Salaam Times

2020-03-12

Iran finally agrees to hand over black boxes of downed Ukrainian plane

The decision comes more than two months after the Iranian military shot down a Ukrainian passenger airliner -- and then lied about it for days.

2020-01-29

Afghan government reclaims thousands of jeribs of illegally seized land

Strongmen have been illegally taking public and private property in areas mostly controlled by the Taliban.

2019-11-14

Herat officials detail Taliban's deep links with local crime rings

The Taliban are enabling organised and violent crime in order to create insecurity and reap the financial benefits.

2019-10-08

Officials launch investigation into alleged Taliban gang-rape of 8-year-old girl

A group of five Taliban fighters threatened the girl's family if they took her for any medical treatment following the assault, and now she is in critical condition.

2019-08-28

Herat public services improve as government steps up fight against corruption

The government's fight against corruption has resulted in the arrest of a number of suspects.

2019-08-16

Iranian regime provides 'massive support' for Afghan drug traffickers

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Basij paramilitary force are heavily involved in drug production and trafficking and are enriching drug traffickers in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

2019-08-12

Taliban behead disabled farmer in Sar-e-Pul who rejected extortion demand

The farmer, who had six children and suffered from physical and mental problems, was shot 22 times then beheaded by Taliban militants for not paying ushr.

2019-05-31

Teenagers recount brutal Ramadan gang rape by Taliban militants in Faryab

Six Taliban militants broke into a family's home, beat the mother and father, and proceeded to gang rape their two teenage daughters on the first night of the holy month.