Taliban detains two US citizens for breaking Afghan laws

The Afghan Taliban confirmed on Sunday that two US citizens are currently being detained for violations of Afghan laws. The US State Department recently reported that three American citizens are currently imprisoned in Afghanistan. According to media reports, a department spokesperson identified the detained individuals as George Glezmann, Mahmood Habibi, and Ryan Corbett, who … Read more

Afghan women find methods to fight for rights under the Taliban

Women in Afghanistan living under Taliban rule are reportedly building networks to fight for their rights in the country, Deutsche Welle reported on Friday. The report also cites that the women were encouraged to take such an initiative due to “a lack of support from the West.” The women’s rights advocacy group Purple Saturdays … Read more

Dreams crushed, talents confiscated: Afghan women struggle to work under Taliban restrictions

An Afghan woman tailor works with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan’s population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country’s economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the … Read more

Pakistan PM calls for united front against terrorism amid resurgence of Taliban militancy

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that fighting terrorism was a collective responsibility of all institutions, as the country battled a resurgent Taliban militancy. Addressing the apex committee meeting of the National Action Plan (NAP), he said provinces should also play their role in combating insurgency in the country. The apex committee … Read more

Taliban male poets sing praises of new Afghan order, as female poets are silenced and women denied an education

“We all must be united, live under the same roof of the Islamic system and extend the hand of brotherhood to each other,” the 22-year-old says later. “These are the messages we convey through our poetry.” Afghan men listen to a poet during the Purple Flower Poetry Festival at Tap-e-Gul Ghundi recreational park in Charikar … Read more

Another attack in Afghanistan soon and tourism is over: tour agents react to the killing of Spanish tourists in Bamiyan

02:44 3D Bamiyan Buddha marks 20th anniversary of Taliban’s destruction in Afghanistan 3D Bamiyan Buddha marks 20th anniversary of Taliban’s destruction in Afghanistan Sheffer said a couple of customers had already cancelled their trip and the company was reviewing its operations in Afghanistan. “We will reduce group sizes … We are cancelling itineraries in remote … Read more

Omar Khadr denied appeal by U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Canadian former Guantanamo Bay detainee’s bid to vacate his convictions for the 2002 murder of an American soldier in Afghanistan and other crimes he committed at age 15 to which he later pleaded guilty. The justices declined to hear an appeal by Omar Khadr, 37, of a … Read more

Taliban may face opposition in India amid dynamic geopolitics

Has India decided to deal with the Taliban? Al-Ittihad, UAE, March 22 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org During the presidencies of Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani, India forged strong ties with Afghanistan, investing over $3 billion in various projects such as schools, roads, dams, and the construction of the … Read more

Mysterious writer behind ISIS-K propaganda calls himself ‘the Canadian’

A mysterious writer making propaganda for an Afghan branch of ISIS claimed to be based somewhere in Canada which, experts say, could be cause for concern for authorities.  Voice of Khurasan, an online publication used by the Islamic State of Khorasan (ISIS-K), which is suspected of being behind the Moscow attack that killed at least 140 … Read more

Travel influencer couple on horror India gang rape and Taliban interrogation during epic 6-year motorbike trip

The victims, 28-year-old Fernanda and her Spanish husband, 63-year-old Vicente, who was hit several times in the head with a helmet, are now back in Spain. Fernanda and Vicente in Konya, Turkey. Photo: Instagram / @vueltaalmundoenmoto The attack took place while they were camping in Dumka district, an area of hills and exotic forest famed … Read more