Amid a recent surge in terrorist activity and insecurity, the Pakistani government has announced plans to address the issue of “terrorism” more directly with the Taliban through diplomatic channels.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has called for greater unity, coordination, and strategic alignment among all anti-Taliban groups in its Eid al-Fitr message, issued on Sunday.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that while millions around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr with family and food, one in three people in Afghanistan continues to go to bed hungry.
Faye D. Hall, an American citizen recently freed from Taliban custody, said in a video message that women imprisoned by the Taliban frequently asked her, “When is Trump coming?” viewing the former US president as a saviour and source of hope.
An Iranian official has announced that 6.1 million Afghan migrants are currently residing in Iran, with more than two million lacking legal documentation.
Alireza Bikdeli, Iran’s acting ambassador in Kabul, met with Khairullah Khairkhwa, the Taliban’s Minister of Information and Culture, to discuss plans for organising joint cultural and artistic exhibitions.
Former US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has announced that an American citizen currently held by the Taliban is expected to be released soon.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has described the Taliban as one of the “worst terrorist organisations in the world,” during remarks made at a US military base in Pituffik, northern Greenland.
The suspension of Afghan refugee resettlement to the United States, coupled with Pakistan’s impending deportation deadline, has placed former Afghan Air Force pilots in a deeply precarious position.
The Taliban has reportedly rejected a request from the Tebyan Cultural Centre to hold Quds Day demonstrations in Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif, according to sources speaking to Afghanistan International.
The United States has begun revoking the permanent residency (Green Cards) of some Afghan immigrants, prompting serious concern among the Afghan diaspora and human rights organisations.
Germany relocated 174 Afghan nationals from Islamabad to Hannover on Thursday under its resettlement programme, Deutsche Welle reported. The group comprised 82 women, 92 men, and 74 minors, including nine infants under two, all pre-approved by German authorities.
Yousuf Wafa, the Taliban governor of Balkh, led a senior delegation to Uzbekistan on Friday to enhance trade, economic, and border security cooperation, his office announced.
The Afghanistan Journalists Support Organization (AJSO) on Friday, 29 March, demanded an end to the arrests, harassment, and deportations of Afghan journalists in Pakistan.
Australia has pledged $5 million to bolster United Nations efforts in delivering vital services to Afghan women and girls, the government announced on Friday.
Taliban border police arrested four Chinese nationals at Kabul Airport for attempting to smuggle 678 grams of raw gold to China, spokesperson Abidullah Farooqi announced.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani attended a recent security meeting in Kandahar chaired by Taliban supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada.
The Taliban has widened its ban on broadcasting images of living beings to media in Badakhshan, Baghlan, and Nimroz, bringing the total to 10 provinces, the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) reported on Thursday.
US President Donald Trump, speaking at a White House meeting with women on Thursday, lambasted Joe Biden for leaving billions of dollars’ worth of American military equipment in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has sent its first export shipment to Europe, valued at £950,000, via the Khaf-Herat railway, according to the Taliban governor’s office in Herat.
Western nations are quietly aligning with United Nations efforts to reintegrate the Taliban into the global community under the guise of counterterrorism, according to a report by French newspaper Le Monde.