Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has called on the Taliban to uphold their commitments to human rights and counterterrorism, particularly with regard to the rights of women and girls.
Since the start of Israel’s military strikes on Iran, the number of flights passing through Afghan airspace under Taliban control has increased more than fivefold, according to data from the flight-tracking website Flightradar24.
The Taliban has called on Russia to support dam construction projects in Afghanistan, including the completion of long-stalled infrastructure such as the Sardeh Dam in Ghazni Province.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that 25 individuals were publicly flogged in Kabul after being convicted by the group’s primary counter-narcotics court on charges of selling and trafficking hashish, methamphetamine, and tablet K — a synthetic drug.
The Taliban has dismissed the latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan, calling it “false propaganda.”
Two US citizens were reportedly detained by Iranian security forces while attempting to leave the country last week, according to an internal US State Department cable reviewed by Reuters.
Senior Taliban officials have called on major Russian companies to invest in and operate across Afghanistan, highlighting long-standing growing economic cooperation between the two sides.
The United Nations Security Council will hold a session on Afghanistan on Monday, 23 June, with a focus on the country’s ongoing political, humanitarian, human rights, and economic challenges.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that Moscow has repeatedly assured Israel that Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons.
A fresh wave of Iranian missile attacks on Israel injured at least 16 people on Friday, according to Israeli officials, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.
More than 5000 Afghan migrants were deported from Iran and Pakistan within 24 hours, coinciding with World Refugee Day, the Taliban announced on Friday.
Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has stated that the group’s rise to power was not motivated by a desire for dominance or rule.
The Taliban have publicly flogged 14 individuals, including three women, in Kabul, Parwan and Faryab provinces, after convicting them on charges including extramarital relations, murder, running away from home, and drug-related offences.
As Israeli attacks on Iranian military and nuclear sites enter their second week, the Israeli army has announced that operations will persist until all strategic objectives are fully achieved.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has declared that Iran will not engage in negotiations with any party while Israeli attacks are ongoing, insisting that the conditions are not conducive to diplomacy.
Taliban Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs, Abdul Salam Hanafi, has called on foreign nations to refrain from interfering in the group’s internal affairs, stating that the Taliban expects the same respect it extends to others.
Zulala Hashemi, a well-known Afghan singer, has been missing for 15 days and is believed to have been abducted in Kabul, according to her family.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Afghanistan’s Hezb-e Islami party, has warned that the United States risks a collapse similar to that of the Soviet Union if it enters a war with Iran in support of Israel and fails to achieve its objectives.
The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry held a high-level meeting on Thursday to assess the regional implications of the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, with a particular focus on potential effects on Afghanistan.
Residents of Shahran, the centre of Khash district in Badakhshan province, have staged an armed protest against the Taliban following the destruction of their poppy fields, local sources told Afghanistan International.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that a man and a woman were flogged in Badakhshan province on charges of “running away from home” and “assisting escape.”