Iran says it has granted temporary residency to nearly 10,000 former Afghan security forces, according to Nader Yar Ahmadi, head of foreign nationals and migrant affairs at Iran’s Interior Ministry.
The Taliban’s ambassador to Russia has accused Pakistan of threatening regional security, harbouring armed Taliban opponents and enabling Islamic State activity on its territory.
Pakistani security forces have detained 104 Afghans in two operations in Balochistan while they were allegedly attempting to travel illegally to Iran and Europe.
CIS Secretary-General Sergey Lebedev says Afghanistan’s security situation remains tense, warning that Islamic State Khorasan, al-Qaeda and other groups are seeking to spread instability into Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan’s president says Afghanistan is an important part of Asian security and cooperation, adding that lasting stability can only be achieved through dialogue and coordinated international action.
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Deputy Secretary-General Ahmad Saeed Moradzadeh says an inclusive government involving Afghanistan’s ethnic and political groups is the only path to lasting peace and stability.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the Taliban to take practical steps to eliminate terrorist forces in Afghanistan, saying this is necessary for lasting peace and stability.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has criticised UNAMA’s latest report, accusing the UN mission of bias and of trying to present a negative image of Afghanistan to the world.
The National Resistance Front and Afghanistan Freedom Front have warned of possible organised threats against diplomatic missions, UN offices and international organisations in Afghanistan.
UNAMA says 512 civilians were killed and 1,236 others injured over the past year in military incidents along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
Despite Taliban efforts to take part in CICA activities, the organisation’s seventh summit opened in Baku on Thursday without a Taliban representative. Afghanistan has been a CICA member since 1999.
UNAMA says it recorded at least four killings and 14 arbitrary arrests or detentions of former Afghan security personnel between 1 July and 30 September 2026.
The Taliban’s water and energy minister has discussed solar and wind power cooperation with a Saudi energy official. The Taliban says a Saudi technical delegation is expected to visit Afghanistan to assess investment opportunities.
UNAMA says Taliban morality police arbitrarily detained or held at least 443 people over the past three months and documented 97 cases of ill-treatment involving women and men.
Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, arrived in Kabul on Wednesday and met Taliban intelligence chief Abdul Haq Wasiq. Neither side has disclosed the purpose of the visit.
The Taliban Foreign Ministry says Amir Khan Muttaqi met Indian chargé d’affaires Yatin Patel in Kabul to discuss expanding bilateral ties, trade and political, economic and humanitarian cooperation.
Taliban Higher Education Minister Neda Mohammad Nadeem accused the group’s opponents of seeking chaos, bloodshed and continued war in Afghanistan to gain political advantage.
Iranian MP Mohammad Mehdi Shahriari says Tehran may make 100 hectares of land at Chabahar port available to Afghanistan for two to five years for imports and transit activities.
Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi says 80 per cent of those involved in the current wave of attacks in Pakistan come from Afghanistan. He also accused some PTI members of links to the TTP.
Special envoys from the OIC and EU have discussed Afghanistan’s humanitarian situation and recent developments, as well as cooperation on healthcare, education and alternative livelihoods.
Kyrgyzstan’s foreign minister says his country rejected a European proposal to accept deported Afghan and African refugees in exchange for allowing skilled Kyrgyz workers to enter Europe.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front says its forces attacked the Taliban police headquarters in Pul-e-Alam, Logar, on Tuesday evening, killing three Taliban members and wounding two intelligence personnel.