The Taliban has forcibly displaced more than 100 families in Ghor province’s Dawlatyar district, amid an ongoing tribal land dispute, local sources told Afghanistan International.
Bakhtiyor Saidov, Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister, has announced that he held the “first political consultations” with the Taliban during his recent visit to Kabul.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has declared the Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice a legitimate military target following the arrest of dozens of women by Taliban morality police in Kabul.
Germany has deported 81 Afghan refugees to Kabul, marking the country’s second such deportation since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has emphasised that resolving security challenges and strengthening border management are essential for unlocking economic potential and advancing regional connectivity.
More than 300 Iranian women’s rights activists, academics, journalists, artists, and civil society campaigners have issued a joint statement condemning the mass deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran.
The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry has announced the signing of a feasibility study agreement for the Trans-Afghan railway project.
A Taliban court in Afghanistan’s Paktika province has sentenced a man to death on charges of blasphemy, according to a spokesperson for the group.
The Taliban’s High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Affairs has reported that more than 20000 Afghan migrants were deported from Iran on Wednesday, 16 July, marking one of the highest single-day returns to date.
More than 200 former Afghan soldiers and police officers have reportedly been identified and killed by the Taliban since the leak of personal data belonging to Afghans who worked with British forces, according to an investigation by The Daily Telegraph.
Abdul Latif Nazari, Taliban’s Deputy Minister of Economy, has strongly criticised Iran over its treatment of Afghan migrants, warning that ongoing deportations and abuses could damage relations between Kabul and Tehran.
Tajikistan’s Statistics Agency has reported that trade turnover between the country and Afghanistan reached approximately USD 40 million during the first five months of the current Shamsi year.
Iranian intelligence forces have arrested an Afghan student from the University of Tehran and transferred her to an undisclosed location, according to a report by the human rights organisation Hengaw.
Iranian authorities have announced that Afghan migrants holding valid residency documents will be permitted to leave designated camps, as part of a wider plan to manage the country’s foreign national population.
British Defence Secretary John Healey has apologised after the personal information of thousands of Afghan nationals was leaked, potentially placing them at risk of Taliban retaliation.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for the revival of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Contact Group on Afghanistan.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stressed the need for national consensus in Afghanistan and the inclusion of all ethnic and political groups in the country’s power structure.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned that the forced repatriation of Afghan migrants under current conditions would not resolve the migration crisis but could instead lead to "more serious threats."
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has warned of the severe consequences stemming from the mass return of Afghan migrants and called for immediate international action to support deported individuals.
Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban Foreign Minister, is expected to visit Pakistan within the next two weeks, according to sources in Kabul. The visit follows an official invitation extended by Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during his trip to Kabul in April.
The Taliban’s Minister of Justice, Abdul Hakim Sharie, has told Nanda Avalist, chargé d’affaires of the Indonesian Embassy in Kabul, that the Taliban’s legislative framework is rooted entirely in Islamic law.
Seven Afghan asylum seekers, three women and four men, have announced their candidacy for France’s Parliament of Exiled People, a civil initiative aimed at giving voice to individuals forced into exile.