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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Suicide Attack Near Taliban Foreign Ministry

According to a news outlet affiliated with ISIS, the suicide attack near the Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul was carried out by their group. On Monday night, ISIS claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that resulted in the death and injury of 20 people, including diplomats from the Taliban's foreign ministry. The explosion occurred on Monday around 1:00 p.m. near the Taliban's…
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Taliban Arrested Official of “Pen Path” Foundation in Kabul

According to informed sources in Kandahar province, Taliban have arrested an activist in the field of education for girls and boys from Kabul. Sources speaking to Hasht-e-Subh say that the person's name is Matiullah Wesa, and Taliban arrested him on Tuesday, from the Khoshhal-Khan area, located in the 5th district of Kabul, and transferred him to an unknown location. Sources add that…
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Afghan Journalists in Exile to Guterres: Remaining Journalists in Afghanistan Face Death

Several Afghan journalists in exile have said in an open letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations that the remaining journalists in Afghanistan face death, humiliation, and threats at any moment. In a letter sent to António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General on Monday, the journalists said that so far, 115 journalists have been arrested, harassed, threatened, or tortured.…
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Taliban Release Three Female Protester in Kabul on Bail

Sources report that Taliban has released three members of the Afghan Women's Justice Movement on bail with the assistance of national elders. According to informed sources cited by Hasht-e-Subh on Tuesday, Taliban released Rokhshana Saeedi, Malali Hashemi, and Fatemeh Mohammadi, three members of the Afghan Women's Justice Movement, on bail. The sources added that the three women are…
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Two Men Were Killed in Separate Incidents in Faryab and Jawzjan Provinces

Two men were killed in separate incidents in the provinces of Faryab and Jowzjan, according to local sources. Sources informed the Hasht-e-Subh that on Monday, unidentified gunmen killed a man in the Faizabad district of Jawzjan province. The victim was identified as Ehsanullah and was a resident of the Mardian-Bala village. Sources added that he was shot dead. In another incident,…
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Suicide Blast in Kabul: Taliban Confirms Six Civilian Casualties Near Foreign Ministry

Khalid Zadran, the spokesman for Taliban's security command in Kabul, has confirmed that in a suicide attack on a checkpoint of this group's fighters in Kabul city, 6 civilians were killed, and several others, including 3 Taliban members, were wounded. The Taliban's security command spokesman in Kabul tweeted that the suicide bomber targeted the checkpoint of the group's fighters on Monday,…
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Uzbekistan’s Concerns over Qosh Tepa Canal Project: Sends Delegation to Negotiate with Taliban

According to Uzbekistan's media, a delegation from this country is set to travel to Kabul this week for talks with Taliban about the Qosh Tepa canal. On Tuesday, March 7, Uzbekistan's media reported that the delegation would visit Afghanistan. According to the report, Uzbekistan's government is concerned about the decrease in water available for the country's farmers due to the continued…
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Taliban Launches Exam to Enrol 400 Fighters in Schools in Herat

Local sources in Herat say that the Taliban's Directorate of Education in this province has administered an inclusion test for 400 Taliban fighters in schools. Sources told Hasht-e-Subh that on Tuesday, March 7, the Taliban's Directorate of Education in Herat conducted a test to establish the status of the fighters. According to sources, the Taliban fighters, most of whom are illiterate, are…
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DAB Revokes Individual Currency Exchange Licenses

Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) under the management of Taliban announced that all individual licenses for currency exchanges have been revoked by the bank based on new conditions set forth in regulations. On Tuesday, DAB tweeted that it had issued licenses to 876 individual currency exchanges and financial service providers over the past year. The bank added that this regulation was implemented…
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Fatal Family Feud: A Man Kills His Brother in Baghlan Province

According to local sources in Baghlan province, a man in this province killed his brother after a verbal altercation. Sources on Saturday, say that the incident took place on Friday, March 24, in the Tale-Barfak district of Baghlan province. The suspect killed his brother with a gunshot and then fled the scene. According to sources, the reason for this murder was personal and family…
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