Taliban re-arrest three journalists from Radio Nasim in Daikundi: Sources
Sources said Taliban forces also seized the station’s broadcast computer equipment during the raid.
Media
Human Rights
Taliban flog 53 people in two weeks
Last week, Taliban sentenced a man in Kapisa province to 39 lashes and a year and a half in prison.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Explosion at Nuristan mine kills 8
The incident came just a week after a similar explosion at the Karkar mine in Baghlan province left six people.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Afghanistan
Taliban arrest six students accused of having ‘deviant ideas’
The arrests come as Taliban authorities have also detained several journalists in recent weeks.
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.
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.