The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August and many fear they are gradually imposing harsh restrictions EKO HOT BLOG reports that women have been banned from appearing in television dramas in Afghanistan under new rules imposed by the Taliban government. Female journalists and presenters have also been ordered to wear headscarves on screen, although … Read more
The parade was linked to the graduation of 250 freshly trained soldiers… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Taliban forces held a military parade in Kabul on Sunday using captured American-made armoured vehicles and Russian helicopters in a display that showed their ongoing transformation from an insurgent force to a regular standing army. The Taliban operated … Read more
It happened during Friday prayers in Spin Ghar district of the eastern province, near the border with Pakistan EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least three people were killed and 15 wounded Friday by a blast at a mosque in Afghanistan’s restive Nangarhar province, a hotbed of Islamic State activity, officials said. The blast — … Read more
The attack began with a suicide bomber detonating his explosives near the facility’s entrance… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a top Taliban military commander was killed when his men responded to an Islamic State suicide bomb and gun attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital. The Taliban spent 20 years waging an insurgency against … Read more
The Taliban’s government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Taliban has announced a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan. The move is expected to cause further disruption to an economy pushed to the brink of collapse by the … Read more
He also said the emergence of Taliban had emboldened terror groups as they saw it possible to pick up arms against the state… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, has said the killings of the leaders of Boko Haram and ISWAP, … Read more
There was tight security at the event and no photographs or video have emerged EKO HOT BLOG reports that Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced on Sunday, his first public appearance since taking control of the group in 2016. Akhundzada has been the spiritual chief of … Read more
One top central bank official called on European countries including Germany to release their share of the reserves to avoid an economic collapse… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a cash crunch, mass starvation and … Read more
The attack came a week after a bombing claimed by the local Islamic State affiliate killed 46 people at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Islamic State group (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 people and wounded several … Read more
…it came exactly a week after a suicide bomb attack on Shiite worshippers in the northern city of Kunduz… EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least 32 people have been killed and 45 others wounded after an explosion went off inside a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar, according to public health officials … Read more
The Taliban have battled with IS-K since its emergence in Afghanistan in 2014 A bomb ripped through a vehicle carrying a Taliban police chief in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing him and wounding 11 others, officials said. The blast happened in Asadabad, the capital of Kunar province, targeting the Taliban police chief for Shigal district, … Read more
The exclusion of girls at this time has aggravated fears that the Taliban could be returning to their hardline rule of the 1990s. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has slammed the Taliban’s “broken” promises to Afghan women and girls, and urged the world to inject cash into Afghanistan in order to prevent its economic collapse. “I … Read more
Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 has reportedly jetted out of Afghanistan. Khalili recently requested that now-President Biden return the favor by rescuing him from Afghanistan. Ekohotblog reports that an Afghan translator who assisted in the rescue of then-Sen. Joe Biden when his helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm 13 years ago … Read more
Since the Taliban takeover, many foreigners have left Afghanistan, but some journalists and aid workers remain in the capital The United States and Britain have warned their citizens to avoid hotels in Afghanistan, days after dozens of people were killed at a mosque in an attack claimed by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP … Read more
The Taliban said the talks held in Doha, Qatar, “went well,” with Washington freeing up humanitarian aid to Afghanistan… The United States has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country’s new Taliban rulers, the Taliban disclosed … Read more
The US insists the meeting does not amount to recognition of the Taliban US officials have met Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban for their first face-to-face talks since Washington pulled its troops from the country in August. The talks in Qatar are focusing on issues including containing extremist groups, the evacuation of US citizens and humanitarian aid, … Read more
A bomb explosion has killed at least 50 worshippers at Shiite Mosque. EKOHOTBLOG reports that an apparent bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 50 people Friday, in the bloodiest assault since US forces left the country. This online news platform gathered that … Read more
Reports on social media described a large detonation and emergency services rushing to the scene An explosion which ripped through a crowd outside the entrance of a mosque in central Kabul on Sunday, has left a number of civilians dead. According to a Taliban spokesman, the blast targeted the gates of the Eidgah Mosque in … Read more
Kabul University’s management said that TheNYT’s report was based on a tweet posted via a “fake Twitter account” Afghanistan’s Islamist and political movement, Taliban, has refuted claims that it banned women from attending Kabul University either as students or instructors. American publication, NewYorkTimes, had on Tuesday quoted a twitter account in the name of Taliban-newly-appointed … Read more
Graphic images posted to social media showed bloody bodies on the back of a pick-up truck while a crane hoisted one man up. The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat on Saturday, a senior official said. Herat province’s deputy governor … Read more