[AfghanDigest] LAST 24 HOURS
- TAJIKISTAN BORDER SECURITY COMMANDER KILLED IN SHOOTOUT ON BORDER – Multiple news outlets report a clash between Tajikistan’s border security forces and a well-armed gang of Afghan drug smugglers took place on Thursday night in the Shugnan District of Gorno Badakhshan. 3 of the criminals were arrested at the scene and Tajik soldiers recovered weapons, night vision devices, $10,000 dollars, and 45 kilograms of heroin. The Tajik Commander who was reputedly killed is said to be Komron Rajabzoda, who is listed as the Chief of the State Committee for National Security in Khorog (capital of Gorno Badakhshan). However, this information has not been confirmed by official sources.
- TALIBAN ARRESTS PANJSHIRI RELIGIOUS FIGURE IN PANJSHIR – According to local eyewitnesses, Maulvi Yahya Annabi has been arrested by the Taliban and taken to an undisclosed location. While it was not clear what charges he faces, he has long been a critic of the Taliban regime and has advocated for greater ethnic representation in the de facto regime. Annabi was reportedly escorted from a meeting of mullahs and muftis by Taliban security personnel.
- AFGHAN WOMEN PROTEST INTELLIGENTLY IN KABUL BEFORE THE UN MEETING IN DOHA – In a clear sign that Afghan women’s rights activists have adapted their protest strategies, a small group of women activists took to the streets on Sunday in Kabul to urge the international community from recognizing the Taliban regime. The march was precisely timed and was completed in approximately ten minutes. The group dispersed rapidly after performing their march and Taliban security forces did not have enough time to deploy units to break up the march. As previous marches have often turned violent and some resulted in arrests, opposition groups have recalibrated their planning to minimize the threat of beatings/arrests.
- OUTRAGE OVER MURDERED WOMAN IN GHOR – A young expecting mother (Zermine) was reportedly murdered on the night of the 26th in Ghor Province (Sadsiyah Village). While initially described as a crime of passion by a local Taliban police official, many now say it was carried out by 2 Taliban security forces personnel. The young woman’s family and neighbors have pressed the Taliban to bring the 2 unidentified Talibs to justice. Ghor has witnessed a spate of gender violence over the past ten days with the murders of 2 women occurring last Sunday and Monday.
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN GHAZNI BURNED DOWN – Arsonists are said to have torched an elementary school in the Al-Biruni township on Friday night. The perpetrators were not identified but the school which serves around 600 students, was gutted in the fire and is considered a total loss.
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