During the recent 12-day war with Israel, Iranian security agencies announced, without providing any concrete evidence, at least five separate incidents involving the arrest of Afghan migrants—both individually and in groups—accused of being "Mossad agents." These arrests occurred primarily in Tehran and Mashhad. In three of these cases, Iranian authorities released videos of forced confessions recorded at police facilities. In two other cases, however—one involving 18 Afghan migrants allegedly preparing drones for operations near …
In a new 36-minute video titled “The Mastung Incident and the Conspiracy of the Infidels,” ISKP’s media wing, Al-Azaim Foundation, confirmed for the first time a deadly clash with Baloch militants in Mastung district, located in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The group declared that members of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) will now be among its revenge targets. The clash occurred in mid-March, during which nearly 30 ISKP members from various countries were killed. This marks the first occasion where ISKP has both acknowledged the ba…
Since August 2021, restrictions on freedom of expression in Afghanistan have significantly increased. In this speech, delivered at the Dawit Isaak Library in Malmö, Sweden, on May 22, I discuss how recent policies have affected book publishing, cultural production, and access to information in the country. Good afternoon, everyone, Let me begin with a simple but heartfelt thank you. Since the withdrawal of American and NATO forces from Afghanistan and the return of the Taliban to power, my country has largely disappeared from international he…
Since the Taliban’s return to power, the phenomenon of “exiled teachers” has spread across Afghanistan, systematically pushing experienced educators out of the national education system. Dozens of teachers with years of classroom experience have been removed from their posts by Taliban-appointed officials in the Ministry of Education and exiled to remote village schools. Their “offenses” range from lacking loyalty to the Taliban to resisting the group’s ideological influence over school curricula. This forced relocation is seen as a tactic to…
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