Taliban increase foreign travel despite sanctions and rights concerns
At least seven Taliban cabinet members traveled to various countries in May alone.
Politics
Security
Taliban commander, his family killed in internal clash in Badakhshan: Sources
Local sources said the clash appears to have stemmed from internal tensions between rival Taliban elements.
Afghanistan
Taliban arrest another religious scholar in Kabul, sources say
The arrest comes amid growing concerns over the Taliban's treatment of religious figures.
Afghanistan
Taliban sentence religious scholar in Helmand to eight months in prison
The Taliban court issued a travel ban in addition to the prison sentence.
Human Rights
Taliban flog 31 people in five days
The punishments, carried out between May 22 and May 26.
Women
Dismissed by Taliban, women in Herat turn to informal work to survive
Once employed in public offices, many of these women are now working in tailoring shops, bakeries and carpet workshops.
Afghanistan
Taliban PVPV minister urges ‘ideological resistance’ against Western influence
Hanafi claimed that confronting Western “propaganda” should be a national and religious duty.
Human Rights
Taliban flog five people in eastern Afghanistan
The individuals were punished in separate incidents in the Ahmad Aba district of Paktia Province and the Alingar district of.
Politics
Afghanistan’s civil society leaders convene in Turkey for fourth ‘Antalya Process’ conference
Discussions will focus on key issues including the United Nations' current engagement framework in Afghanistan.
Immigration
Over 1,200 Afghan nationals freed from Pakistani prisons in 15 days
The releases occurred between May 8 and May 24.