Iranian journalists have reported increasing restrictions imposed by the Islamic Republic’s security and judicial institutions on coverage of the murder of Kubra Rezai, an Afghan migrant woman whose mutilated body was discovered earlier this month.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has called on the international community to prevent Afghanistan’s isolation and to engage in constructive dialogue with the Taliban.
Alexander Bortnikov, head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), has warned that ISIS and its affiliates have intensified their operations in Afghanistan, posing a growing threat to regional security.
The 22nd Oslo Forum is set to take place on Wednesday, 11 June, bringing together foreign ministers and senior officials from across the globe to discuss mediation and conflict resolution in an increasingly complex international landscape.
The Iranian Embassy in Kabul has announced that Noor Jalal Jalali, the Taliban’s Minister of Public Health, met with Iranian Health Minister Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi in Tehran to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in the health sector.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a raid on what it described as an ISIS hideout in Kabul, saying two members of the militant group were killed during the operation.
Dozens of protesters were reportedly detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province following a demonstration against the group's police command in Dawlat Abad district, sources told Afghanistan International.
Former Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has attributed the surge in terrorism in the region to the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, citing the fallout as a major contributor to Pakistan’s internal security challenges.
A delegation from the Taliban’s Ministry of Education, led by Deputy Minister Sakhaullah Saeed, has travelled to Russia to participate in the Third International Forum of Ministers of Education, the ministry announced on Monday.
More than 60 Afghan human rights organisations have called on the Dutch government to terminate the diplomatic mission of Asif Rahimi, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the Netherlands, citing his alleged allegiance to the Taliban.
An Iranian official said Monday that negotiations with the Taliban over the Helmand River water rights have yet to yield tangible results, accusing the group of failing to meet their obligations under a decades-old treaty.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Monday that the group’s continued use of acting ministers is based on political considerations, but stressed that the officials hold full authority despite their interim titles.
In his Eid message, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan, said that genuine and unconditional dialogue among all parties is the only path to lasting peace in the country.
Iranian media have reported that Noor Mohammad Mutawakil has been appointed as the new Taliban consul general in Mashhad, following the death of the former consul general.
Abdul Rahman Habib, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of Economy, has claimed that more than 2,600 national and international organisations are registered with the ministry, with 820 of them currently active across Afghanistan.
Noor Jalal Jalali, the Taliban’s minister of public health, travelled to Iran on Monday morning to pursue health cooperation between the two countries, the Iranian embassy in Kabul said.
Fawzia Koofi, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament, has rejected the Taliban’s recent invitation for former officials to return to the country, saying it is not an effort at reconciliation but a calculated move to silence dissenting voices.
The Taliban have detained dozens of people in Daikundi province including clerics and local residents for holding Eid al-Adha prayers on Friday, in defiance of the group’s officially designated date.
The Iran Human Rights Organisation, based in Norway, has reported the execution of seven prisoners including two Afghan nationals at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has condemned US President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, labelling the United States an “oppressor.”
Coinciding with Eid al-Adha, the Taliban has announced that it has collected donations from residents of Paktia province to aid the people of Gaza. The Taliban police command in the province said 821,000 Afghanis had been raised so far.