Taliban arrests women participating in anti-university admissions rally in Kabul. Some 50 male university instructors in Afghanistan have quit their jobs. The Taliban had promised a milder administration after the US withdrawal. Five women who were participating in an anti-university admissions rally in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, were detained by the Taliban. Additional arrests … Read more
Wednesday, Kabul women protested the ruling. Taliban officials promptly put an end to the tiny protests. Three months ago, the Taliban decided to allow university entrance tests. Girls and women all around Afghanistan had been dreading this decree ever since the Taliban made a comeback. Girls wearing hijabs arrived at their university campuses on Wednesday, … Read more
KABUL – A prominent Afghan university professor who openly criticised the Taliban’s regime has been arrested in Kabul, a spokesman for the government said. Professor Faizullah Jalal has made several appearances on television talk shows since the previous US-backed government was ousted in August, blaming the Taliban for the worsening financial crisis and criticising them … Read more
A blast followed by gunfire has been reported near the main university in the Afghan capital on Monday. Interior Ministry said that security forces had been deployed to the area. “Gunshots still can be heard in the area but security forces have blocked it off,” Ministry of Interior spokesman Tariq Arian said. “We don’t know whether … Read more
