The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says more than 75 precent of Afghanistan’s population is facing livelihood insecurity, with female-headed households among the most affected.
Afghanistan remains among the world’s most corrupt countries, according to Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which shows the country’s ranking worsening slightly in 2025 under Taliban rule.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) held the third meeting of the private sector working group under the Doha Process in Kabul.
Pakistan’s defence minister said the country’s involvement in the wars in Afghanistan was driven by political considerations rather than religion.
An Afghan man who previously served in Afghanistan’s former special forces was killed in a violent attack in Bergen, Norway, police and family members said.
Tajikistan’s foreign minister, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, said the country’s security institutions are cooperating with the Taliban to prevent tensions along the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border.
The Taliban’s minister for the propagation of virtue and prevention of vice has described the Taliban administration as the “father of the nation,” saying citizens are obliged to accept the group’s rule.
Three months after the Taliban ordered a halt to pharmaceutical trade with Pakistan, medicine prices in Kabul have risen by as much as 40 precent, according to pharmacy owners and market sources.
The Taliban Supreme Court said the group publicly flogged four people in the provinces of Kapisa and Zabul in front of local residents.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Finance says a complete ban on the import of medicines from Pakistan has taken effect, urging traders to seek alternative supply routes.
The release of a video showing the forced confession of a girl detained by the Taliban while dressed as a boy has drawn widespread attention on social media.
The Taliban Supreme Court said nine people, including three women, were publicly flogged in Parwan and Uruzgan provinces on charges of “extramarital relations” and “disrespect toward a father.”
The Islamic State group (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Shia mosque in Islamabad that killed at least 31 people and injured more than 160 others, Pakistani officials said.
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the US president and secretary of state to designate Afghanistan as a “Country of Particular Concern,” a move that could pave the way for broader sanctions against the Taliban.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Defence has rejected accusations by Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif following the suicide attack on a Shiite mosque in Islamabad, urging Pakistani officials to review their own security policies.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) said its fighters carried out attacks on Taliban military positions in Parwan and Kunduz provinces on Thursday evening, claiming that at least four Taliban members were killed and five others wounded.
An investigation by Afghanistan International Pashto has found that nine members of the Taliban cabinet who use titles such as Sheikh al-Hadith, Sheikh and Mufti do not possess specialised religious education.
Ariana Afghan Airlines says it has increased cargo and passenger flights between Kabul and New Delhi in a move aimed at strengthening trade ties between Afghanistan and India.
A senior Russian analyst says the Taliban’s current policies suggest the group’s rule in Afghanistan may not be sustainable and could lead to public dissatisfaction and unrest.
Taliban authorities say they have seized nearly three tonnes of cannabis and opium in western and southern Afghanistan.
A Russian analyst has published a book claiming to reveal internal intelligence documents linked to the Taliban, including allegations of secret foreign contacts and security concerns surrounding the group’s leadership.
The Taliban said Sher Ahmad Haqqani, the group’s minister of information and culture, will attend the Russia–Islamic World Kazan Forum in the Russian city of Kazan at Moscow’s invitation.