Border Closure With Afghanistan Impacts Regional Security, Says Iran's Interior Minister

The front said that three members of the Taliban had been killed and four others were wounded in the attack. Residents of Kabul had reported an explosion in Sarai Shamali on Friday evening, November 1.

The AFF announced that it had targeted a vehicle ferrying the Taliban's house-to-house inspection team, consisting of police and intelligence officers.

According to the statement, after the rocket attack on the military section of Kabul airport, the Taliban has been harassing Kabul citizens in and around Khair Khana area by searching houses over the past week.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front wrote in its statement, "Targeted attacks by the Freedom Front fighters have challenged the Taliban's illusion of security." The front also released a video showing the moment of the explosion on a road in Kabul.

The Taliban has not yet commented on the incident.

Earlier, some sources in Kabul told Afghanistan International that the Taliban has increased the group’s security checkpoints in Khair Khana and resumed the process of searching people's homes.

Mohammad Iqbal, Makhan and Hekmatullah have been arrested on charges of having links to opposition groups and possessing weapons from the former government.

According to these sources, Taliban members have arrested Mohammad Iqbal, a former local policeman in Dawlat Shah district of the province, in recent days. According to these sources, Mohammad Iqbal was the commander of the local police personnel of the district in the previous regime.

Hekmatullah, a former army soldier, is a resident of Alishang district, and Makhan a former policeman, and a resident of Shadmir village in Dawlat Shah district.

Relatives of some of the detainees said that Taliban officials do not give them access to a lawyer and do not provide information about the reasons behind their detention.

Human rights organisations have expressed concern over the Taliban's continued detention of former military personnel in Afghanistan.

Sources told Afghanistan International that 231 former soldiers and military and intelligence employees are imprisoned in Nangarhar prisons, but they have not yet been presented to the Taliban's courts.

Although Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has announced a general amnesty after taking control of Afghanistan, there are frequent reports of arrests, torture, and killings of former military personnel.

According to the latest UNAMA report released on Thursday, November 1, at least five former military personnel have been killed and at least 10 cases of torture and ill-treatment have been recorded against them.

The report shows that between July 2 and October 31, 2024, at least 24 cases of arbitrary arrests and detentions of former military personnel have been documented.

The Taliban has consistently denied arresting and taking revenge on former security forces.

The EU called on the Taliban to allow the UN special rapporteur on human rights unrestricted access to Afghanistan.

The EU representative said at the meeting of the committee that civil society, human rights defenders and journalists are working in very difficult conditions in Afghanistan.

He also said that the Taliban's actions contradict international human rights law and undermine any prospects for a peaceful and sustainable future in Afghanistan.

The statement of the EU representative mentioned gender repression and discrimination against minorities, severe restrictions on civil society and the media in Afghanistan.

The European Representative said that the repression of women in Afghanistan increases the risks of trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation, domestic violence, forced marriage and early marriage in Afghanistan.

The meeting emphasised on the joint cooperation between Uzbekistan and EU and the prevention of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan wrote in a statement on Friday, November 1, that they discussed the prospects for future cooperation between Uzbekistan and EU on Afghan issues.

The details of the conversation have not been announced, but the statement said that special attention was paid to the possibility of using the International Transport and Logistics Centre in the city of Termez to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.

According to the statement, Hakala also appreciated Uzbekistan's actions aimed at establishing a unified position on Afghanistan.
Although Uzbekistan does not recognise the Taliban like other countries, it has extensive economic and diplomatic relations with the Taliban.

Ismatullah Irgashev has repeatedly discussed Afghanistan in meetings with various European officials in recent months.

Darwish further disclosed that approximately 30 additional death sentences are awaiting final approval from the Taliban leader.

Speaking at an event titled “Coordination Among Government Institutions to Prevent Criminal Offences” in Panjshir, Darwish stated that “these sentences have been executed in accordance with Sharia law, with the aim of establishing justice and deterring crime.” He highlighted that around 30 additional retributive justice (Qisas) sentences have been issued by various courts and will be enacted upon approval from the Taliban’s Supreme Leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada.

The judicial system under the Taliban predominantly operates based on a strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia and customary laws, diverging significantly from international human rights standards and civil laws. Numerous human rights organisations have expressed concerns over a lack of transparency in Taliban trials, the denial of legal representation for defendants, and the expedited and often compulsory nature of these judicial proceedings.

Reports indicate that defendants in Taliban courts are occasionally convicted without access to defence counsel and, at times, without adequate evidence. Severe penalties, including flogging, amputation, and execution, have also been administered by these courts.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported on Thursday that at least 111 individuals, including 16 women, were subjected to corporal punishment in Afghanistan over the past three months. UNAMA stated that the Taliban had carried out floggings of these individuals, sometimes individually and occasionally in groups, in response to various charges.