Iranian authorities have announced that Afghan migrants holding valid residency documents will be permitted to leave designated camps, as part of a wider plan to manage the country’s foreign national population.
British Defence Secretary John Healey has apologised after the personal information of thousands of Afghan nationals was leaked, potentially placing them at risk of Taliban retaliation.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called for the revival of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Contact Group on Afghanistan.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stressed the need for national consensus in Afghanistan and the inclusion of all ethnic and political groups in the country’s power structure.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned that the forced repatriation of Afghan migrants under current conditions would not resolve the migration crisis but could instead lead to "more serious threats."
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has warned of the severe consequences stemming from the mass return of Afghan migrants and called for immediate international action to support deported individuals.
Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban Foreign Minister, is expected to visit Pakistan within the next two weeks, according to sources in Kabul. The visit follows an official invitation extended by Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during his trip to Kabul in April.
The Taliban’s Minister of Justice, Abdul Hakim Sharie, has told Nanda Avalist, chargé d’affaires of the Indonesian Embassy in Kabul, that the Taliban’s legislative framework is rooted entirely in Islamic law.
Seven Afghan asylum seekers, three women and four men, have announced their candidacy for France’s Parliament of Exiled People, a civil initiative aimed at giving voice to individuals forced into exile.
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, has raised alarm over the sharp rise in deportations of Afghan migrants, warning that continued expulsions will make it increasingly difficult to provide them with essential support.
In response to the unprecedented wave of forced deportations of Afghan migrants from Iran, Afghan social media users have launched a campaign to boycott Iranian goods.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai reiterated the need for national consensus as the foundation for lasting peace and stability during a meeting with Japan’s ambassador to Kabul.
Amnesty International has listed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) issuance of arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders as one of the most significant human rights achievements of the year.
Afghan migrants in Iran who were deported without recovering their rental deposits can seek assistance through their embassy, according to a senior Iranian official.
Four Taliban ministries have convened a meeting to review books deemed ideologically “deviant,” in a move reflecting the group’s ongoing crackdown on literature it considers contrary to its interpretation of Islam.
Former British envoy in Afghanistan Nicholas Kay says Russia’s decision to recognise the Taliban could encourage some neighbouring countries to follow suit, though it is unlikely to alter the stance of Western governments.
A group of retired government employees in Kabul have once again staged a protest over non-payment of their pensions. During a gathering on Saturday, the demonstrators said they would continue their protests until their entitlements are paid.
Zahra Behrouz, Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, has stated that while the sense of brotherhood and sisterhood with Afghans remains strong, the Islamic Republic can no longer host Afghan migrants without legal documents.
The Taliban’s Commission for Addressing Migrant Affairs has announced that on Saturday, a total of 20735 Afghan migrants returned to the country through various border crossings.
Abdul Haq Akhund, Deputy Minister for Counter-Narcotics at the Taliban’s Ministry of Interior, has called on the United Nations to assist with alternative poppy cultivation and the treatment of drug addiction in Afghanistan.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced that it has supported 80000 small businesses across Afghanistan since October 2021, with 97 percent of them led by women.