Afghan saffron boss says Taliban will not silence her
An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak up for the rights of her workers, and “not remain silent” under Taliban rule. The hardliners have increasingly excluded women from public life since sweeping to power in mid-August, pushing many female entrepreneurs to flee the country or …
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Taliban bans hairdressers from shaving, trimming beards
The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan’s Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, saying it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law, the BBC reported. Anyone violating the rule will be punished, the Taliban’s religious police have said.
Taliban to change Afghan passports, national identity cards
The Taliban on Saturday announced that Afghan passports, national identity cards (NIDs) will have the name “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” in them. Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has said that the national identity cards and the passports that are issued by the previous Afghan government are valid for the time being.
Grapple gangs: Afghan fighters seek glory on a dusty Kabul field
very weekend, fighters from around Afghanistan gather on a public field in the capital to pit their skills against each other in a sport that is a mix of judo and wrestling. The discipline the Afghans follow on the dusty field is a mix of both, with referees to make sure an obscure set of …
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Kabul residents facing trouble with rising food prices, medicine shortage, fuel price hike
The Kabul residents faced problems of earning money and supporting their livelihood and basic needs in the Taliban-led Afghanistan government’s regime. Afghans who are supporting their day to day needs by driving taxis and small shuttle buses complain that they hardly earn anything because of the fuel price hike, reported TASS