Afghanistan's National Resistance Front (NRF) said its forces killed two Taliban members in a targeted operation in Herat's Injil district. The group also claimed to have seized two firearms and a radio communication device.
Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday, 24 October, rejected allegations that it was arming Afghans to fight the Taliban or anti-Pakistan militant groups, describing the claims as "baseless and misleading".
New documents reveal that Switzerland spent more than $16,000 on a Taliban delegation's visit to Geneva in August 2025 to identify Afghans facing deportation and paid each of the four delegates a daily allowance.
New UNAMA chief Rabab Fatima says that despite the many challenges facing Afghans, their talent, aspirations and potential are greater than the difficulties they face.
Pakistan says it is ready to continue talks with the Taliban but insists further dialogue depends on concrete action to curb terrorist threats originating from Afghanistan.
The Taliban has again strongly rejected Islamabad’s claims that it is involved in Pakistan’s insecurity, saying it lacks the means to create or finance instability in other countries.
UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett has urged European countries not to deport Afghans to places where they may face danger, stressing that states must uphold their international human rights obligations.
Maryam Rahmati, Afghanistan International’s reporter at UN headquarters in New York, has won the 2026 bronze award from the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA).
The Afghanistan Freedom Front says its forces carried out a rocket attack on Taliban military and training facilities at Bagram airbase, causing casualties and damage.
Pakistan says stockpiles of advanced weapons and ammunition in Afghanistan pose a direct threat to neighbouring countries, including Pakistan.
The first special freight train from China’s Shandong province has departed for Hairatan in northern Afghanistan, carrying goods worth about 8 million yuan and expected to arrive in around 20 days.
Keith Kellogg, a former Trump national security adviser and US envoy for Ukraine, has urged Washington to engage Afghan political figures seeking to build a legitimate alternative to Taliban rule.
The European Union and Pakistan have voiced concern over the security implications of the situation in Afghanistan during their 10th counter-terrorism dialogue in Islamabad.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says militants enter the country from Afghanistan around the clock and target civilians and security forces, warning that the bloodshed must stop completely.
The New York Times reports that Pakistani military and intelligence officials have met leaders of armed anti-Taliban groups in recent months and discussed possible support.
The Kabul Institute says the transfer route for 91 per cent of humanitarian aid to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan is unclear, with only about 9 per cent of $8 billion in assistance traceable.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front has claimed responsibility for Wednesday evening’s blast in Taloqan, saying one Taliban member was killed and three others wounded in an attack on the group’s city intelligence unit.
Pakistan’s pharmaceutical exports fell sharply after trade with Afghanistan was halted, with their value dropping by more than 30 per cent in the 2026 financial year, according to Dawn.
A joint UNESCO-UNICEF report says Afghanistan’s education crisis extends beyond girls, with male university enrolment falling from about 306,000 in 2019 to 208,000 in 2026.
UNAMA says it is investigating and gathering information about a security incident involving one of its staff members in Bamiyan, confirming that the employee was not injured.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says Moscow plans to expand cooperation with the Taliban in counterterrorism, anti-narcotics efforts and defence.
The European Parliament’s Petitions Committee will discuss recognising gender apartheid in Afghanistan at a meeting in Brussels on 5 November, according to a letter sent to former Afghan MP Baktash Siawash.