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…
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…
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — A young man was killed in central Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province while successfully intervening to protect his sister from an attempted abduction, local security officials confirmed on Saturday. The incident took place in the Sarternok village of Yakawlang district, where an armed assailant identified as “Ali” attempted to forcibly abduct a young local…
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior scored a brilliant equalizer to rescue a 1-1 draw for five-time world champions Brazil against a disciplined Morocco side on Saturday, in the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s first heavyweight clash. Playing before a sold-out crowd at New York/New Jersey Stadium, Morocco capitalized on early Brazilian sluggishness….
DOHA, Qatar — The foreign ministers of Qatar and Kuwait have formally welcomed substantial breakthroughs in the ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran, expressing optimism that a comprehensive peace accord to resolve their months-long security standoff could be signed within days. The high-level diplomatic endorsement came during a telephone conversation on Saturday between…
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…
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…
