Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Afghanistan under Taliban rule faces “certain problems,” describing the decades-long conflict in the country as “a horrible situation.”
A former senior commander of the Afghan National Army has rejected allegations against Jahan Shah Safi, an Afghan refugee arrested in the United States on suspicion of links to ISIS-K, saying he is “not a terrorist.”
Local sources in Parwan province told Afghanistan International that five former Afghan security personnel were arrested by the Taliban after being deported from Iran.
A senior Taliban official said Pakistan’s delegation at recent talks in Istanbul asked Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada to issue a religious decree, or fatwa, declaring the ongoing conflict in Pakistan unlawful.
Benafsha Yaqoobi, the prosecutor at the People’s Tribunal for Afghan women, said that the Taliban have completely dismantled the rights and support systems for persons with disabilities since returning to power.
Envoys from Iran, Pakistan, Russia and China held talks on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) consultative meeting in Tajikistan, Iranian officials said Friday.
Pakistan has deported several Afghan refugees who were awaiting resettlement in the United States, The Washington Post reported, as Islamabad intensifies its crackdown on undocumented migrants.
The Islamabad High Court has stopped the deportation of 18 Afghan nationals and directed Pakistani authorities to explain the cancellation of their residency cards.
Afghan migrants in Pakistan say their visa extension requests are being rejected without explanation, leaving many in limbo and unable to return home.
