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World Taliban Executes Prison Guard, UN Raises Concern Over Afghan Violence

Taliban Executes Prison Guard, UN Raises Concern Over Afghan Violence

The Taliban abducted and executed a female prison guard in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni, officials and relatives said Monday, as the United Nations…

Mujib Mashal (Kabul)
World In Afghanistan’s War and Peace, WhatsApp Delivers the Message

In Afghanistan’s War and Peace, WhatsApp Delivers the Message

When hundreds of Taliban fighters surrounded the district center of Bala Murghab in western Afghanistan in early April, the Afghan troops stationed there knew…

Thomas Gibbons-Neff (Kabul) Mujib Mashal (Kabul)
World Opium-Smuggling Taliban Leader’s Release from Prison Raises Questions

Opium-Smuggling Taliban Leader’s Release from Prison Raises Questions

Eleven Taliban commanders have been released from a high-security prison in Afghanistan, according to Taliban officials, in an apparent deal that included a…

Mujib Mashal (Kabul)
Features A Young Life Ends After 4 Steps on Video, and Afghans Can’t Stop Watching

A Young Life Ends After 4 Steps on Video, and Afghans Can’t Stop Watching

At first, the man was just walking across the street. Then he was running for his life. He managed four steps before the blast from the car bomb caught him. …

Mujib Mashal (Kabul)
Features Kabul, Etilaat e Roz

Afghan Newspaper Hunts Corruption, but First It Has to Pay the Rent

KABUL, Afghanistan — The first time Zaki Daryabi started a small newspaper in Afghanistan, it shut down within months. Mr. Daryabi, who had just graduated from…

Mujib Mashal (Kabul)