Flood Casualties In Baghlan Reach 315, Says Taliban

The incident, which occurred about a week ago, involved the pregnant woman and her mother-in-law, who were seeking medical examinations when they were subjected to abuse by Taliban forces.

According to a source, who requested anonymity for safety reasons, the Taliban berate ill women for not having a male escort and force them to return home.

Since seizing power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban have severely curtailed women's fundamental rights, particularly in education, employment, and participation in social and political activities, and have instituted a ban on women travelling without a male guardian.

The front stated that this attack took place on Friday night in the 17th police district of Kabul city.

NRF added that no harm was done to the front's fighters in this incident.

So far, the Taliban has not commented in this regard.

He emphasised that the recent floods serve as a reminder of Afghanistan's vulnerability to climate change.

The UN official, on Saturday, expressed condolences to the families of the flood victims, urging the Taliban and international actors to provide long-term assistance to those affected by the floods.

The Taliban is yet to provide a comprehensive tally of the overall casualties and damages caused by the floods across Afghanistan even after a week since the natural disaster occurred. However, the group has reported 50 deaths in Balkh and 20 in Takhar till now.

According to the ministry's statement, these migrants entered Afghanistan on Thursday through the Torkham border crossing.

The Ministry of Refugees of the Taliban, on Saturday citing border officials in Torkham said that 67 families totalling 336 individuals were "forcibly" expelled from Pakistan, and another 48 families, compromising 246 individuals, returned to Afghanistan "voluntarily”.

The Taliban claims to have provided 10,000 Afghanis to each family.

The statement mentioned that expelled migrants from Pakistan have been referred to international organisations for assistance.

This Tajik-origin commander, through a video, supported the protests in Badakhshan and opposed the suppression of protesters.

The people of Badakhshan, following the murder of two residents in Darayim and Argo districts, launched widespread protests against the Taliban.

The residents of Badakhshan said that non-local Taliban members entered the privacy of people's homes "under the pretext of destroying poppy fields," "harassed women," and killed two residents of these districts.

With the continuation and expansion of protests in Badakhshan, the Taliban sent a military delegation led by Fasihuddin Fitrat, the group’s Chief of Staff of Army, to Badakhshan.

Local residents informed Afghanistan International that the Taliban sent hundreds of fighters with light and heavy equipment "to suppress protests" in Darayim, Argo, and Jurm districts on Wednesday.

However, Khorasani, supporting the protests in Badakhshan, advised Fitrat to prevent the group's army from attacking the people of Badakhshan.

He also urged the Taliban to punish the perpetrators of the killings of two local residents in Badakhshan. In an audio file obtained by Afghan International, he stated, "If the [Taliban] regime is ethnic and biased, I will not serve for a moment."

However, some non-Pashtun Taliban, along with this Tajik-origin Taliban commander, have warned of separation from the Taliban if the insults against Khorasani continue. In a video file, they stated, "The Islamic Emirate [Taliban] is not anyone's personal property. We must all be united. We are one nation, including Hazaras, Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Pashtuns."