Amu: In a statement posted on social media, Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban deputy spokesman, said that from Feb. 22 to April 3, at least 761 civilians were killed and 626 others injured in Pakistani attacks across multiple provinces. The strikes, he said, targeted areas in Kabul as well as the provinces of Kandahar, Paktia, Paktika, Nangarhar, Khost, Kunar, Laghman and Nuristan. Alongside casualty figures, Taliban said the attacks caused extensive damage to civilian infrastructure. Click here to read more (external link).
Skyrocketing fuel prices pile pressure on Afghans
Xinhua: Driven by a combination of global supply disruptions, reduced fuel imports, and escalating transportation costs, the price of fuel in Afghanistan has surged dramatically from 55 afghanis per liter to 67 afghanis, creating a ripple effect that is felt across the nation. This price hike has placed an unbearable strain on taxi drivers, small business owners, and ordinary citizens in an already fragile economy. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – April 4, 2026
Eight dead after earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Afghanistan
Reuters: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 177 km (110 miles), GFZ said. Click here to read more (external link).
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Report says 310 civilians killed in Afghanistan over past year
Sima Samar
Amu: At least 310 civilians were killed and 974 injured in Afghanistan over the past year, according to a new report by Afghanistan Human Rights Center, which warned of a sharp deterioration in human rights conditions across the country. The center, led by Sima Samar, the former head of the independent human rights commission in Afghanistan, said in its annual report, released Thursday, that a total of 1,284 civilians were killed or wounded during the 1404 solar year (March 2025 to March 2026), with more than 90 percent of the casualties attributed to border clashes between the Taliban and Pakistani forces, including airstrikes inside Afghanistan. Women and children accounted for the majority of victims, the report said, underscoring the disproportionate impact of the violence on vulnerable populations. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban & Pakistani Border Forces Clash As Urumqi Talks Continue
Afghanistan International: Clashes have broken out between Taliban border forces and Pakistani troops in Khost province as talks between the two sides continue in Urumqi, China, local sources say. Subhanullah Azzam, the Taliban’s head of information and culture in Khost, said the fighting took place in the Ghulam Khan area of Gurbuz district. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – April 3, 2026
Flood death toll in Afghanistan rises to 51
Amu: At least 51 people have been killed and 89 injured in flooding across Afghanistan over the past eight days, according to Taliban figures, as heavy rains continue to batter multiple provinces. In the past 24 hours alone, three people were killed and 16 others injured as floods swept through at least 18 provinces, the data shows. The latest flooding affected parts of Kabul, Panjshir, Paktika, Khost, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Herat, Farah, Badghis, Jawzjan, Baghlan, Badakhshan, Nangarhar and Laghman. The damage has been extensive. Click here to read more (external link).
Kandahari Hat: From Style Choice to Forced Attire in Kabul
8am: Many residents of Kabul say that to stay safe from Taliban scrutiny and to gain the favor of their forces, they have been forced to wear the Kandahari hat, grow beards, and adopt traditional clothing. While some view this change as a return to traditional values, public accounts indicate that for many, this shift is primarily out of necessity and adaptation to conditions that now affect even the simplest daily choices. Some men say that to avoid problems and not attract attention, they have adopted clothing similar to that of the Taliban. The Taliban’s insistence on traditional clothing has led even some who previously wore the pakol to abandon it and wear the Kandahari hat to gain the group’s favor. Click here to read more (external link).
UN review finds Taliban policies violate women’s rights convention
Amu: A comprehensive UN legal review has found that a sweeping set of policies imposed by the Taliban since 2021 violate Afghanistan’s obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, one of the core international human rights treaties. The report, published jointly by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and UN Women, examines 16 key Taliban directives and laws affecting women and girls and concludes that many constitute direct and systemic discrimination under international law. Click here to read more (external link).