Report in Dawn, January 6th, 2023KARACHI: Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday the Islamic State (IS) militants involved in the attack on Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul have been killed in an operation, Dawn.com reported. Afghan security forces carried out operations in Kabul against a “dangerous network” of the militant Islamic State group who were involved in attacks on the Pakistan embassy and on a hotel where Chinese nationals were staying, Mr Mujahid said…
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By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Jan 4, 2023 at 8:59 PMThe Islamic Emirate rejected the remarks by US State Department spokesman Ned Price and said that the Islamic Emirate is committed to all its promises. The deputy spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, Bilal Karimi, said there is no evidence to show that Afghan soil will be used against any other country. “All territory of the country is controlled by the Islamic Emirate and there is…
By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, Dec 31, 2022 at 11:01 PMHuman rights situation was a key issue in Afghanistan in 2022. During this year, Islamic Emirate Supreme Leader Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada issued at least seven decrees about women, something that triggered widespread reactions within and outside Afghanistan. Based on the decrees, women were banned from attending schools, parks, sports, universities and jobs in non-governmental organizations. The decrees that restricted the rights of women faced protests…
By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Dec 28, 2022 at 8:36 PMThe deputy minister of interior Noor Jalal Jalali said on Wednesday that 27 new districts have been formed at the people’s will and based on the order of the Islamic Emirate’s leader. “The leader of the Islamic Emirate, out of compassion, has approved twenty-six or twenty-seven districts, and we are ready for to implement the order,” said Jalali. Analysts said that the current government should…
By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Dec 28, 2022 at 9:04 PMFormer President Hamid Karzai urged the Islamic Emirate to begin a process of inclusivity by launching a grand Afghan dialogue, saying that it is for the good of the “Taliban themselves and for the good of the country.” The former president, who remained in power from 2001 to 2014, made the remarks in an interview with The Washington Post. When asked about the Islamic Emirate’s…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in ToloNews, Dec 23, 2022Acting Minister of Higher Education Neda Mohammad Nadim said on Thursday that some reforms planned by the Islamic Emirate were not implemented in the higher education sector over the past 16 months. Speaking to the RTA, Nadim outlined four reasons for the closure of universities for female students. He said the presence of women at dormitories and their arrival from provinces without male companions, lack of observation…
by Imran Danish in TOLOnews, Dec 21, 2022The US Department of State said that Washington is not prepared to improve its relationship “with the Taliban” until and unless they actually start to uphold the commitments, they have made to the Afghan people. Addressing a press conference, the US State Department spokesman Ned Price said human rights are at the top of the agenda of his country. “In every engagement we have with the Taliban, human…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in ToloNews, Dec 10, 2022 at- 8: 46 PMAfghan journalists at an event asked the Islamic Emirate to make it easy for them to access information. At an event held by the “National House of Journalists of Afghanistan” to honor the work of journalists, reporters said that some government spokespeople do not provide information to the media on time, and in some cases they face restrictions. “We ask the current government…
By Pamela Constable in The Washington Post, Dec 9, 2022 at 8:49 a.m. ESTKABUL — The Taliban regime, stepping up the pace and severity of Islamic punishments, carried out its first public execution this week since taking power 15 months ago. A convicted murderer was shot Wednesday, followed a day later by the lashing of 27 men and women in a soccer stadium on charges that included adultery, theft, drug use and running away from…
By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, Dec9, 2022, 09:30 PMOn International Anti-Corruption Day, the Islamic Emirate spokesperson said that the Anti-Corruption Commission will restart its work soon. According to the spokesman, because of financial issues, the commission’s operations had been suspended. “If there was a need for an anti-corruption department, we have it already. Because of economic challenges it has been suspended. As far as the fight against corruption is concerned, there is currently no corruption…