The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) confirmed that at least 10 civilians were killed in Pakistani air strikes on Kunar and Helmand provinces on Thursday, with most of the victims being children.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the eighth meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan will be held on Monday, 5 October. The ministry said the Taliban delegation will be headed by Amir Khan Muttaqi.
Murtaza Solangi, spokesperson to the President of Pakistan, has warned the Taliban of consequences if it continues to provide what he described as “safe sanctuaries, training and logistical support” to terrorist groups.
Pakistan’s Information Ministry rejected Taliban claims that Islamabad was involved in the recent clashes in Nuristan, calling them self-invented lies. It said the accusations reflected the Taliban’s desperation and frustration over internal problems.
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat has asked Tajikistan to increase electricity exports to Afghanistan. The request was made during a meeting between its chief executive, Abdul Haq Hamkar, and Tajik electricity company head Mohammad Omar Asozoda.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet the Taliban foreign minister in Moscow on 5 October on the sidelines of the Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said “Pakistani aircraft bombed” residential areas in Kunar and Helmand early on Thursday, 1 October, killing nine civilians, including women and children, and wounding 11 others.
Amanullah Paiman, a former Afghan MP who attended the Islamabad conference, said Taliban opponents would use every opportunity to defeat the group and would cooperate with any country supporting what he called the Afghan people’s just struggle.
Afghan migrants in Iran say authorities have begun renewing temporary residence documents for some former Afghan security personnel and government employees who received papers last year under Iran’s Support Codes 13 and 44 schemes.
Daoud Naji, head of the Afghanistan Freedom Front’s political committee, said Taliban forces repeatedly targeted the group’s positions in Zebak district of Badakhshan with heavy weapons on Wednesday morning.
The Islamabad International Conference on Afghanistan said Pashtuns, who make up 42% of the population, hold power, while the remaining 58%, including Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks and Turkmens, are excluded.
Noorullah Noori, the Taliban’s Borders, Tribes and Tribal Affairs Minister, warned Pakistan and the group’s armed opponents, saying Islamabad should learn from Afghanistan’s history and that Taliban opponents would be “defeated” if they chose war.
Human rights organisation Haalvsh published a video which, according to local sources, shows armed members of the Fatemiyoun militia in military uniforms and equipment in the Rudmahi highlands of Zahedan. The footage was reportedly recorded on Sunday, 27 September.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says the group is seeking relations with all countries and working to gain their trust, while acknowledging that some states are still not ready to engage with the Taliban administration.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Taliban and some countries pursue their own interests and calculations alongside friendly relations. Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and other friendly neighbours help us, but they have their own calculations too, he said.
The Taliban Defence Ministry said its operation against armed opponents in Kamdesh district of Nuristan had ended, claiming that 41 people were killed and 62 others detained.
Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar urged the Afghan Taliban to move away from what he called a militant mindset and adopt the approach of a responsible government, saying their policies were driving tensions with Pakistan.
Italian diplomat Nicola Bellomo has announced that he has begun his role as the European Union’s new chargé d’affaires in Afghanistan. The EU appointed him to the post in June this year.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front has released images of the bodies of 10 Taliban fighters it says were killed in recent clashes in Kamdesh district of Nuristan. The images show the men in military clothing and equipment.
The Taliban Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it had summoned Pakistan’s chargé d’affaires in Kabul over what it described as the entry of armed elements from across the Durand Line into Nuristan, conveying a strong protest.
The Afghanistan United Front claimed responsibility for the explosion at the Taliban governor’s office in Ghor. Sources said Taliban forces detained at least 10 people over alleged involvement in the attack.
Following the explosion at the Taliban governor’s office in Ghor, sources said Taliban forces detained at least 10 people over alleged involvement in the incident and tightened security across Firozkoh.