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When Baba Saeed returned to Afghanistan, the war against the Soviet Red Army was at its height. He joined the Panjshir front under the command of Ahmad Shah Massoud, later revered as the “Lion of the North.” Their bond went beyond military duty — it was a deep, battlefield-forged loyalty. Baba Saeed became a combat company commander, frequently positioned at the frontline defense of the valley.
In recent weeks, rumors have surfaced in the media suggesting that the Taliban’s supreme leader is attempting to restrict or even exile former president Hamid Karzai. At the same time, sources close to Afghanistan’s former political structure have reported on the movements of figures such as Engineer Ebrahim Spinzada and Yama Karzai, who allegedly held secret meetings with Taliban officials in Kabul.
Ghaznfar Group, one of the largest private and multinational companies operating in Afghanistan, with more than $100 million in overdue debt to the state, has once again come under the spotlight of media and public opinion. In 2007, the company received $65 million in fuel aid from the Government of Japan to stabilize fuel prices in the market. This amount was to be returned to the Ministry of Finance by 2008, but to date, the debt has not been repaid.
His comments come after the Taliban-affiliated state news agency Bakhtar reported the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Taliban’s Ministry of Energy and Water and Mirwais Azizi, CEO of Azizi Energy, allegedly worth $10 billion. Under the agreement, the company is expected to produce 10,000 megawatts of electricity and implement power projects across multiple Afghan provinces by the year 2032.
Now living in Paris, Mehrmah describes the pain she endured to escape: “To get here, I’ve survived rape, beatings, humiliation, and a lifetime of abuse.” While life in France is far more free than in Afghanistan or Pakistan, she still encounters discrimination—mainly from members of her own community.
Neda Mohammad Nadeem, acting Minister of Higher Education under the Taliban administration, has emphasized the need for strengthening the education system, reforming university structures, and implementing the law of Amr bil Ma’ruf wa Nahi an al-Munkar (Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice) in higher education institutions.
