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The humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has reported the first confirmed cases of child malnutrition in a refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos.

The Taliban have reportedly suspended all Mushaira poetry events across Afghanistan, citing economic pressures and recent criticism voiced during literary gatherings.

The Trump administration has eliminated the remaining $562 million in aid to Afghanistan, a decision termed by the United Nations as potentially catastrophic.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has strongly reacted the forced deportation of Afghan migrants from Pakistan, calling the move “contrary to Islamic principles, human rights, and international laws.”

A special session on the education and political participation of Afghan women was held on Monday at the headquarters of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna.

The Iranian Embassy in Kabul announced that Alireza Bikdeli, Iran's Ambassador to Afghanistan, met with Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister.

Sources in Baghlan Province told Afghanistan International on Monday that Qadriya, a 28-year-old woman recently released from Taliban custody, was severely beaten by her family upon returning home.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reiterated its firm and ongoing commitment to providing humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that a man and a woman were publicly flogged in the Sancharak district of Sar-e Pol province after being convicted of having an extramarital relationship.

Andrey Serenko, head of the Russian Centre for Contemporary Afghanistan Studies, has warned that Afghanistan is heading toward a fresh civil war. He claimed that the Taliban’s survival is temporary and largely due to support from the United States.

Women’s rights and human rights activists have called on Amnesty International, UNAMA, the UN Human Rights Council, and other global bodies to urgently intervene in the case of Qadriya, a domestic violence survivor from Baghlan province.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called on donor countries to maintain their support for the Afghan people in 2025. The agency warned that 22.9 million Afghans remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.

Pakistan’s current plan to expel millions of Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan is sweeping in scale, dangerously short-sighted, and irresponsibly politicised. The Taliban regime’s response, meanwhile, has been equally dismal and reprehensible.

The Iranian Embassy in Kabul announced on Sunday that Seyed Mohammad Atabak, Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mining, and Trade, will soon visit Afghanistan.

Iran’s Law Enforcement Command (Faraja) has announced the deportation of more than one million undocumented migrants over the past year, though it did not provide a breakdown by nationality.

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has issued a fresh travel advisory, warning British citizens against all travel to nine countries, including Afghanistan, due to serious safety and security concerns.

Pakistan has detained and deported nearly 4,000 Afghan migrants in a single day as part of its intensified crackdown on undocumented foreigners.

The Taliban’s Minister of Public Health, Noor Jalal Jalali, has claimed that the forced deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan reflects those countries’ fear of Afghanistan’s progress.

Peter Reynolds, a British citizen held in Taliban custody, has described his prison conditions as “hell.” Speaking from Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Reynolds said the environment is extremely harsh, with guards constantly shouting and beating inmates.

Women’s rights advocates in Baghlan have urged the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to intervene in the case of Qadriya, a female prisoner and survivor of domestic violence.

A recent report by The Guardian reveals that the UK Home Office has rejected the asylum claim of an Afghan woman human rights activist, asserting that it is safe for her to return to Afghanistan.