Sources: Taliban raid weddings in Faryab, detain family members
The Taliban’s PVPV ministry has sent undercover female agents to wedding parties to record music or filming, sources said.
Human Rights
Taliban Internal Rift
Sources: Taliban police chief in Paktia initially refused new Kabul posting
The changes also included new appointments for the Taliban minister of information and their several provincial governors.
Afghanistan
Teen drowns in Surobi River near Kabul
Sources said the river carried away his body, which has not yet been recovered.
Afghanistan
UN begins delivery of emergency shelters to quake-hit Kunar
The United Nations refugee agency says it has begun delivering thousands of emergency shelters to some of the most remote.
Human Rights
Rights groups decry arrest of activist Mojtaba Mohammadi by Taliban
The activists called the detention a clear violation of freedom of expression and civil liberties.
Human Rights
Taliban detain group of Sufis in Kabul
Khyber shared a copy of what he claimed was a written pledge from the detainees but did not provide details.
Politics
‘Peace and Freedom Movement’ launched by Afghan activists in US
Yawar said the group is committed to nonviolent resistance against what it calls the systemic injustice in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Turkmenistan sends humanitarian aid to Kabul following earthquake
The aid was delivered via a special flight from Ashgabat International Airport and includes food, clothing, textiles and other essential.
Afghanistan
Sources: Taliban accept bribes for school jobs in Panjshir
Some of the newly appointed officials are reportedly illiterate and lack any formal education or professional experience.
Afghanistan
Taliban warn aid groups in Nangarhar not to photograph women during aid distribution
Taliban described photographing women while they receive aid as “against Islamic and Afghan values”.