Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Afghanistan’s representative to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, has dismissed the Taliban’s announcement regarding their withdrawal from the Rome Statute, stating that the group lacks the legal authority to make such a decision.
Anna Kelly, Deputy White House Press Secretary, has stated that Afghan women are suffering under the Taliban’s harsh and restrictive policies, which she described as “medieval laws.”
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has announced mass layoffs worldwide following the continued suspension of U.S. financial aid. While the organisation’s office in Afghanistan has also been affected, it will continue operations in the country.
The Iran Human Rights organisation, in its annual report, revealed that the Islamic Republic executed at least 80 Afghan citizens in 2024. This figure is three times higher than the number of Afghans executed in Iran in 2023.
Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, has raised concerns over terrorist activity in Afghanistan, stating that the Taliban does not have full control over the country.
Michael McCaul, a U.S. congressman, has voiced concern over the potential shutdown of the Afghan refugee resettlement programme, urging the U.S. Secretary of State to uphold promises made to Afghans who worked alongside the U.S. government.
Amid growing reports of internal tensions within the Taliban leadership and the overseas travel of key officials, several senior Taliban figures attended an event in Kabul on Thursday, ostensibly for the inauguration of a healthcare centre.
The Taliban Supreme Court has announced that four individuals, including two women, were publicly flogged in Shakar Dara district of Kabul on charges of sexual relations, fleeing home, and extramarital affairs.
A research institute investigating ISIS’s financial operations has reported that the group, particularly its Khorasan branch (ISIS-K), receives funding from across the globe.
The European Union Delegation in Afghanistan, marking World Day of Social Justice, reiterated its steadfast support for all Afghans in their pursuit of justice. The delegation emphasised that social justice is the cornerstone of peace and stability in human societies.
Two Democratic representatives have criticised the Trump administration’s decision to shut down the office responsible for the relocation and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the United States.
The Taliban administration has declared that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of the Rome Statute and does not recognise the legal validity of the former Afghan government’s accession to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
At the Fifth round of Vienna Conference, opposition figures to the Taliban announced that they have approved key documents outlining a roadmap for Afghanistan’s future.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, has called on the United Nations to support efforts in combating terrorism in Afghanistan.
Leaked documents from the Taliban administration reveal that the group’s border police have been unable to verify the authenticity of a New Zealand visa label attached to the passport of an Afghan citizen.
The Taliban embassy in Islamabad announced on Wednesday that the Pakistani government has decided to expel all Afghan refugees from the country.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has confirmed a significant increase in Taliban crackdowns on humanitarian operations in Afghanistan. In January 2024, 34 aid workers, including nine women, were arrested by Taliban authorities.
Security sources in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have confirmed a deadly clash between Pakistani forces and Taliban fighters along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Leaked Taliban documents obtained from the hacking group Talibleaks has revealed that Pakistani forces committed 55 airspace violations and engaged in cross-border clashes along the Durand Line within just 17 days in August 2024.
Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of the People’s Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, has stated that internal divisions within the Taliban could lead figures such as Sirajuddin Haqqani and Mullah Baradar to join the Vienna Process.
The 2025 International Women’s Rights Award will be presented to Massouda Jalal and Husna Jalal, two Afghan political activists, at the 17th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy.
A confidential letter from the Taliban Embassy in Pakistan, leaked by TalibLeaks, reveals that the Taliban ambassador in Islamabad has reported Pakistan’s concerns regarding the alleged use of US weapons in attacks launched from Afghan soil.