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The Taliban has claimed that the United Nations is in the process of drafting a new proposal concerning Afghanistan, which is expected to be presented to the group in the near future.

Rasool Mohajer, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, has expressed optimism about deepening economic ties with Afghanistan during a high-level visit to Farah province, following earlier meetings in Herat with senior Taliban officials and local business leaders.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that 13 individuals were publicly flogged in the provinces of Khost and Jowzjan following verdicts issued by the group’s primary courts.

Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has resurfaced in Kabul after an extended absence, holding a meeting with Abdul Kabir, the group’s Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, to coordinate preparations for the return of Afghan refugees.

A large group of retired government employees gathered outside the pension office in Kabul on Saturday, once again demanding that the Taliban pay their long-overdue pensions.

The Taliban-appointed governor’s office in Jowzjan province has announced the arrival of a delegation of Turkish clerics in Sheberghan, aimed at fostering stronger ties between religious scholars from Afghanistan and Turkiye.

Imangali Tasmagambetov, Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), met with Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, on Friday, 11 April, in Dushanbe to discuss measures aimed at enhancing border security with Afghanistan.

A representative of the Afghan Sikh and Hindu diaspora in the United Kingdom has expressed deep concern over recent remarks made by Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, labelling them as offensive and inflammatory.

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of nationals from Afghanistan and Cameroon, placing them at risk of deportation in the coming months.

The Iranian Embassy in Kabul has confirmed the attendance of the Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy, along with the Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan, at Friday prayers held at the Herat Grand Mosque.

Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has directed $9 million from Afghanistan’s new fiscal budget to support religious seminaries in Pakistan, a source close to the Taliban leadership revealed to Afghanistan International.

The Taliban has accused Pakistan of damaging bilateral relations through the harassment, abuse, and forced expulsion of Afghan migrants, as voiced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi during a visit to the Torkham border crossing on Thursday.

Russian and Tajik military forces have completed a series of joint counterterrorism exercises near Afghanistan’s border, focusing on combating extremist groups in mountainous terrain, Russia’s Ministry of Defence announced on Friday.

A high-level Iranian delegation arrived in Herat on Thursday to explore opportunities for deepening economic and bilateral cooperation with the Taliban, Iranian media reported.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Friday, 11 April 2025, that it had executed four men in public across three Afghan provinces of Farah, Badghis, and Nimroz for murder convictions, under the Islamic principle of qisas, or retribution.

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada met with senior officials in Paktia province on Thursday, 10 April, calling for unity and obedience, the group’s spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced.

The Taliban has formed a "security committee" to safeguard Afghan migrants in Pakistan amid ongoing deportations and reports of mistreatment, Shir Mohammad Sharif, head of the group's Border Police within the Ministry of Interior, announced on Thursday.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has warned that the Taliban’s stringent bans on women’s education and employment could slash Afghanistan’s economy by $1.4 billion annually, according to World Bank estimates cited in a new UN report.

The Taliban has scheduled the public execution of three individuals convicted of murder for Friday, 12 April, in the provinces of Badghis and Nimroz, according to Abdul Rahim Rashid, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Supreme Court.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has raised alarm over the Taliban’s “propagation of virtue and prevention of vice” law, detailing its extensive implications in a report released on Wednesday.

The Taliban’s Directorate for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Jowzjan province has ordered local media to cease publishing photographs and videos of living beings, intensifying a growing wave of censorship across Afghanistan.