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General Qadam Shah Shahim, Chief of Staff of the National Resistance Front (NRF), has confirmed that the group’s military forces are present in various regions across Afghanistan.

The National Resistance Front (NRF) has claimed responsibility for a targeted attack that killed 13 Taliban fighters and wounded four others in Panjshir province’s Dara district.

Indian officials have signalled a willingness to deepen engagement with the Taliban, stating they will “do whatever is necessary” to strengthen relations with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers, according to a report by The Hindu newspaper.

Abdul Hakim Sharei, the Taliban’s Minister of Justice, has travelled to Russia to participate in the 13th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, scheduled to begin on Monday, 19 May.

The Taliban’s High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues reported that a total of 3357 Afghan migrants were deported from Iran and Pakistan on Friday, 16 May, marking one of the highest single-day returns in recent months.

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s Foreign Minister, departed for Iran on Saturday, 17 May, to attend the Tehran Dialogue Forum. Muttaqi will also hold meetings with senior Iranian officials, according to a statement from the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Two prominent commanders of the National Resistance Front (NRF), Khalid Amiri and Hasib Panjshiri, have appeared in newly released images on social media, reportedly taken in the mountainous regions of Afghanistan.

Iran’s Interior Minister, Eskandar Momeni, has announced that the country’s top priority is the deportation of nearly two million undocumented migrants, citing mounting economic and social pressures.

The head of Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security has called for the adoption of new operational strategies along the country’s border with Afghanistan, citing escalating threats from international terrorism and growing instability in the region.

The Taliban has formally nominated a candidate to serve as ambassador to Russia, according to Zamir Kabulov, the Russian President’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that six individuals including four men and two women were publicly flogged in the Hesa Awal Kohistan district of Kapisa province.

The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has arrested several social media users, accusing them of engaging in “illegitimate” online activities.

A wave of criticism erupted on Thursday from Afghan political figures and civil society activists following a phone call between India’s External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and the Taliban’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi.

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s Foreign Minister, is scheduled to visit Iran, China, and several other regional countries next week, according to a senior official from the group’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Afghanistan Transitional Justice Coordination Group (TJCG) has called for an independent and international investigation into alleged war crimes committed by British Special Forces in Afghanistan, following new revelations reported by BBC News.

The Taliban on Thursday publicly flogged eight individuals, including one woman, in the provinces of Ghazni and Parwan on charges of extramarital sex and same-sex relations between men.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that 500 of its 900 supported health clinics in Afghanistan are at risk of closure following a significant reduction in funding from the United States.

Gholam Hossein Mozaffari, governor of Iran’s Khorasan province, has announced a new initiative for cooperation with the Taliban on the extraction and processing of Afghanistan’s precious and semi-precious stones.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that four individuals were publicly flogged in Bamiyan province on charges of engaging in extramarital sexual relations and committing theft.

Abdul Bari Omar, head of Taliban's national electricity company, Breshna, announced that he met with Daler Juma, Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy, during a visit to Dushanbe to attend a regional summit on the CASA-1000 energy project.

A Taliban delegation led by Abdul Bari Omari, head of the group’s Breshna electricity company, has travelled to Tajikistan to participate in the regional CASA-1000 summit.