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May 17, 2022
U.S. Takes Control Of Afghan Embassy, Consulates

The United States has taken control of the Afghan Embassy in Washington and Afghan consulates in two U.S. states, the State Department has said.

May 16, 2022
Fear Grips Afghanistan's Sufi Community Following Deadly Attacks

Islamic State-Khorasan militants have carried out two deadly attacks on the Sufi community in Afghanistan in recent weeks. The Sufis, who follow a mystical and moderate form of Islam, are seen as heretics by extremist Islamist groups. Sufis say they are now too afraid to worship in their mosques.
May 13, 2022
New Reports Of Fighting In Afghanistan's Panjshir Trigger Fresh Claims Of Taliban War Crimes

Residents of Afghanistan's Panjshir Province have told RFE/RL's Radio Azadi that the arrival of Taliban fighters to counter growing unrest and fighting by resistance forces has led to hardships for civilians, including killings, torture, and beatings.
May 12, 2022
G7 Decries Taliban's Burqa Order For Afghan Women, Warns Hard-Line Group Is Further Isolating Itself

G7 foreign ministers have expressed their "strongest opposition" and "deplored" the Taliban-led government in Kabul's recent decree telling women to wear the head-to-toe burqa in public.
May 12, 2022
Islamabad Hands Over Top Pakistani Taliban Commanders To Afghan Mediators In Bid To Revive Peace Talks

Pakistan has handed over two top commanders of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to the Afghan Taliban, which has been mediating peace talks between the sides, as part of efforts to revive negotiations with the militant group, sources told RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal.
May 11, 2022
IS-K Ramps Up War Against The Taliban By Attacking Central Asian Neighbors

Islamic State-Khorasan is provoking tensions between the Taliban and Afghanistan's weary neighbors by reportedly launching rocket attacks on Central Asian countries from Afghan soil and using fugitive militants to stir up trouble for the hard-line Islamists’ internationally isolated government.
May 10, 2022
Afghan Women Protest Latest Taliban Restrictions

A few dozen women braved threats by the Taliban and took to the streets of Kabul on May 10 to voice their discontent over a requirement to cover their faces in public. The order came on May 7 and calls for women to wear head-to-toe coverings and only show their eyes.
May 10, 2022
Afghan Women Protest New Burqa Decree Despite Taliban Threats

Several dozen women's rights activists have protested a Taliban order making it mandatory for women to wear the all-covering burqa, including face veils, when they are in public.
May 08, 2022
Taliban Investigating Report That Islamic State Fired Rockets Into Tajikistan

Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government says it is investigating reports that rockets have been fired into Tajikistan from Afghan territory.
May 07, 2022
Media Watchdog Demands Release Of Afghan Journalist Held By Taliban

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has demanded that Taliban authorities immediately release Afghan journalist Khalid Qaderi and end arrests and prosecutions of members of the press for their work.
May 07, 2022
Afghan Taliban Orders Women To Wear Burqa Coverings In Public

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered all women to cover their faces, the latest in a series of restrictions that have drawn criticism from many Afghans and the international community.
May 05, 2022
IS-K Attacks Puncture Taliban's Narrative About Establishing Security In Afghanistan

A surge in deadly attacks by the IS-K militant group on religious minorities has busted the Taliban's claims that it has established "security" in Afghanistan. Despite the Taliban's claim that it has "defeated" IS-K, the group remains resilient and regularly attacks Taliban fighters and officials.

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Tuesday 17 May 2022

U.S. Takes Control Of Afghan Embassy, Consulates

Fear Grips Afghanistan's Sufi Community Following Deadly Attacks

New Reports Of Fighting In Afghanistan's Panjshir Trigger Fresh Claims Of Taliban War Crimes

G7 Decries Taliban's Burqa Order For Afghan Women, Warns Hard-Line Group Is Further Isolating Itself

Islamabad Hands Over Top Pakistani Taliban Commanders To Afghan Mediators In Bid To Revive Peace Talks

IS-K Ramps Up War Against The Taliban By Attacking Central Asian Neighbors

Afghan Women Protest Latest Taliban Restrictions

Afghan Women Protest New Burqa Decree Despite Taliban Threats

Taliban Investigating Report That Islamic State Fired Rockets Into Tajikistan

Media Watchdog Demands Release Of Afghan Journalist Held By Taliban

Afghan Taliban Orders Women To Wear Burqa Coverings In Public

IS-K Attacks Puncture Taliban's Narrative About Establishing Security In Afghanistan

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