Approximately 12,000 Afghan citizens are currently imprisoned in Pakistan, Iran, and Türkiye, according to Abdul Motalib Haqqani, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reiterated his government’s strategic and pragmatic approach towards Afghanistan, reaffirming Uzbekistan’s policy of engagement with the Taliban as both necessary and forward-looking.
The US-based organisation Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has raised serious concerns over the safety of Afghan nationals deported from the United States to Panama, stating that they face the risk of death if returned to Afghanistan.
The United States Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has revealed that the US Institute of Peace (USIP) spent approximately $13 million on personal expenses over the past decade.
Rana Sanaullah, Senior Adviser to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has declared that military operations are the only viable solution to combating terrorism in the country.
The deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants from Pakistan is set to begin today, Tuesday, 1 April, according to a report by Geo News, which cited sources within the Interior Ministry of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Despite the Taliban’s recent efforts to improve ties with Washington, the US State Department has publicly described the group as part of a terrorist network supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Russia’s Prosecutor General has formally requested the country’s Supreme Court to suspend the Taliban’s designation as a terrorist organisation, state news agency Interfax reported on Monday.
The Taliban deployed heavy weaponry at Kandahar’s Eidgah Mosque on the first day of Eid al-Fitr to secure the presence of their reclusive leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, according to images obtained by Afghanistan International.
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has reopened its international cooperation office in Kabul to provide humanitarian assistance, more than three years after it was closed following the Taliban’s takeover in August 2021.
In a quiet but clear act of defiance, the predominantly Hazara and Shia residents of West Kabul celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Monday, diverging from the Taliban’s official announcement marking the holiday on Sunday.
Transit trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan has plunged by 66 percent, amounting to a loss of over $1.49 billion between July 2024 and February 2025, according to a report by The Nation, citing official sources.
Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon and Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov have officially inaugurated a key section of the CASA-1000 regional power transmission project.
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has warned that Afghanistan could descend into war if members of the group do not obey his authority.
Amid a recent surge in terrorist activity and insecurity, the Pakistani government has announced plans to address the issue of “terrorism” more directly with the Taliban through diplomatic channels.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has called for greater unity, coordination, and strategic alignment among all anti-Taliban groups in its Eid al-Fitr message, issued on Sunday.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that while millions around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr with family and food, one in three people in Afghanistan continues to go to bed hungry.
Faye D. Hall, an American citizen recently freed from Taliban custody, said in a video message that women imprisoned by the Taliban frequently asked her, “When is Trump coming?” viewing the former US president as a saviour and source of hope.
An Iranian official has announced that 6.1 million Afghan migrants are currently residing in Iran, with more than two million lacking legal documentation.
Alireza Bikdeli, Iran’s acting ambassador in Kabul, met with Khairullah Khairkhwa, the Taliban’s Minister of Information and Culture, to discuss plans for organising joint cultural and artistic exhibitions.
Former US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has announced that an American citizen currently held by the Taliban is expected to be released soon.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has described the Taliban as one of the “worst terrorist organisations in the world,” during remarks made at a US military base in Pituffik, northern Greenland.