LAST 24 HOURS
A spokesman for the Taliban confirmed that non-combatants had been detained in Panjshir, including 30-40 in the first district in Panjshir. The Ulema Council has been arguing for their release. It is believed that well over 100 non-combatants have been arrested on charges of cooperating with the National Resistance Front.
A source with the Ministry of the Interior stated that Haji Abdul Rahman Salangi, a former government leader who was invited back to Afghanistan by the Taliban commission, has been arrested and is being detained. No further information was available.
Three female professors were fired from Badakhshan University by Naqibuddin Qazizadah, the recently appointed Taliban Chancellor of the University. One of the three fired was Muzhda Tabesh, the dean of the School of Social Sciences.
No conflicts have been reported in the last 24 hours.
NEXT 24 HOURS
Several sources stated the NRF will launch new attacks after taking a 24 hour break to rest and refit. The attacks are expected to take place in Panjshir and Badakhshan but may also include Baghlan province. Sources also stated that new weapons systems had been delivered and would be distributed to several units over the coming days. The source would not elaborate on the types and origin of the new weapons systems.
SPOTLIGHT ANALYSIS
There may be elements within the Taliban worth engaging
By Obaidullah Baheer - Responsible Statecraft
There is observable growing frustration with the Taliban within and outside Afghanistan. International engagement over the past few months failed to achieve much positive change in the movement’s attitude. Instead Afghanistan witnessed the re-closure of girls’ high schools, crackdowns on the media and civil rights activists, and the rolling out of edicts that erase women from the public sphere. The failure of dialogue does not stem from the international community’s lack of leverage over the Taliban or the group’s disinterest in international recognition. The core issue seems to lie in the lack of unity of vision within the Taliban movement.
AFGHAN NEWS
Three Clashes in Helmand Province Kill One and Wound Five Other
By Saqalain Eqbal – Khaama Press
Contentions in Helmand province’s Babaji, Marjah, and central districts killed one person and injured five…
Deputy foreign minister says anti-IEA elements spreading false propaganda
By Ariana News
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, said despite problems and obstacles created by…
UN: As the Weather Warms, ISIS and the Resistance Front Increase Their Attacks on the Taliban
By Saqalain Eqbal – Khaama Press
According to the Washington Post, as the weather warms, ISIS and the National Resistance Front will intensify their…
REGIONAL NEWS
The Taliban Sends A Delegation to Doha
By Saqalain Eqbal – Khaama Press
The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency released a photo of a delegation led by Mawlawi Atiqullah Azizi, the Deputy Minister of…
China to Refinance Pakistan Amid Dwindling Foreign Exchange Reserves
By Arif Ahmadi – Khaama Press
China on Thursday agreed to refinance Pakistan with USD2.3 billion worth of funds amid dwindling foreign…
INTERNATIONAL NEWS RELATING TO AFGHANISTAN
How the British state failed Afghans
By Charlie Peters – Spiked Online
Two reports, shedding very different lights on the British state, were published last…
Blinken Concerned With Religious Freedom in Afghanistan
By Banafsha Binesh – TOLO News
But the Islamic Emirate said that the caretaker government is looking forward to facilitating a better life for all ethnic groups in…
THE DAILY WTF
The Afghan Refugees’ Failure in Security Screening Delays Their Evacuation from the Balkan Camp
By Saqalain Eqbal – Khaama Press
According to US security authorities, a number of Afghan nationals who were transferred to US military bases in Kosovo during the evacuation process…
Afghani to the Dollar: $1 – 88.98 AFN (as of 5 JUN 2022)