The Taliban’s disaster management authority says at least 28 people have died and 49 were injured in flooding and heavy rain over the past four days, with 567 homes destroyed across several provinces.
Mao Ning, a spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, said on X that Beijing supports Islamabad’s efforts to ease tensions in the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has executed two political prisoners, Akbar Daneshvar-Kar and Mohammad Taghavi, at Ghezel Hesar prison in Karaj.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front has announced it has resumed attacks against the Taliban after halting operations during Ramadan.
Russia’s trade centre in Afghanistan said the Taliban are seeking to purchase two million tonnes of fuel annually from Russia.
Local Taliban officials in Ghazni said four children were killed after a landmine exploded in a village, blaming the incident on children handling unexploded ordnance.
Local sources in Herat told Afghanistan International that Taliban intelligence arrested two civil activists early on Saturday after they called for girls’ schools to reopen.
Taliban-linked media reported on Saturday that an armed march against Pakistan was held in Khost, with participants carrying weapons and chanting anti-Pakistan slogans.
A joint Uzbekistan-Taliban business council has been established at Uzbekistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, aiming to expand trade and industrial cooperation between the two sides.
Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan has urged the Taliban and Pakistan to cooperate in tackling terrorism, saying the presence of militant groups in Afghanistan is a real problem.
Former Afghan foreign minister Hanif Atmar has urged the Taliban and political opposition to mobilise to defend the country following civilian casualties in a Pakistani strike on Kabul.
The Taliban Defence Ministry said its deputy army chief, Mali Khan Siddiq, visited border areas in Paktika, rejecting Pakistan’s claims of territorial control as false propaganda.
The Taliban governor’s office in Herat said on Friday that Iranian lorry drivers will no longer need visas to enter Afghanistan, in a move aimed at easing cross-border trade.
Human Rights Watch says Pakistan’s strike on a drug treatment center in Kabul, which killed civilians, was unlawful and likely a war crime, calling for an immediate, impartial investigation and accountability.
Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, said Moscow is in talks with Taliban officials about recruiting Afghan workers.
Pakistani media reported on Friday that the Torkham border crossing was once again closed to the deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants after a Pakistani border guard was wounded.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his country is reviewing whether to recognise the Taliban administration in co-ordination with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s prime minister on Thursday held separate phone calls with his Pakistani counterpart and the Taliban’s prime minister.
Taliban authorities held a group funeral on Thursday for victims of a Pakistani airstrike on a drug treatment center in Kabul, with dozens still unaccounted for.
Pakistan said it has resumed military operations in Afghanistan after a temporary Eid ceasefire ended, targeting what it described as militant hideouts.
International officials and organisations have renewed calls for equal access to education in Afghanistan as the new school year begins, with a focus on girls’ rights.
The Taliban’s Education Ministry has set out its plans for the new academic year without mentioning the reopening of secondary schools for girls, leaving millions without access to education.