Fuel, Food Imports From Iran Continue, Says Taliban

He called on both sides to exercise restraint and warned that continued tensions could undermine regional peace and stability.

The Malaysian prime minister held separate phone calls on Thursday with Mohammad Hassan Akhund and Shehbaz Sharif to discuss the situation.

In a statement on Friday, Ibrahim said he had emphasised to Hassan Akhund that both sides should show restraint and avoid actions that could further escalate the situation.

He added that military actions, which have already left hundreds dead on both sides of the conflict, should stop immediately.

Ibrahim said Malaysia supports resolving the tensions through dialogue and diplomatic channels to prevent a prolonged conflict.

He warned that continued fighting would only increase human suffering and weaken regional stability.

The Taliban has sought to draw the attention of regional countries to Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan. Taliban officials have said they remain committed to negotiations with Pakistan, but Islamabad has rejected any talks with the group.

Fitrat said a child was wounded in Khost Province on Wednesday night after a mortar shell struck a civilian home.

He added that a civilian was killed and another injured during clashes between Taliban and Pakistan forces in the Shkin district of Paktika Province on Wednesday afternoon.

Fitrat also said two civilians were killed after Pakistani forces opened fire in the Kamdesh area of Nuristan Province.

According to the Taliban official, Pakistani airstrikes in the Sarkani district of Kunar Province caused heavy financial losses to residents on Wednesday but did not result in casualties.

Meanwhile, local sources told Afghanistan International that a civilian was killed in Angoor Ada in South Waziristan after a Taliban mortar shell struck the area.

Sources said several people were also injured in Bajaur District and Khyber District as fighting continued.

Local police reported that four people were wounded after a mortar shell struck the Sadokhel area of Landi Kotal in Khyber district.

According to the court, the punishments were carried out in Kabul, Khost, Bamiyan, Uruzgan, Baghlan, Balkh and Herat provinces.

In a statement posted Thursday on the court’s X account, it said 17 people were flogged in Kabul, eight in Khost, four each in Bamiyan, Balkh, Uruzgan and Baghlan, and three in Herat.

The charges included the sale and trafficking of drugs and alcohol, extramarital sexual relations, same-sex relations, theft and running away from home.

The continued use and apparent increase of public corporal punishment by the Taliban has drawn concern from international organisations.

Earlier, United Nations experts strongly condemned the rise in public corporal punishments in Afghanistan, describing them as a clear violation of international human rights law.

They said such punishments undermine human dignity and amount to cruel and inhuman treatment.

In a video message, Nasrat said Taliban forces had targeted 12 Pakistani military posts and bases over the past 24 hours. He claimed that 41 Pakistani troops were killed and 53 others wounded in the attacks.

Nasrat also alleged that Pakistani airstrikes in Khost Province targeted civilian homes and non-combatants, leaving several people killed and wounded.

Earlier, sources told Afghanistan International that Pakistani fighter jets struck a Taliban army corps in Kandahar Province on Wednesday evening. According to the sources, the strike targeted the headquarters of a special unit of the 205 Al-Badr Corps.

Meanwhile, Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan’s minister for information and broadcasting, said on Wednesday that at least 481 Taliban fighters had been killed and about 700 wounded in recent Pakistani attacks.

Nasrat said the fighting took place in Kandahar, Kunar, Nangarhar, Khost, Nuristan, Paktia and Paktika provinces.

He claimed Taliban forces killed at least 41 Pakistani troops in retaliatory attacks over the past 24 hours. Pakistani officials have not yet commented on the claim.

Nasrat added that three Taliban fighters were also killed in the clashes during the same period.