The Taliban in the provinces of Sar-e-Pul and Laghman have flogged 24 people, including five women, on charges such as extramarital relations, running away from home, phone conversations, and premeditated murder.

Written by Arzo Gardizi, Human Rights Activist For three years now, we have been waking up each morning to the image of locked school gates, and going to sleep each night with the memory of the cries of “Bread, Work, Freedom” that once filled the streets.

The Afghanistan Media Support Organization (AMSO), on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power, has announced that 539 cases of violence against Afghan journalists have been recorded during this period.

The Taliban in Ghazni have announced that, based on the order of Hibatullah Akhundzada, the group’s leader, holding public funeral and condolence ceremonies for individuals who commit suicide is prohibited.