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At least four were killed in a recent outbreak of violence between locals and a gold mining company allegedly backed by the Taliban. Tensions in Afghanistan’s Takhar province between locals and a gold ...
News Afghanistan » Takhar » Social: Afghanistan: AFJC condemns detention of journalists in Takhar province and calls for immediate release
The Afghanistan Journalists Center notes that at least 10 journalists are currently detained or serving prison sentences in the country This statement was originally published on afjc.media on 8 May ...
News Afghanistan » Takhar » Social: Afghanistan: Takhar provincial primary court acquits three journalists after one-month detention
The journalists were detained on charges of collaborating with exiled media outlets. This statement was originally published on afjc.media on 19 June 2025. A court in Northeast Takhar province has ...
News Afghanistan » Takhar » Social: Taliban Gold Rush Turns Deadly, Putting Spotlight On Chinese-Backed Mining
A deadly confrontation at a gold mine in northern Afghanistan has cast new light on the Taliban’s push to expand gold extraction, raising questions about the largely unregulated operations and their ...
News Afghanistan » Takhar » Social: NATO's commander for north Afghanistan survived Takhar blast
KABUL, May 28 (Reuters) - The top commander of foreign troops in north Afghanistan was in the compound of the governor of Takhar province when a huge blast killed two top Afghan police officers, but ...