Students at Balkh University say the Taliban have forced them to sign a document pledging to follow the Hanafi school of Islam, alongside rules on dress, behaviour and religious observance.
Local sources say unknown gunmen opened fire on civilians in Injil district of Herat on Friday, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens, with casualties feared to rise.
The UN says heavy rain and flooding over the past two weeks have affected at least 10,634 families in Afghanistan, leaving 93 people dead and 181 injured across 165 districts.
Uzbek authorities say 191kg of Hashish was seized from a truck arriving from Afghanistan at the Termez crossing, with one suspect arrested. The drugs were hidden inside steam boilers.
Local sources say Taliban border forces have withdrawn from several posts after Pakistani attacks, including at least three positions in Barg-e Matal district.
Taliban border and tribal affairs minister Noorullah Noori warned Pakistan it could face the same fate as the US and Soviet Union if the conflict continues, amid rising tensions between the two sides.
Pakistan deported 2,784 Afghan migrants on Wednesday, April 8, the Taliban’s migrant affairs commission said. The returnees were sent back via the Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings, according to the group.
The ninth regional meeting of border chiefs from Commonwealth of Independent States countries was held in Guliston, Tajikistan, on Wednesday. Participants voiced concern over the impact of Afghanistan’s instability on Central Asian border security.
The National Resistance Front says it killed two Taliban members in a rocket attack on the Taliban governor’s office in Faizabad, Badakhshan. Local sources said three Taliban-linked sites were targeted on Wednesday night.
At least nine people were killed and 13 injured by flooding in the past 24 hours, a Taliban official said on Thursday. About 80 homes were destroyed and 626 damaged across several provinces.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation says Afghanistan remains under close watch, with member states monitoring developments due to their regional impact and shared borders.
A major fire at the Sheikh Abu Nasr Farahi border port in western Afghanistan has been brought under control with assistance from Iran, Taliban officials said on Wednesday.
The Taliban Foreign Ministry says talks with Pakistan in Urumqi have ended, describing discussions as “constructive” and covering bilateral ties, security issues and regional stability.
The Taliban’s disaster management authority says heavy rain and flooding over the past 24 hours have killed at least 15 people and injured 18 across 21 provinces, with one person missing.
A new nationwide polio vaccination campaign will begin in Afghanistan on Monday, April 13, with health authorities urging families to vaccinate all children under five.
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said the group will not allow any groups to use Afghan soil to threaten neighbouring countries, stressing a commitment to regional security.
Sources told Afghanistan International that talks between Pakistani officials and the Taliban in Urumqi ended without a clear outcome, with both delegations returning home, while China said progress was made.
UN-Habitat says around 4.2 million people in Afghanistan will need emergency non-food assistance and shelter in 2026, with recent floods further worsening conditions.
Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, said the military operation “Ghazab-Lil-Haq” against Afghan Taliban targets is ongoing and will continue until militant safe havens are eliminated.
The UN’s humanitarian agency says attacks continued in eastern Afghanistan despite an Eid ceasefire, displacing more than 94,000 people, including about 13,400 families.
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met China’s ambassador in Kabul to discuss talks with Pakistan, saying negotiations with Islamabad have so far been positive.
Pakistani media report Islamabad set three conditions in Urumqi talks with the Taliban, including designating Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan a terrorist group and eliminating its sanctuaries in Afghanistan.