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Afghanistan
Sayed Sufi Gardizi Released on Conditions, Taliban Orders Him to Leave Kabul
DID Press: Sayed Sufi Gardizi, a Shia figure considered close to Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, has been released after being detained by the Taliban on the condition that he leave Kabul and refrain from attending social gatherings and ceremonies,…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Shia Religious Space Faces Growing Restrictions Under Taliban
DID Press: The repeated closure of religious, cultural, educational and service institutions associated with Afghanistan’s Shia community is raising concerns about increasing restrictions on the community’s social and religious activities. The closures of institutions including Tabyan and the Fatima al-Zahra…
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Afghanistan
Mohaqiq: Taliban Policies Toward Shiites Could Deepen Sectarian, Ethnic Divisions
DID Press: Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of Afghanistan’s Hezb-e Wahdat-e Islami Mardom-e Afghanistan, has expressed concern over what he describes as increasing pressure on Shiite and Hazara communities in Afghanistan, arguing that the measures are part of a broader Taliban policy…
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Afghanistan
Mohaqiq Urges World Not to Engage With or Support Taliban
DID Press: Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of the People’s Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, has called on countries around the world not to engage with or support the Taliban and not to abandon Afghanistan during its current difficult circumstances. Mohammad Mohaqiq…
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Taliban Search for Rah-e Farda TV Employees
DID Press: Sources say that following the Taliban’s suspension of Rah-e Farda Television, the group has begun searching for several employees of the media outlet. According to sources, some Rah-e Farda employees have left Kabul over fears of arrest. It…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Shiite High Commission Reopens After One-Day Standoff
DID Press: Afghanistan Shiite High Commission said its office in Kabul has reopened to the public a day after it was surrounded by forces from the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice, with its activities continuing without interruption. The commission said in…
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Afghanistan
Mohaqiq Urges Hazaras and Shiites to Unite Against Taliban Discrimination
DID Press: The Islamic Unity Party of the People of Afghanistan has condemned what it described as increasing pressure by the Taliban on the country’s Hazara and Shiite communities, accusing the group of restricting religious activities, targeting religious and educational…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Shia Figure Sayed Sufi Gardizi Reportedly Missing After Transfer to Taliban Justice Ministry
DID Press: Sayed Sufi Gardizi, a prominent Afghan Shia figure, has reportedly gone missing after being summoned to the office of the Taliban-appointed governor of Kabul and allegedly transferred to the Taliban Ministry of Justice, according to eyewitnesses and local…
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Afghanistan
International Calls Grow for Probe Into Kabul School Blast
DID Press: Countries and international organizations have condemned the explosion at the private Sham-e Hedayat School in western Kabul and called for a comprehensive investigation to identify those responsible. The explosion occurred in Dasht-e Barchi, a predominantly Hazara area of…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Accused of Systematic Marginalization of Shia Afghans
DID Press: The Taliban’s policies toward Afghanistan’s Shia community can no longer be viewed simply as isolated or temporary measures, but are increasingly being characterized by critics as part of a systematic effort to marginalize Shia Afghans in education, media…
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