Afghanistan International has obtained a collection of official documents and internal reports from Taliban authorities that reveal the direct involvement of members of the group in extrajudicial killings in several Afghan provinces.
A former Afghan finance minister has warned that deepening poverty, unemployment and the concentration of power under Taliban rule could eventually spark popular unrest in Afghanistan.
The Taliban police command in Kunduz has confirmed the detention of a female journalist in the province but claimed her arrest was unrelated to her professional activities.
A senior British minister said the UK supports a peaceful transition of power in Iran, following threats by US President Donald Trump of possible military action in support of Iranian protesters.
Sweden has contributed about $6.5 million in aid to Afghanistan to help expand basic services and strengthen economic and climate resilience for vulnerable communities and displaced people, the Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan said.
Neda Mohammad Nadeem, the Taliban’s minister of higher education, travelled to Oman on Sunday, the Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education said.
The Afghanistan Media Support Organization said the Taliban have detained a female journalist in northern Afghanistan, calling for her immediate release.
Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to immediately halt the deportation of Afghan migrants, citing concerns over unlawful detention, harassment and forced returns.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court said two people were publicly flogged in northern Balkh province, continuing the group’s use of corporal punishment under its rule.
The Supreme Council of National Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan said it is closely monitoring protests in Iran and urged the authorities to address citizens’ legitimate demands through dialogue.
The World Health Organization said health needs in Afghanistan have increased as winter conditions worsen, with growing demand for medical services across the country.
Afghanistan remains a major producer of narcotics, with Türkiye serving as a key transit route for Afghan drugs bound for Europe, according to a new report by Türkiye’s anti-narcotics police.
The Taliban have expanded a ban on publishing and broadcasting images of living beings to 24 provinces across Afghanistan, further tightening restrictions on media and freedom of expression, the Afghanistan Journalists Center said.
Trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has dropped by 53 precent amid the prolonged closure of key border crossings, Pakistani media reported, citing official data.
Pedro Sánchez said the international community still owes an unresolved debt to Afghan women and girls, urging sustained global attention and support for their rights under Taliban rule.
A local commander affiliated with the National Islamic Movement Party of Afghanistan was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in northern Afghanistan after being deported from Iran, the party’s spokesperson said.
The Taliban leader has reshuffled two senior Taliban cabinet ministers and made several other senior appointments, the group’s spokesperson said on Thursday.
Iran has announced the opening of a new land route at the Milak border crossing with Afghanistan, a move aimed at increasing trade and easing the flow of goods between the two countries.
The Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela has alarmed leaders of countries hostile to the United States. The question now being raised is: which country and which leader will be next?
The Taliban’s Supreme Court said it publicly flogged three people, including one woman and two men, in Maidan Wardak province on charges described as “illicit relations”.
An Iranian lawmaker said a suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of a former Afghan military officer in Tehran.
The Taliban have suspended the operations of a gold mining company in Chah Ab district of Takhar province and detained two people on suspicion of murder following deadly clashes with local residents, a Taliban official said.