‘Increased Risk’ Taliban Could Abscond With Hundreds Of Millions In US Aid Sent To Afghanistan, Watchdog Finds
A new report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) found that at least $293 million in State Department aid disbursed to Afghanistan between March and November 2022 is at “elevated risk” of falling into the hands of the Taliban. The State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) and Bureau […]
‘Aren’t We Human?’: Taliban Reportedly Banning Beauty Salons In Afghanistan
The Taliban reportedly ordered beauty salons across Afghanistan on Tuesday to close within a month. Mohammad Siddiq Akif Mahajar, a spokesman for the government’s Ministry of Virtue Prevention and Promoting Virtue, said he confirmed the veracity of the letter announcing the ban. Associated Press (AP Communications). The regime’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akunzada, reportedly dictated the […]
FACT CHECK: Video Claims To Show Taliban Moving Armored Vehicles To Iran Border
video shared on twitter It claims it shows the Taliban moving armored vehicles to the Iranian border. Taliban move heavy equipment and armored fighting vehicles near border with Iran pic.twitter.com/2icXmaAolZ — Splitter (@Spriter99880) May 27, 2023 Verdict: Misleading This video looks like it’s from 2022. Fact check: Clashes between Iran and the Taliban recently broke […]