[AfghanDigest] LAST 24 HOURS- TALIBAN CLAIM TO HAVE ARRESTED 2 SUSPECTS IN THE KILLING OF HORA SADAT IN KABUL – Sadat was a popular female YouTube sensation with more than 300,000 followers on the service. It was announced that she had been killed on Monday and the arrests took place yesterday in Kabul. The identities of the suspects and motivations behind her murder have not been released yet. Taliban officials say the investigation is continuing and there may be more arrests in the coming days.
- SOME FEMALE DUBAI SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ALLOWED TO DEPART KABUL, SCORES REMAIN LEFT BEHIND – As many as 5 of the female students who had received scholarships to study in the United Arab Emirates but were barred from boarding their plane in Kabul yesterday have reportedly been allowed to travel. It is estimated that 85-95 remain in Kabul after Taliban security personnel turned them back from boarding their flights. The women were reportedly told that the security personnel had been ordered to hold any people who were traveling on student visas. Officials from the UAE are attempting to find a solution to the impasse. A source in Kabul said that there were concerns raised by the Interior Ministry that some of the visas had been copied and given to others who were not officially accepted into the program and this is what led to the decision at the airport. However, this information has not been confirmed.
- AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PROPOSES THE APPLICATION OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION BE APPLIED TO MEMBERS OF THE TALIBAN – Amnesty says that the recent report issued by UNAMA which documents the killings, torture, and detention of former government officials and soldiers of the former regime is cause enough to invoke its use. Universal Jurisdiction is most commonly used in cases involving war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity. There are many concerns about the potential misuse of the convention, but Amnesty indicates that it would provide any country the ability to prosecute Taliban members for violations. It is not clear yet how the application would affect the Taliban but it is possible that the threat of its use may restrain some who have acted with impunity since the fall of Kabul.
CONFLICT TRACKER
- Kabul: A strike team from the AFF struck a Taliban checkpoint in the Qara Bagh neighborhood yesterday during the early morning hours. The AFF reportedly killed 2 Taliban fighters in the attack while suffering 1 wounded among their own.
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