Businessman missing for over two weeks in northern Afghanistan, sources say
The man, identified as Haji Sattar, is a wheat trader from Imam Sahib district in Kunduz province. He reportedly disappeared.
Business, Security
Afghanistan
Sources: Taliban dismissed female civil servants in Herat without explanation
Two sources in Herat told Amu that the dismissals were carried out “arbitrarily and unlawfully” by local Taliban departments, leaving.
Immigration
Amnesty International: Afghan refugees face harassment, deportation in Pakistan
“As part of the deportation drive, authorities are now ramping up efforts to expel Afghan nationals from Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Afghanistan
Taliban impose new Eid restrictions in Badakhshan, banning music and visits
Other bans listed in the letter include shaving beards and holding cultural ceremonies deemed “un-Islamic,”.
Asia, Immigration
Iran completes first 55 kilometers of border wall with Afghanistan
According to state media outlet IRNA, Hossein Jamshidi, the commander of Taybad city in eastern Iran, said the project is.
Security
Pakistan defense minister blames Afghanistan-based militants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa unrest
Asif said the TTP has an “active presence” in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
Human Rights
UN agency calls girls’ education ban in Afghanistan a ‘grave injustice’
The agency condemned the exclusion of girls from schools for a third straight year.
Media
Watchdog: Taliban carried out 53 media raids in past year
The report describes 1403 as “the most difficult year” for free expression in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power.
Afghanistan
Taliban leader reaffirms call for public executions, floggings in Eid message
Akhundzada also emphasized the importance of obedience to Taliban authority.
Human Rights, Sports
UN envoy backs call for recognition of Afghan women’s football team in exile
“Standing with Afghan women footballers, I support the call by @Sport_Rights for FIFA to take a strong stand against systematic.