Pakistani security sources told Afghanistan International that the country’s forces have foiled an attempt by an armed group to infiltrate from across the Afghan border near Kotkai village in North Waziristan.
The Taliban’s Minister of Education, Habibullah Agha, has admitted that the group was unable to respond to recent Pakistani airstrikes due to a lack of technological capability.
Ahmad Naderi, a member of Iran’s parliamentary Social Affairs Committee, has said the country’s economy depends heavily on Afghan labour and that expulsion of foreign workers is “neither possible nor logical.”
The Taliban governor’s office in Herat says imports from Iran via the Khaf–Herat railway have increased fivefold compared with last year. The office added that up to 2,000 tons of goods now transported daily along the route.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has described recent remarks by the Taliban’s spokesperson as “malicious and misleading,” saying the Taliban regime is responsible for the continued oppression of ethnic groups, women, and minorities in Afghanistan.
Thousands of Afghans flooded the streets of Kabul on Saturday to celebrate the national under-17 futsal team’s victory at the 2025 Asian Youth Games.
Pakistan deported more than 10,000 Afghan migrants to Afghanistan in a single day through the Chaman–Spin Boldak crossing, Geo News reported on Saturday, citing official Pakistani sources.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has accused Pakistan’s military of fuelling instability to enable a United States return to Bagram Air Base, claiming that Islamabad’s recent actions are aimed at creating chaos.
Police in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on Saturday that four people, including three Afghan nationals, were killed in an armed confrontation during an operation in Peshawar.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned the Afghan Taliban that if they fail to ensure Pakistan’s security, they will “pay the price.”
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s spokesperson, said the group wants to resolve its growing tensions with Pakistan through dialogue, stressing that Afghan soil does not pose a threat to its neighbour.
The Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopened early Saturday allowing Afghan migrants to return home after several days of closure following clashes between Taliban forces and Pakistani forces.
UNICEF representative in Afghanistan has said the country is facing one of the most severe nutrition crises in the world, with 3.5 million children suffering from acute malnutrition and one million experiencing extreme wasting and at serious risk.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that relations between Islamabad and Kabul will not normalise until the Taliban ends its support for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has expressed optimism that the next round of talks with the Taliban, scheduled for next week in Istanbul, will produce “positive results.”
The Taliban’s embassy in Islamabad has claimed that Pakistani police have detained more than 10,000 Afghan migrants amid rising tensions between the two countries.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned the Taliban against proceeding unilaterally with plans to build a dam on the Kunar River, saying Kabul “cannot disregard Pakistan’s water rights.”
Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry has announced that Pakistan and the Taliban have agreed to continue observing the ceasefire reached earlier this month, though key issues remain unresolved.
Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has accused Pakistan of running “brazen propaganda and provocations” against the group, saying some individuals in Pakistan are fuelling conflict.
Pakistan’s army chief, Gen. Asim Munir, has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban of supporting militants allegedly backed by India, warning that Islamabad will not allow Afghan soil to be used for terrorist activities against Pakistan.
India’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, has criticised Pakistan’s recent actions against the Taliban, calling them “unacceptable” and a violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that peace talks with the Taliban could resume in Istanbul if the Taliban authorities show a change in attitude towards cross-border attacks.