PARIS — Members of the Afghan diaspora gathered in Paris on Saturday to stage a demonstration protesting the Taliban’s recent mass detention of women and girls in Herat, characterising the crackdown as a systematic campaign to erase women from public life. The demonstration, held on June 13, follows reports from the United Nations and human rights…
GHAZNI — A child was killed and two others were injured on Monday, June 15, 2026, when an unexploded ordnance shell detonated in the Kewan area of Ghazni city’s third police district. Khalid Sarhadi, spokesperson for the local police command, confirmed that the explosion occurred when a group of nomadic (Kuchi) children discovered and attempted…
BERLIN — The German government has reportedly agreed to allow six additional Taliban diplomats into the country following a multi-day confidential meeting with representatives of the de facto Afghan authorities in Istanbul. The development was first uncovered by the German public broadcaster NDR, indicating a significant practical shift in Berlin’s engagement with Kabul. According to…
BRUSSELS — The European Union has crossed a major diplomatic threshold by quietly hosting a five-member delegation of Taliban officials at its headquarters in Brussels. This marks the first time since the August 2021 takeover that representatives of the unrecognized fundamentalist regime have been received directly on EU soil. The secret talks have sparked intense…
HAMBURG, Germany — Hundreds of members of the Afghan diaspora gathered in Hamburg on Saturday to protest the Taliban’s recent mass detentions of women and girls in Herat, marking one of the largest demonstrations in a coordinated global wave of rallies. While local Hamburg police confirmed that the turnout reached several hundred people, organizers estimated…
KABUL — The Shia Ulema Council of Afghanistan issued a formal statement on Monday, June 15, 2026, calling on the Taliban administration to guarantee a secure environment for the upcoming Muharram and Ashura commemorations. The council emphasized that security officials must provide the necessary conditions for a “grand and secure” observance, while urging the de…
GHAZNI, Afghanistan — A severe traffic collision involving a passenger bus and a commercial cargo trailer has left two people dead and 29 others injured in eastern Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, local authorities confirmed Sunday. The incident occurred at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Saturday night along the Rawza Pass (Rawza Kotal), a critical transport corridor situated…
TEHRAN — Iranian authorities executed two men on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, who were accused of orchestrating and participating in widespread anti-government demonstrations earlier this year. The executions mark a significant escalation in the state’s judicial crackdown on political dissent and civil unrest. The Mizan News Agency, the official media wing of Iran’s judiciary, identified…
HERAT, Afghanistan — The Taliban intelligence directorate has significantly escalated its campaign of arrests, surveillance, and retaliatory measures in Herat following a wave of local protests against strict dress-code enforcements. Local sources and documents obtained by the Hasht-e Subh newspaper confirm that local officials have received orders to identify and detain social media users, particularly…
KABUL, The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a renewed call emphasizing that widespread vaccination remains the single most effective mechanism to safeguard children against poliomyelitis in Afghanistan. In a public statement released on its official X platform on Monday, June 22, the international children’s agency underscored that while polio has no cure, it…
