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Taliban forces have arrested Mawlawi Abdul Malik, the former deputy head of the Panjshir Ulema Council, in Kabul, according to sources close to his family.

The Taliban’s High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Affairs has announced that 28512 Afghan migrants were deported from Iran on Wednesday.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that two men were publicly flogged in Kapisa and Faryab provinces after being convicted of “illicit relations” and “transporting alcoholic beverages.”

The Taliban’s High Commission for Migrants’ Affairs has reported that more than 16000 Afghan migrants were deported from Iran in a single day on Tuesday, 8 July.

Pakistani media have reported that security forces killed eight militants from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as they attempted to cross into Bajaur district from Afghanistan’s Kunar province on Tuesday.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for two senior Taliban officials, calling the move a vital step toward accountability for human rights abuses in Afghanistan.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has hailed the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani, calling the move an important step toward justice for victims of Taliban abuses.

A senior Taliban official has called on prominent exiled Afghan political and jihadi leaders to return home, promising they will be protected under a general amnesty.

A group of Afghan asylum seekers in India has begun a sit-in protest outside the UNHCR office in New Delhi, demanding the resumption of stalled refugee case processing and an end to deteriorating living conditions.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and the group’s chief justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, on charges of crimes against humanity.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Taliban intelligence facility in Charikar, the capital of Parwan province, on the evening of Monday, 7 July.

The Taliban has criticised a newly adopted United Nations resolution on Afghanistan, claiming it was drafted under the influence of certain countries and fails to reflect the realities on the ground.

Pakistani officials and a visiting Taliban delegation have agreed to accelerate efforts to finalise the long-delayed Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan railway project, highlighting its strategic importance for regional connectivity, trade, and border security.

Pakistan has urged the Taliban to take practical and verifiable steps to combat terrorism, warning that militant groups operating from Afghan soil pose a serious threat to Pakistan’s national security.

More than 717,000 Afghan migrants have been deported from Iran since 21 March, marking the start of the current solar Hijri calendar year, an Iranian official said this week.

Afghanistan’s representative to the United Nations has called for the establishment of a formal mechanism to hold the Taliban accountable for widespread human rights violations and governance failures since seizing power in 2021.

Armed opposition groups in Afghanistan conducted at least 72 attacks against Taliban forces between February and April 2025, according to a new report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

Zalmay Khalilzad, former US special envoy to Afghanistan, has warned of China’s increasing efforts to dominate the region’s mineral wealth and urged Washington to take decisive action to counter Beijing’s expanding influence.

Ahmadullah Muttaqi, head of the Taliban’s Commission for Migrants’ Affairs in Herat, said the forced return of Afghan migrants from Iran is ongoing, with deportations occurring daily.

The Iranian Writers’ Association has issued a strong condemnation of what it described as “racist” treatment of Afghan migrants in Iran, calling for an immediate halt to forced deportations.

Iran is intensifying efforts to deport undocumented Afghan migrants through planned meetings with Taliban representatives, an Iranian provincial official said.