Women

Exclusive: Taliban raid underground women’s beauty salons in Kabul, sources say

The raids took place in the Dasht-e-Barchi are in the west and Shahr-e-Naw neighborhood in downtown Kabul.

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Human Rights

Bennett says Taliban ‘will not remain in power forever,’ urges global response to abuses

“There is no need to accept that the Taliban have come to stay,” Bennett said.

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Security

Sources: Unidentified drones seen over Paktia province

It was not immediately clear which country or authority operated the drones or what their purpose was.

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Immigration

Afghan Adjustment Act reintroduced in Congress for third time

The bill would also extend the SIV program for Afghans and expand eligibility for US relocation to include those with.

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Afghanistan

Taliban arrest six students accused of having ‘deviant ideas’

The arrests come as Taliban authorities have also detained several journalists in recent weeks.

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Security

Sources: Taliban building underground tunnels in Kandahar

The digging is taking place near areas where a powerful explosion was reported on June 11, sources said.

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Human Rights

Taliban warn Kandahar shopkeepers not to sell to unveiled women: Sources

Shopkeepers were instructed either to refuse service to women entirely or to sell only to those wearing what the Taliban.

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Security

Taliban security official in Faryab arrested over multiple targeted killings: Sources

Taliban authorities in Faryab had previously attributed such killings of former officials to unidentified gunmen.

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Afghanistan

Sources: Taliban arrest man in Faryab for illegal excavation of antiquities

Taliban authorities seized a number of ancient objects from the suspects, according to the sources.

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Immigration

Bodies of Afghan couple found in basement of Tehran shop

The discovery followed a call to the emergency police hotline, whereupon a forensic team was dispatched to the scene, local.

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