The Taliban governor of Balkh province has stated that clerics are not only the special representatives of Taliban leader, but also hold responsibilities surpassing those of state officials.
Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Afghanistan’s former National Security Adviser, has strongly criticised Pakistan amid renewed tensions with India, accusing Islamabad of "rewriting history" following its recent shift in stance on terrorism.
The Taliban’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, remained silent on a key request made by the High Shia Commission of Afghanistan during a recent meeting, where the commission urged the inclusion of educated individuals in the governing structure.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that almost 120,000 Afghan nationals have been deported from Pakistan since 1 April.
Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, has emphasised that Moscow’s longstanding priority since the Soviet era has been ensuring the security of Central Asia.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice has announced that, over the past three and a half years, it has enacted 10 new laws, all of which have been approved and enforced by the group’s leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. These laws have been officially published in the national gazette.
The head of the TAPI gas pipeline project in Afghanistan has announced that 14 kilometres of the pipeline have now been completed within Afghan territory.
Dozens of civil society organisations, women’s rights movements, and human rights groups have issued an open letter to the US State Department, urging the immediate resumption of Afghan refugee resettlement programmes.
Pakistan’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan has revealed that the international community has resettled just 86,000 of the approximately 800,000 Afghans who entered Pakistan following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.
The Taliban’s High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues has reported that 6774 Afghan nationals were deported from Pakistan and Iran on Wednesday, 24 April. Around 5391 individuals were expelled from Pakistan, while 1383 were deported from Iran.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that millions of Afghans could be deprived of life-saving assistance this year unless support from the United States continues.
Zamir Kabulov, the Russian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has announced that an upcoming visit by a Taliban delegation to Kazan will feature discussions on the construction of a 573-kilometre segment of the Afghan-Trans railway.
The Australian Greens Party has announced support for calls from the Hazara community and human rights groups to formally recognise the ongoing persecution against the Hazara people in Afghanistan as genocide.
Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting Foreign Minister, has announced that the group will soon appoint an ambassador to Moscow, marking a new stage in diplomatic engagement between the Taliban and Russia.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health announced on Wednesday that the Government of India has donated 4.8 tonnes of vaccines to Afghanistan. The shipment includes vaccines vital for the prevention of tetanus, hepatitis B, and influenza.
In its latest report released on Wednesday, the World Bank stated that Afghanistan’s economy is projected to grow by 2.5 percent in the fiscal year 2024–2025, slower than the country’s population growth rate.
The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported on Wednesday, 23 April, that 747 Afghan refugee families have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan within the past 24 hours.
Following reports of an explosion in Kunduz province on Tuesday, the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) announced that its fighters had targeted Taliban forces in the Bandar Khan Abad area.
Wolfgang Petritsch, President of the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, has urged the international community to pressure the Taliban into dialogue with opposition groups.
More than 100,000 Afghan nationals have been deported from Pakistan over the past three weeks, according to figures released by Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced the successful hosting of the Afghan–Kazakh Business Forum in Kabul, aimed at enhancing bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan.
Abdul Zahir Qadir, former Deputy Speaker of Afghanistan’s parliament, has been arrested in Kenya and is facing extradition to the United States on charges related to drug trafficking and possession of heavy weaponry.