Land Disputes
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Afghanistan
Taliban Declares 49 Housing Developments State-Owned Land in 12 Afghan Provinces
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Justice says 49 housing developments across 12 Afghan provinces have been identified as being located wholly or partly on state-owned land. Barakatullah Rasooli, a spokesperson for the ministry, said the findings were made during inspections…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Declare 250 Jeribs of Land in Mazar-e-Sharif State Property
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Justice has announced that 250 jeribs of land in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, have been declared government property following a ruling by a special court dealing with land-grabbing cases. In a statement published…
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Government
Taliban Orders Full Evacuation of Kabul’s ‘Omid-e Sabz’ Township by Thursday
DID Press: Local sources in western Kabul say the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice has ordered the immediate evacuation of the Omid-e Sabz residential township, giving residents and business owners until Thursday to vacate their homes and shops. According to local…
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Government
India Demolishes Several Mosques in Uttar Pradesh
DID Press: Authorities in India’s Uttar Pradesh state have begun demolishing five mosques as part of a wider campaign targeting what officials describe as “unauthorized” religious structures. The government says the mosques were built without permits on state-owned land. However,…
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