Battle for Mazar-i-Sharif looms in Afghanistan
The Taliban are rapidly approaching the biggest city in northern Afghanistan, Mazar-i-Sharif, following a recent offensive that has seen them take a series of...
Afghan father kills three sons due to poverty
A father in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has killed his three children because of their dire economic circumstances.
Mullah Abdul Razzaq, the police chief of Dand district...
Taliban urge international media to stop trying to wreak havoc in Afghanistan
A senior Taliban leader has called on the international media and community to stop trying to wreak havoc in Afghanistan and destroy the country's...
UK apologises to Afghanistan as British nationals are released
The British government has apologised to Afghanistan, renounced violence in the country and said there is no alternative to pragmatic engagement with the current Islamic...
Afghanistan: Loya Jirga confirms Shari’ah will be ruling system
A grand assembly of Afghan tribal and religious leaders (Loya Jirga) has declared allegiance to Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzadeh and confirmed that Shari'ah law will...
Afghan authorities order Kabul residents to pray in mosques
Afghanistan's Ministry of Vice and Virtue has ordered the residents of the 7th district of Kabul to attend mosques to pray.
According to a five-point...
Afghan authorities resume public lashings
The Afghan authorities have resumed public lashings for crimes according to Islamic shari'ah.
Yesterday 12 people, including three women and nine men, were flogged on adultery...
Afghanistan bans women from travelling long road distances without mahram
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has decreed that women seeking to travel long distances should not be allowed on road transport unless they are accompanied...
Afghan authorities recommend all women wear burqa
The authorities in Afghanistan have recommended that all women wear the burqa with a face covering in public.
Sources in Afghanistan have told 5Pillars that...
Afghan authorities tell female broadcasters to cover faces
The authorities in Afghanistan have told local television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters cover their faces when on air.
A spokesperson for the Islamic...
