22 people, including three women, flogged in public in Ghor
The Taliban has lashed more than 100 people in public across the country in the past month, following a decree.
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At least 19 killed in Salang Tunnel fire; casualties on the rise
The fire started after an oil tanker exploded on Saturday evening inside the busy tunnel which is the main route.
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Iran appoints Qomi as new ambassador to Afghanistan
Kazemi Qomi takes over from Bahador Aminian who allegedly said the ‘Taliban group is a disaster’ and ‘a nightmare for.
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Afghanistan: Latest UN report claims security incidents increased by 23%
Between mid-August and mid-November, 1,587 security incidents were recorded across the country, a marked increase against the same period last.
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Afghanistan’s ex-president Karzai in Turkey for talks with exiled politicians
Hamid Karzai is meeting with exiled politicians including former jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf and ex-vice president Karim Khalili
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UN experts seek ‘immediate end’ to public floggings, executions by Taliban
Public floggings and public executions violate universal principles prohibiting torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, UN.
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Journalist ‘tortured’ by Taliban in Takhar
In a video a copy of which was obtained by Amu, Noori says he was arrested by the Taliban “on.
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Multiple casualties reported in another Afghan-Pakistan border clash
Reports indicate 5 wounded on Afghanistan side and at least 15 wounded on Pakistan side after machine guns and mortars.
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Another 12 flogged in public, this time in Ghor
Since the Taliban leader imposed the decree a month ago, about 100 people, both men and women, have been lashed.
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UN defers decision on Afghanistan seat
A top United Nations committee will again block the Taliban, which gained control of Afghanistan in August 2021, from taking.