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The Taliban’s Ministry of Interior has denied reports that Sirajuddin Haqqani has resigned as Interior Minister.

Pakistan’s The News International has reported that Sardar Ahmad Shekib, the Taliban’s Chargé d’Affaires in Islamabad, has been summoned by Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Pakistan and the Taliban are set to resume negotiations on Monday to reopen the Torkham border, which has been closed for the past 25 days. Sources told Afghanistan International that delegations from both sides have traveled to Torkham for talks scheduled at noon.

The Express Tribune reported on Monday that Pakistan has rejected a formal request from the Taliban to extend the stay of Afghan refugees.

Former Taliban detainee Nadia Sadat told Afghanistan International that she was stripped naked and subjected to abuse in prison. She claimed that Taliban officials took photos and videos of her during interrogations.

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged the Taliban to reopen schools and universities for girls as the new academic year approaches.

The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has reported a 24 percent rise in violations against journalists and media outlets in the past year. The report, covering March 2024 to March 2025, documented 172 cases of media suppression by the Taliban.

A senior adviser to Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has stated that while Islamabad blames Taliban for terrorism, it refuses to engage in diplomatic talks with the group.

Iranian authorities are expelling around 350 undocumented Afghan migrants from Khorasan Razavi Province each day. Mohammad Ali Nabipour, the province’s deputy governor for political, security, and social affairs, confirmed the deportations, calling them “forced.”

The Pakistani newspaper Express Tribune has accused the Taliban and India of conspiring to undermine Pakistan’s security.

Sarah Entwistle, the daughter of a detained British couple in Afghanistan, has said that the Taliban has moved her parents to a maximum security prison and separated them.

Michael Flynn, former National Security Adviser to Donald Trump, shared a photo on X of his meeting with FBI Director Kash Patel, in which he is seen holding the book by Ahmad Massoud.

US media reports that Donald Trump’s administration is considering imposing broad travel restrictions. The plan, if implemented, would ban citizens from 10 countries, including Afghanistan, from entering the United States.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the recent border agreement between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The ministry described the deal as a positive step toward regional stability and economic growth.

A new report by the research institute ACAPS has highlighted several issues affecting relations between the Taliban and Uzbekistan.

The Taliban-led Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has announced that 18 million mobile SIM cards have been registered across Afghanistan.

Taliban members have released a video showing Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani attending Friday prayers at a mosque in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost province. The footage, shared on Friday, comes after Haqqani was absent from his Kabul office for around 52 days.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Oman’s Minister of the Royal Office and other officials during his visit to the country.

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has organised a women’s handicraft exhibition in Balkh province as part of its one-week campaign for International Women’s Day.

Poland’s border authorities have stated a surge in illegal migrants attempting to cross its borders. Officials recorded 100 crossing attempts in a single day.

The Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported on Friday that police in Rawalpindi have arrested around 820 Afghan migrants over the past week.