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Taliban Increases Withdrawal Limit for Funds from Afghan Banks

Apr 3, 2023, 13:47 GMT+1

The Taliban-controlled Central Bank increased the weekly withdrawal limit for individual bank accounts from 400 to 600 dollars. The bank announced that the limit of withdrawing funds from bank accounts that have been opened after November 3, 2021, has been completely removed.

According to a statement by the Taliban Central Bank, the limit of withdrawing funds from corporate accounts has changed from 40 thousand dollars per week to five percent of the total bank deposit.

The Central Bank announced the increase in the limit of withdrawal of funds from bank accounts as an improvement in the performance of Afghan banks.

After their return to power in August 2021, the Taliban reduced the limit of withdrawal of funds from personal accounts to 200 dollars on a weekly basis.

This restriction had been imposed to prevent the outflow of cash from the country and the bankruptcy of private banks.

After the Taliban’s return to power, many were concerned about the future of Afghan banks and the security of bank deposits, and most bank deposit holders rushed to banks to withdraw their funds.

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Taliban Detains Local Civil Activist in Badakhshan

Apr 3, 2023, 12:24 GMT+1

Local sources reported on Monday that the Taliban members have detained Mohammad Yasin Osmani, a civil activist, in Faizabad city of Badakhshan province. Sources close to Osmani's family said that the activist was forcefully detained by Taliban members.

The Taliban has not yet reacted to the detention of this Badakhshani civil activist.

According to the sources, the 34-year-old activist had been arrested on Thursday and transferred to an unknown location.

On Thursday, Osmani's family received a short call in which the activist informed them about his detention by the Taliban.

However, his family has not been able to contact him again since the past four days.

Sources close to Osmani's family said that the family members of the activist have contacted the Taliban offices regarding their son, but have been mistreated by the Taliban members.

The Taliban did not provide any details about the charges against Osmani.

Taliban’s Commission Orders Ministry of Defense to Recruit Unemployed Members

Apr 3, 2023, 10:19 GMT+1

A Taliban commission has ordered the group’s ministry of defense to recruit unemployed Taliban members. Taliban has taken this decision during a meeting chaired by Abdul Salam Hanafi, the group’s deputy Prime Minister.

The Taliban-controlled news agency which first reported the news has not provided further details about the number of unemployed Taliban members.

Following the collapse of the previous Afghan government's army and police, the Taliban announced that the group is forming a new army of 110,000 soldiers.

The group has quickly trained its fighters to form the new army and from time to time announces the training of various units of their army.

Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban has gradually removed employees of the previous Afghan government from government institutions and appointed their own members.

Taliban Will Register All Journalists in Afghanistan

Apr 3, 2023, 09:08 GMT+1

The Taliban’s ministry of information and culture announced on Sunday that it will register Afghan journalists from across the country. The ministry added that the registered journalists will be issued a press card.

The Taliban ministry of information and culture also asked the General Directorate of Intelligence and other organisations of the group not to interfere in media affairs without knowledge of the Commission on Media Violations.

Khairullah Khairkhah, the Minister of information and culture of the Taliban, said that they have drafted a new strategy for the development of the ministry's activities. No further details were provided about this strategy.

The Taliban has announced this new strategy with a focus on the media sector even though the group has been accused of persecuting journalists and members of the press in Afghanistan.

Earlier, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) had announced that in 2022 alone, more than 200 Afghan journalists had been threatened by the Taliban.

The Taliban intelligence agency, the ministry of promotion of virtue and prevention of vice, and the ministry of interior affairs of the Taliban have been involved in detentions and threats against journalists in Afghanistan.

However, the ministry of information and culture of the Taliban has announced an agreement with these ministries as part of its new strategy.

It has been said that the relevant security agencies of the Taliban should inform the Commission on Media Violations and the ministry of information and culture of any decision they take regarding media personnel and journalists in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan in Focus As Tajikistan, British Officials Meet in London

Apr 1, 2023, 15:30 GMT+1

On Thursday, a delegation from Tajikistan met with British representatives in London to discuss bilateral cooperation and the situation in Afghanistan. The discussions included topics such as security threats, terrorism, and extremism.

On Friday, the Tajikistan foreign ministry had issued a statement announcing that a memorandum of cooperation had been signed between the heads of the delegations of Tajikistan and the UK.

The memorandum outlines a commitment to continue constructive dialogue to strengthen relations on issues of mutual interest between London and Dushanbe. However, no further details had been provided about any additional agreements made during the meeting.

The discussions are considered significant given Tajikistan's proximity to Afghanistan and the security concerns in the region.

Human Rights Group Says Taliban Arrests Afghan Activists Without Any Crime

Apr 1, 2023, 13:55 GMT+1

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) announced that Taliban has arbitrarily arrested cultural and civil activists. AIHRC stressed that despite the widespread reactions to these arrests, the Taliban has not responded to domestic and international demands.

In a statement on Saturday, AIHRC referred to Amnesty International's annual report on the human rights situation in Afghanistan and urged national and international organisations to implement the recommendations suggested by the human rights group.

Earlier, Amnesty International had reported that the Taliban has widely and systematically killed and tortured Afghan citizens.

The watchdog group added that former Afghan government soldiers, former officials, armed members of the resistance groups, and ISIS members have been the main victims of the Taliban's cold-blooded killings.

AIHRC has also mentioned the detentions of Zakaria Osuli and Rasul Parsi, university professors; Narges Sadat, a women's rights activist; Musa Shaheen, a local singer; Mortaza Behboudi, Afghan French journalist; Sayed Mohammad Hosseini, a cultural activist; and Matiullah Wesa, an education activist, who remain in the Taliban prison.

The commission has asked the Taliban for the immediate release of these activists.