The Taliban have prohibited table football in Daikundi province, local sources told Afghanistan International. The group claims the miniature player figures in the game resemble idols, which they say is forbidden in Islam.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recognised Abdul Rahman Fida, a Taliban-appointed diplomat, as the Consul General of the "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" in Dubai.
The suicide of a former Afghan army pilot in Mashhad has highlighted the dire circumstances facing Afghan military refugees in Iran, according to Iranian researcher Arash Nasresfahani.
Local sources told Afghanistan International on Monday that public protests are intensifying in Badakhshan province, with demonstrators calling for the removal of Qari Ayub Khalid, the Taliban governor.
The Purple Saturdays Movement, a prominent women’s rights group, has raised alarm over the rising number of forced and early marriages involving girls in Afghanistan.
Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov has warned of escalating terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan. He stated that more than twenty radical groups comprising over 15000 fighters are currently active in the country.
The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported on Monday that 480 Afghan migrant families have returned from Iran and Pakistan within the past 24 hours.
Mohammad Amir Tawasoli, a former pilot in the Afghan army, has died by suicide in Mashhad, Iran, after reportedly receiving an exit notice from Iranian authorities.
The Taliban’s Virtue and Vice directorate in Laghman has announced the destruction of over 100 musical instruments in Alingar district. The Taliban states that it is part of the group’s ongoing enforcement of its ban on music.
