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Swiss radio and television reported that the country has resumed the process of deporting some Afghan and Ukrainian foreign criminals after a hiatus of several years.

Imangali Tasmagambetov, the secretary-general of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) warned that the risk of the spread of terrorism in Central Asia remains.

According to a new decree attributed to the Taliban leader, the Ministries of Defence, Interior and the General Directorate of Intelligence have been stripped of the authority to distribute weapons, ammunition and military equipment.

The Iranian Ministry of Interior has announced plans to intensify the deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants by the end of the year, with an official calling it one of the ministry’s key objectives.

Afrasiab Khattak, a former member of Pakistan's Senate, told Afghanistan International that the recent visit of the Indian delegation to Kabul is to assess the situation in Afghanistan and Delhi's new approach with the Taliban government.

Iran Human Rights announced that the Islamic Republic has executed 10 prisoners, including three Afghan citizens, in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Secretary-General Sergey Lebedev announced that the bloc supports the Collective Security Treaty Organisation's plan to create a security belt around Afghanistan.

Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi called for the opening of seven joint border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Taliban announced that the representative of the European Union during a meeting with the group's minister of economy promised to provide another $100 million in aid to Afghanistan.

The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) organisation has called for the immediate reopening of a local radio "Zhman" in Khost province of Afghanistan.

During a meeting with JP Singh, an official of the Indian Foreign Ministry, Taliban’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that the group expects its relations with Delhi to develop.

Eskandar Momeni, the Iranian Interior Minister, said that the production of traditional drugs in Afghanistan has decreased, but the production of industrial drugs such as methamphetamine has increased.

In response to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential elections, the Taliban's foreign ministry expressed hope that the future US government would take "realistic steps" to improve the country's relations with the Taliban.

Despite the Taliban’s official ban on poppy cultivation, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has reported a 19% increase in Afghanistan’s poppy cultivation for 2024 compared to the previous year.

Iran Human Rights reported that the Islamic Republic has executed three prisoners, including an Afghan, at the Isfahan Central Prison.

The Taliban's Supreme Court announced that the group's primary court in Bagram district of Parwan province had flogged a woman and a man on charges of having extramarital affairs.

After Donald Trump declared his victory in the US presidential election, the presidents of the European Commission and the Council of Europe and a number of European leaders congratulated him on his victory.

In a meeting with Afghan journalists and activists in Ottawa, senior Canadian officials said that they are working to hold the Taliban accountable for widespread violations of women's rights.

Karen Decker, the charge d'affaires of the US Embassy in Afghanistan, said on Tuesday that Afghan journalists need to continue their work without fear of punishment and intimidation.

On Tuesday, the Taliban announced that at least 27 people had been flogged in four provinces.

The Taliban's police command in Takhar has appointed a committee to investigate the killing of Gul Bibi, a 55-year-old woman who was recently severely beaten to death by the group's police chief in Darqad District.