The National Resistance Front and Afghanistan Freedom Front have warned of possible organised threats against diplomatic missions, UN offices and international organisations in Afghanistan.
UNAMA says 512 civilians were killed and 1,236 others injured over the past year in military incidents along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Despite Taliban efforts to take part in CICA activities, the organisation’s seventh summit opened in Baku on Thursday without a Taliban representative. Afghanistan has been a CICA member since 1999.
UNAMA says it recorded at least four killings and 14 arbitrary arrests or detentions of former Afghan security personnel between 1 July and 30 September 2026.
The Taliban’s water and energy minister has discussed solar and wind power cooperation with a Saudi energy official. The Taliban says a Saudi technical delegation is expected to visit Afghanistan to assess investment opportunities.
UNAMA says Taliban morality police arbitrarily detained or held at least 443 people over the past three months and documented 97 cases of ill-treatment involving women and men.
Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, arrived in Kabul on Wednesday and met Taliban intelligence chief Abdul Haq Wasiq. Neither side has disclosed the purpose of the visit.
The Taliban Foreign Ministry says Amir Khan Muttaqi met Indian chargé d’affaires Yatin Patel in Kabul to discuss expanding bilateral ties, trade and political, economic and humanitarian cooperation.
Taliban Higher Education Minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem accused the group’s opponents of seeking chaos, bloodshed and continued war in Afghanistan to gain political advantage.
Iranian MP Mohammad Mehdi Shahriari says Tehran may make 100 hectares of land at Chabahar port available to Afghanistan for two to five years for imports and transit activities.
Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi says 80 per cent of those involved in the current wave of attacks in Pakistan come from Afghanistan. He also accused some PTI members of links to the TTP.
Special envoys from the OIC and EU have discussed Afghanistan’s humanitarian situation and recent developments, as well as cooperation on healthcare, education and alternative livelihoods.
Kyrgyzstan’s foreign minister says his country rejected a European proposal to accept deported Afghan and African refugees in exchange for allowing skilled Kyrgyz workers to enter Europe.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front says its forces attacked the Taliban police headquarters in Pul-e-Alam, Logar, on Tuesday evening, killing three Taliban members and wounding two intelligence personnel.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says Afghanistan is offsetting losses from closed Pakistani border crossings by using alternative routes and expanding trade with Central Asian countries.
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi thanked Qatar on Tuesday for its efforts to expand the Taliban’s relations with other countries during a meeting with Qatari Ambassador to Kabul Mirdef Al-Qashouti.
The World Health Organization reported a new polio case in Nangarhar on Tuesday, bringing Afghanistan’s total number of infections since the start of 2026 to 36.
The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment has announced that five trade contracts worth $55 million were signed during a visit to Kazakhstan by a delegation representing 10 Afghan companies. The agreements cover the supply of flour, wheat and other agricultural products.
Taliban governors from seven provinces including Kandahar, Balkh, Herat, Kunduz, Nangarhar, Paktia and Kabul have held a meeting in the Afghan capital city.
The Taliban has stopped BBC radio broadcasts on FM frequencies in Afghanistan. The BBC World Service confirmed the move, amid reports the group accused the broadcaster of breaching its media policy.
Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexander Venediktov has warned that the return of US military facilities to Afghanistan would pose a direct threat to countries across the region.
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi says the international community has failed to provide sufficient support for alternative livelihoods for farmers following the Taliban’s efforts to curb narcotics.