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Protests in Badakhshan’s Khash district enter third day

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Protests in Badakhshan’s Khash district enter third day

Protests in the Khash district of northeastern Badakhshan Province over the Taliban’s poppy eradication campaign entered a third consecutive day on Wednesday, following a deadly crackdown that has left at least 15 people dead, including one woman, and wounded nearly 60 others, according to local sources. The unrest erupted earlier this week after local residents attempted to stop Taliban from destroying poppy fields, a major source of livelihood…See the Story

Sources: Four, including woman, killed in Taliban crackdown in Badakhshan

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Sources: Four, including woman, killed in Taliban crackdown in Badakhshan

At least four people, including a woman, were killed and more than ten others wounded after Taliban forces opened fire during a protest in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, local sources told Amu TV on Monday. The incident occurred in the district of Khash, where residents had gathered to protest against the presence and conduct of Taliban officials in the area. According to witnesses, the Taliban responded with force, using live ammuniti…See the Story

Sacrifice for education: Illiterate man donates land to school”

In a remote corner of Tashkan district in northeastern Badakhshan province, a man who never had the opportunity to receive an education himself, has donated 1.5 acres of land to the Ministry of Education (MoE) for construction of a school — so the children of his village will not remain illiterate and can study in a safe and secure environment.Education · Badakhshan Read Article

Taliban Halt Opium Eradication Operation

Taliban team was deployed to destroy opium poppy fields in Badakhshan’s Jurm district Kabul A Taliban team deployed to destroy opium poppy fields in Badakhshan’s Jurm district has withdrawn amid growing internal tensions and local unrest, sources told Afghanistan International (Afintl,af). Local sources said dissatisfaction is mounting among Taliban members from the province, with tensions further fuelled by the killing of a Taliban fighter in t…Taliban · Badakhshan Read Article

Integrated Food Security Classification Report: High Levels of Food Insecurity Persist in Afghanistan

According to the Integrated Food Security Classification (IPSC), high levels of acute food insecurity persist in Afghanistan. According to the report, released today (Wednesday, 14 June), in March and April of this year, 12.6 million people in Afghanistan faced high levels of food insecurity classified as crisis or worse (IPC 3 or above). Of these, 1.95 million people were in emergency (IPC 4) and another 10.64 million were in crisis (IPC 3). Ac…Badakhshan · Badakhshan Read Article

Labourers unload watermelons from a truck at a market in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province in Afghanistan on 2 June 2025. PHOTO: AFP

Labourers unload watermelons from a truck at a market in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province in Afghanistan on 2 June 2025. PHOTO: AFPBadakhshan · Badakhshan Read Article

SARKHAT – What's behind the unrest in Badakhshan?

This program examines the recent unrest and its underlying causes in Badakhshan province. Panellists on the program include Basheer Sameem, former governor of Badakhshan, and Fazel Rahman Oria, a political analyst. The post SARKHAT – What’s behind the unrest in Badakhshan? appeared first on Amu TV.Unrest · Badakhshan Read Article

From Anger and Poppies to Fear and Kalashnikovs

Farzad Sharif In the latest incident of intra-Taliban tensions in Badakhshan province, a Badakhshan member of the Taliban was shot and killed by another member of the group in the city of Faizabad. According to media reports, the incident occurred on Sunday morning (June 11) when the victim was called by the shooter to perform morning prayers. The victim is from the village of Farghamanj in the Jarm district of Badakhshan. For almost two weeks, …Taliban · Badakhshan Read Article

Tensions among Taliban commanders resurface in Badakhshan: Sources

Local sources confirmed on Thursday that tensions among local Taliban commanders have flared in the northeastern province of Badakhshan where similar rifts were also reported previously. The new round of such rifts emerged in Jurm after efforts by senior Taliban commanders to detain a fellow commander of Tajik ethnicity was failed, sources said. The commander had allegedly resisted directives issued by Taliban’s Pashtun-dominated leadership, acc…Taliban · Badakhshan Read Article

Taliban commander, his family killed in internal clash in Badakhshan: Sources

A local Taliban commander, along with his wife and child, was killed during an internal armed clash in northeastern Badakhshan Province, according to multiple local sources familiar with the incident. The fighting broke out on Monday afternoon in Shahada District, where Taliban factions engaged in a protracted confrontation that lasted several hours. Zaidullah, a local Taliban commander described by sources as a prominent Salafist figure within …Taliban · Badakhshan Read Article

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