UNTOLD: Gay under the Taliban | Channel 4 Documentaries

Oct 17, 2023 | A shocking story of four LGBTQ+ Afghans as they struggle to survive under the brutal oppression of the Taliban regime. Combining recent powerful diary-testimony and user-generated footage smuggled out of Afghanistan, the characters and their appalling stories are brought to life with dynamic animated scenes. Their haunting experiences reveal how Queer people are now hunted, brutalised and attacked through sexual violence, ultimately resulting in an existence they say now “isn’t worth living”.

Pakistan weist 1,7 Millionen Afghanen aus

NACH TERRORANSCHLÄGEN
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Weil sich die Regierung in Islamabad von Militanten aus Afghanistan bedroht fühlt, weist Pakistan Einwanderer ohne Papiere aus. Der Innenminister spricht von mehr als einem Dutzend Selbstmordanschlägen seit Jahresanfang.

Pakistan hat nach einer Serie von Anschlägen alle illegal Eingewanderten, darunter mehr als 1,7 Millionen afghanische Staatsbürger, angewiesen, das Land zu verlassen. „Wir haben ihnen eine Frist bis zum 1. November gesetzt“, sagte Innenminister Sarfraz Bugti am Dienstag in Islamabad. „Und wenn sie es nicht schaffen, fristgerecht auszureisen, werden alle Strafverfolgungsbehörden unserer Bundesstaaten eine Operation mit Vollgas starten, um sie abzuschieben.“ » | Von Othmara Glas | Mittwoch 4. Oktober 2023

With Surge in Attacks, Militants Begin New Era of Bloodshed in Pakistan

THE NEW YORK TIMES: For nearly a decade, the country had seemingly broken the cycle of violence, but extremist groups have bounced back since the Taliban regained control in neighboring Afghanistan.

Praying on Sunday for the victims of a suicide attack that killed more than 50 people last week. | Arshad Butt/Associated Press
It was a bloody reminder that the dark days of extremist violence appeared to have returned to Pakistan: a suicide attack on a religious festival in the country’s southwest this past week that left around 60 people dead.

For nearly a decade, Pakistan had seemingly broken the cycle of such deadly attacks. In 2014, the country’s security forces carried out a large-scale military operation in the tribal areas near Afghanistan, forcing militants across the border and returning a relative peace to the restive frontier region.

But since the Taliban seized power in neighboring Afghanistan in August 2021, offering some groups safe haven on Afghan soil and starting a crackdown on others that pushed their fighters into neighboring Pakistan, the violence has roared back. The number of terrorist attacks in Pakistan rose by around 50 percent during the Taliban’s first year in power, compared with the year before, according to the Pak Institute for Peace Studies, which monitors extremist violence and is based in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.

This year, the pace of attacks have continued to rise. The attacks themselves have also become bolder, reviving the fears of a terrorism-scared nation. In January, a suicide bombing at a heavily guarded mosque killed more than 100 people. A month later, militants struck the heart of Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, waging an hourslong siege at the police headquarters. Another suicide blast, at a political rally, killed more than 50 people in July.

In the latest massacre, on Friday, a suicide bomber set off an explosion at a religious procession that left carnage in the street. No group has claimed responsibility yet. » | Christina Goldbaum and Zia ur-Rehman | Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Taliban Calls Music Immoral, Torches Instruments in Crackdown

Aug 2, 2023 | The Taliban burn musical instruments and humiliate artists in a crackdown across Afghanistan. CNN's John Vause is joined by Ahmad Sarmast, Director of Afghanistan's National Institute of Music.

Women Employees of Beauty Salons in Kabul Protest Taliban’s Ban

Jul 20, 2023 | Employees of beauty salons in Kabul, Afghanistan, staged a protest following a recent Taliban order that will close all women’s beauty salons in less than a month. Thousands of women will lose their jobs if the order is implemented. Waheed Faizi has the story. Contributor: Roshan Noorzai.

Taliban ordnen Schließung von tausenden Schönheitssalons an

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Sie waren einer der letzten Zufluchtsräume für Frauen: Nun müssen Schönheitssalons in Afghanistan innerhalb eines Monats schließen. Für viele Frauen bricht damit ihre einzige Einnahmequelle weg.

In Afghanistan müssen tausende Schönheitssalons auf Anordnung der radikalislamischen Taliban-Regierung innerhalb eines Monats schließen. Den Geschäften werde Zeit eingeräumt, damit Lagerbestände ohne Verluste aufgebraucht werden könnten, sagte der Sprecher des Ministeriums für die Förderung der Tugend und die Verhütung des Lasters auf Anfrage der Nachrichtenagentur AFP am Dienstag. Gründe für die Schließung nannte er allerdings nicht. » | Quelle: AFP | Dienstag, 4. Juli 2023

Taliban order closure of beauty salons in Afghanistan: Morality ministry decrees another reduction of Afghan women’s access to public spaces »

The True Face of the Taliban | ARTE.tv Documentary

Jun 16, 2023 | The Taliban conquered Afghanistan eighteen months ago and established an uncompromising Emirate based on their particular interpretation of Sharia law. An alarming economic and social crisis is exacerbated by the ban on education and employment for women. The Tablian enforce their policies through coercion, intimidation, and the establishment of a parallel governance structure.

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Afghanistan: Inside the Taliban's War on Drugs - BBC News

Jun 6, 2023 | Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders have been more successful in cracking down on opium than anyone ever has, a BBC investigation has found. The BBC has travelled to major poppy growing areas and had exclusive access to remote provinces where our journalists have seen that farmers have either not grown opium poppy complying with the Taliban’s ban, or they’ve had their poppy crops destroyed if they defied the order. This is backed by research from UK based experts who have analysed satellite images and said the drop in opium cultivation is likely to be as much as 80%. The crackdown has big global ramifications, with most of the world’s opium coming from Afghanistan.

Taliban Bans Higher Education for Women 'Until Further Notice' | DW News

Dec 20, 2022 | The Taliban has closed universities for female students, the Ministry of Higher Education said on Tuesday in Afghanistan. "You are all informed to immediately implement the mentioned order of suspending education of females under further notice," read a letter issued by the Ministry to all goverment and private universities. A spokesman for the Education Ministry also tweeted the letter, with the ban meaning that girls and women have been effectively locked out of classrooms after 6th grade. The ban on higher education comes less than three months after thousands of women took university entrance exams across the country, with many aspiring to become teachers or medical practitioners. Universities had remained open to women since the Taliban swept back into power in August 2021, so long as they attended classes separated from male students. The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan also reportedly specified subjects that women could choose to study at their universities.

Taliban Further Restricts Rights of Afghanistan Women - BBC News

Nov 30, 2022 | In Afghanistan, an increasing number of restrictions have been imposed on women by the Taliban government. In the past month, women have been banned from parks, gyms and swimming pools. Girls have been barred from secondary schools in most parts of the country and women are restricted from working in some sectors. A Taliban spokesman defended the restrictions, saying Islamic laws were not being followed.

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Gay Afghan Man Brutally Murdered by the Taliban in Bid to ‘Eradicate’ LGBTQ+ People

Hamed Sabouri wanted to be a doctor before the Taliban seized power in August 2021. (Supplied)
PINK NEWS: A young gay man has been shot dead by the Taliban in Afghanistan because of his sexuality.

Hamed Sabouri, from Kabul, was killed in August, local activists have told PinkNews. He was just 22.

He was reportedly kidnapped by the Taliban and a video showing his murder sent to his family days later.

Bahar, another gay Afghan who knew the victim personally, told PinkNews Sabouri had dreams of becoming a doctor, but his hopes were stolen from him when the Taliban seized power in August 2021.

He described Hamed as a “shy” gay man with an infectious laugh.

“Life is hell for every LGBT Afghan,” Bahar said.

“Taliban terrorists are worse than wild animals.”

Bahar, who is a member of Afghanistan’s growing LGBTQ+ organisation the Behesht Collective, deleted all the pictures and videos he had of Sabouri on his phone after he learned of his murder.

Bahar lives in fear of being stopped and searched by the Taliban – he’s afraid that he would also be killed if they found out about his sexuality.

A young gay man has been shot dead by the Taliban in Afghanistan because of his sexuality. » | Patrick Kelleher | Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Suicide Attack at a Kabul Education Center Kills At Least 19 Dead | DW News

Democracy Now! After a Year of Taliban Control, "Women and Girls of Afghanistan Have Lost Their Right to Be Human"

Aug 15, 2022 One year ago today, the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, promising to bring stability after two decades of war and U.S. occupation. But the country now faces a grave humanitarian crisis and a severe rollback of women's rights. We speak with Afghan journalist Zahra Nader, editor-in-chief of Zan Times, a new women-led outlet documenting human rights issues in Afghanistan. "The people of Afghanistan did not make this decision, and they did not choose the Taliban," says Nader, who explains how imperial occupations of her home country led to the political instability today. Nader also describes the hunger crisis as 95% of Afghans face hunger, and calls for more international attention on Afghanistan.

Earthquake in Afghanistan Kills as Many as 280 People, Officials Say

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The 5.9 magnitude quake struck about 28 miles southwest of the city of Khost, in the country’s southeast.

A photo released by the state-run news agency Bakhtar of earthquake destruction in Paktika Province, in eastern Afghanistan. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake, which struck early Wednesady, was felt across several provinces.Credit...Bakhtar News Agency, via Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan overnight, killing as many as 280 people and injuring more than 600 others, the country’s state-run Bakhtar news agency said on Wednesday.

The quake struck early Wednesday morning about 28 miles southwest of the city of Khost, a provincial capital in the country’s southeast, the United States Geological Survey said, and it had a depth of about six miles.

Raees Hozaifa, the director of information and culture in the eastern province of Paktika, said the earthquake was felt across several provinces, and that death toll in Paktika alone was at least 250 people.

“We have 250 bodies, around 150 wounded,” he said, adding that more than 100 homes had been destroyed across four districts of the province. A rescue effort was underway, he said. » | Safiullah Padshah and Mike Ives | Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Starke Frauen in Afghanistan kämpfen für ihre Rechte I kulturzeit

Jun 18, 2022 • In Afghanistan verlieren Frauen unter der Herrschaft der Taliban immer weitere Rechte. Zuletzt mussten sich selbst Moderatorinnen im Fernsehstudio voll verschleiern. Die junge Journalistin Maryam Nayibi aus Kabul sagt, die Taliban hätten sich regelrecht gegen die Frauen verschworen.

Immer brutaler unterdrückt, bleiben sie und ihre jungen Mitstreiterinnen trotz Strafandrohungen kämpferisch. Die Bevölkerung rette sich angesichts der zwanghaften “Gender-Apartheit“ in Galgenhumor, sagt der afghanisch-österreichische Autor und Afghanistan-Experte Emran Feroz. Es kursierten bereits Witze über die Besessenheit der Taliban, Frauen kontrollieren zu wollen, aber sonst nichts auf die Reihe zu bekommen, so Feroz.

Mit dem Gesetz der Vollverschleierung werde die Gewalt in die Familien einziehen, sagt die Ärztin und ehemalige Frauenministerin des Landes, Sima Samar. Denn der männliche Vormund werde von den Taliban bestraft, falls eine Frau ihr Gesicht in der Öffentlichkeit nicht bedecke. Doch unter einer Burka als Ärztin oder Journalistin zu arbeiten, sei nicht praktikabel. Für die Zukunft von Mädchen und Frauen in Afghanistan, ihr Recht auf Selbstbestimmung und Bildung, kämpft sie an der Seite von jungen Frauen wie Maryam Nayibi.

Taliban Plan New Restrictions for Women, Demanding Full Covering from Head to Toe | DW News

May 14, 2022 • Women and girls in Afghanistan face an onslaught of decrees from the Taliban designed to erase women from public life. The latest of these requires women to cover themselves from head to toe. The UN Security Council has held an emergency session to discuss the Taliban's restrictive policies on women in Afghanistan. The UK envoy said it was 'wrong and regressive' that the hardline group had banished women to the sidelines of life. The Taliban's curbs range from prohibiting women from traveling without a male chaperone, cutting them off from most employment and banning older girls from going to school. Measures designed to erase women from public life. The latest of these diktats requires women to cover themselves from head to toe.

Taliban Chief Orders All Afghan Women to Wear the Burqa in Public • France 24 English

May 7, 2022 • The Taliban on Saturday imposed one of the harshest restrictions on Afghanistan's women since seizing power, ordering them to wear the all-covering burqa in public.

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Taliban führen Burka-Pflicht ein

Frauen in Burka warten in Kabul am 25. April auf Lebensmittelrationen. | Bild: DPA
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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Acht Monate nach ihrer Machtübernahme in Afghanistan führen die Taliban eine Burka-Pflicht für Frauen in der Öffentlichkeit ein. Es ist der bislang strikteste Schritt in einer Reihe an einschränkenden Maßnahmen für Frauen.

Taliban-Chef Hibatullah Achundsada hat den Frauen in Afghanistan das Tragen einer Burka in der Öffentlichkeit vorgeschrieben. Sie sollten die Ganzkörperbedeckung tragen, „da dies traditionell und respektvoll ist“, erklärte Achundsada in einem Erlass am Samstag. Es ist die bislang strikteste Einschränkung für das Leben afghanischer Frauen seit der erneuten Machtübernahme der Taliban. » | Quelle: AFP | Samstag, 7. Mai 2022

L’Ukraine sera-t-elle l’Afghanistan de Poutine?

Après avoir repoussé une colonne russe, des soldats ukrainiens inspectent une zone de combat dans Kiev, le 26 février, à la recherche d’éventuels obus non explosés. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - S’il est probable que Kiev finira par céder aux assauts de l’armée russe, on peut s’attendre ensuite à une longue résistance mêlant guerre de partisans, harcèlements et résistance passive.

Le 11 décembre 1994, lorsque le Kremlin avait lancé ses troupes à l’assaut de la Tchétchénie, un responsable russe avait déclaré qu’il viendrait à bout de la rébellion en 48 heures. Mais il avait fallu cinq semaines aux forces armées russes, et un déchaînement inouï de violences, de bombardements aériens et d’attaques de tanks, pour s’emparer du palais présidentiel, le 21 janvier 1995. Le conflit dura deux ans et il fut suivi d’un deuxième, plus long encore, en 1999. Grozny fut rasée, la Tchétchénie détruite. Les guerres ne se passent jamais comme prévu. À Grozny hier comme à Kiev aujourd’hui.

Les signes sont encore faibles, mais ils existent. Une première offensive contre Kiev, pensée comme un blitzkrieg, qui devait assurer la prise de l’aéroport d’Hostomel puis un raid au centre de la capitale pour y décapiter le pouvoir politique, capturer ou tuer Volodymyr Zelensky, a été contrecarrée par la résistance ukrainienne. Quelques tanks russes échoués au bord des routes. Des bombardiers abattus par la défense ukrainienne. De jeunes prisonniers russes au regard perdu affirmant ne rien savoir de cette guerre où ils ont été projetés. » | Par Isabelle Lasserre | dimanche 27 février 2022

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Die Taliban sind unbelehrbar

HUNGERSNOT IN AFGHANISTAN
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Es ist erschreckend, dass selbst die Not, die über Afghanistan hereingebrochen ist, die Taliban nicht zur Umkehr veranlasst. Sie bauen lieber Mohn an, als für die Getreideernte vorzusorgen.

In diesem Winter wird wahr, was über Monate befürchtet worden ist: Afghanistan ist nahezu flächendeckend von Armut und Hunger betroffen. Mindestens jeder zweite Afghane soll hungern, die Wirtschaft ist mangels Finanzhilfen kollabiert. Auf der Liste der größten internationalen Krisen steht Afghanistan auf dem ersten Platz. » | Ein Kommentar von Rainer Hermann | Mittwoch, 12. Januar 2022