Taliban

Disregarding severe international criticism for human rights violations, the Taliban continued to torture and flog petty criminals in Afghanistan. What Happened: The Taliban publicly flogged nine convicted of robbery and sodomy in Kandahar on Tuesday amid reports that it...

Elon Musk-led Twitter’s paid blue tick verification badge has found some takers among Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban. What Happened: Two Taliban officials and four of the militia’s prominent supporters are using the $8 blue checkmarks, reported BBC. Hedayatullah Hedayat, the head of...

Russia is reportedly recruiting Afghan special forces soldiers — who fought alongside American troops before the U.S. pulled out its forces from Afghanistan in 2021 — to fight Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. What Happened: Afghan soldiers who fled to Iran after the chaotic...

The Taliban has ordered a ban on Tencent Holdings (OTC: TCEHY) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) for “promoting violence” and ByteDance's TikTok within 90 days. What Happened: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Telecommunication, after a meeting with the security...

Washington is planning to transfer billions of dollars in Afghanistan's foreign-held assets to help stabilize its collapsed economy. What Happened: U.S. President Joe Biden's administration, in order to aid Afghanistan's dwindling economy, will be transferring billions in foreign-...

Amin Karim and Babur Kabiri are two hemp growers in Afghanistan trying to convince the Taliban that the plant could contribute to tackling the opium industry—which supplies most of the world’s heroin. They are working in the organization Hemp Aid, on an alternative certification in...

A batch of Forty-three Afghanistan cadets will be graduating with their Indian mates in the upcoming passing out parade (POP) at India's premier military school. According to a Times Of India report, the batch is most likely to be the last one at the Indian Military Academy as the Afghan...

By Franca Quarneti Via El Planteo. The Taliban regime in Afghanistan announced this week that it had reached an agreement with a company to grow and manufacture cannabis products in the country. The Ministry of Interior reported on social media that the Australian company Cpharm would make an...

Afghanistan’s currency fell to its lowest levels in history on Wednesday as the Taliban continues its push to gain complete control of the country. What Happened? The Afghani dropped 4.6% on Tuesday and was trading at as low as 86.0625 per dollar. On Wednesday, the Afghani was trading at 79....

Taliban’s takeover of major cities in Afghanistan caused that country’s citizens to scramble for cash, which as per some backers of cryptocurrencies is an indicator for the need for more decentralized money. What Happened: As panic set in, Afghans crowded banks trying to access their...

The President of Afghanistan has fled his country as reports indicate Taliban fighters are seizing security checkpoints inside the capital city of Kabul. What Happened: As the Taliban began entering Kabul on Sunday, President Ashraf Ghani departed Afghanistan, according to a report...

(Editor’s note: The author covered the Afghanistan war for The Associated Press in 2003) President Donald Trump asked Americans to support his decision to put more U.S. troops in the rugged terrain of Afghanistan, perhaps staking his imperiled presidency on bringing peace to a place that has...