Laghman residents call for improved basic services
Alishang and Qarghaee residents say the lack of health services and no clean drinking water is a serious problem that is not being addressed
Health
Afghanistan
Political anomalies sum up Taliban rule
With a leader who is never seen in public, and a ‘militarized’ suicide unit, the Taliban run Afghanistan outside the political norm.
Afghanistan
Female students protest in Badakhshan over Taliban dress code
The students held a demonstration after the Taliban barred them from entering the university on the grounds they weren’t wearing a burqa.
Afghanistan
At least 25 families ‘forced’ to leave homes in Parwan
Taliban rejected the allegations, saying no one has been forced to evacuate their homes in Salang district of Parwan.
Art & Culture
Kunduz’s cultural scene takes hard knock as artists flee country
Cultural centers used to host dozens of events each year, but this has now tapered off to only one in the past year
Business
Pakistan ‘looking to damage’ Kandahar cotton industry: investors
Factory owners say Pakistan is withholding over $30 million in money owed for cotton exports in a bid to cripple the local industry.
Afghanistan
Two NRF commanders killed in Badakhshan clash
In this offensive, the Taliban has targeted NRF outposts in Raghistan and Yaftal districts as well as in the Shiwa area on the outskirts of Faizabad city, the capital of Badakhshan.
Afghanistan
Bamiyan residents seek help to address problems created by drought
Bamiyan residents said their crops and dairy products have decreased due to drought over the past two years.
Afghanistan
Female teachers removed from their posts in Logar, Kabul
Many of the teachers had worked in their posts for over 20 years, and almost all of them are the main breadwinners of their families.
World
Pakistan reports ‘surge in terrorist attacks’ since Taliban takeover
According to them, 433 people were killed and 719 wounded in 250 terrorist attacks in Pakistan between 15 August 2021 and 14 August 2022.