Document shows Taliban leader ordered 90,000 education ministry job cuts
The internal directive outlines sweeping changes aimed at reducing costs, the document shows.
Afghanistan
Politics
Exclusive: Taliban, international community set rival demands in UN Afghanistan plan
Respect for human rights is part of the demands of the international community from the Taliban, sources said.
Media
Taliban ban images of living beings in Bamiyan, media group says
The directive was announced following a meeting led by Taliban-appointed governor Abdullah Sarhadi and local officials.
Women
Afghan women in South Africa seek solidarity against gender violence
At a forum hosted by the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, panelists included Professor Thuli Madonsela, Professor Farid Esack, Judge.
Afghanistan
Czech soldiers charged in death of Afghan prisoner following interrogation
The incident occurred in 2018 at the Shindand air base in Afghanistan’s western Herat province.
Afghanistan
UN warns Afghanistan faces deepening climate crisis as world marks Earth Day
UNAMA said Afghanistan remains highly vulnerable to the accelerating impacts of environmental degradation.
Politics
Lisa Curtis: Doha agreement was ‘withdrawal deal’
Curtis said the agreement, signed by US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban leader Mullah Baradar, "conceded far too much" to.
Afghanistan
Taliban expand religious education network, launching three new madrassas in one month
The data includes the first month of the solar year that expands from March 21 to April 20.
Taliban Internal Rift
Taliban leader’s close aide missing from Interior Ministry leadership meeting
KABUL, Afghanistan — In recently released photographs from a leadership meeting at the Taliban-run Ministry of Interior, chaired by Sirajuddin.
Afghanistan
Kenyan media: Ex-MP Zahir Qadeer detained in Nairobi at US request
His family has confirmed his arrest but provided no further details.