and imprisoned dozens of women for not being accompanied by a male guardian (mahram) and for not observing proper hijab. According to the sources, the…