Uzbek officials and UNICEF representatives have discussed supplying medicines to Afghanistan as shortages and rising prices persist after trade routes with Pakistan were closed and Pakistani drug imports were banned.
Iran’s transport minister has called for extending the railway from Herat to Uzbekistan’s Termez border, saying the route could boost trade and give regional countries greater access to open seas.
New figures in Pakistan show bilateral trade with Afghanistan fell by more than 74 percent in the latest financial year, dropping from $1.3 billion to around $358 million.
Local sources in Paktia say heavy clashes have erupted between Taliban fighters and Pakistani forces along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, opposite Pakistan’s Kurram district.
Twenty-eight civil society organisations have called on the United Nations and the international community to intervene to prevent the forced eviction of residents of Omid Sabz Township in western Kabul.
Twenty police officers have been abducted by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, while armed men separately destroyed an empty police post in Qila Abdullah district.
Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov says trade between Russia and Afghanistan doubled in the first half of 2026 as Moscow and Kabul develop what he called “constructive and mutually beneficial” ties.
Russia’s Afghanistan envoy Zamir Kabulov says a senior economic delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk will soon visit Afghanistan for talks with Taliban officials.
Mahmood Khan Achakzai, leader of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, has blamed Pakistan’s policies for regional insecurity, accusing the state of recruiting, training and supporting militants during the Soviet-Afghan war.
Iran says it has granted temporary residency to nearly 10,000 former Afghan security forces, according to Nader Yar Ahmadi, head of foreign nationals and migrant affairs at Iran’s Interior Ministry.
The Taliban’s ambassador to Russia has accused Pakistan of threatening regional security, harbouring armed Taliban opponents and enabling Islamic State activity on its territory.
Pakistani security forces have detained 104 Afghans in two operations in Balochistan while they were allegedly attempting to travel illegally to Iran and Europe.
CIS Secretary-General Sergey Lebedev says Afghanistan’s security situation remains tense, warning that Islamic State Khorasan, al-Qaeda and other groups are seeking to spread instability into Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan’s president says Afghanistan is an important part of Asian security and cooperation, adding that lasting stability can only be achieved through dialogue and coordinated international action.
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Deputy Secretary-General Ahmad Saeed Moradzadeh says an inclusive government involving Afghanistan’s ethnic and political groups is the only path to lasting peace and stability.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the Taliban to take practical steps to eliminate terrorist forces in Afghanistan, saying this is necessary for lasting peace and stability.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has criticised UNAMA’s latest report, accusing the UN mission of bias and of trying to present a negative image of Afghanistan to the world.
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.