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Local sources in Takhar province report that Abdul Nasir, a resident of Farkhar district, has died as a result of torture by the Taliban’s intelligence forces.

The United Kingdom has urged the international community to maintain collective pressure on the Taliban to lift their “inhumane” restrictions on women and girls.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has announced a temporary suspension of military operations against the Taliban until the end of Ramadan.

On Friday, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in the Oval Office. What was expected to be a diplomatic discussion turned into a heated, on-camera argument broadcast worldwide.

Shafqat Ali Khan, spokesperson for Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has stated that the ongoing closure of the Torkham border crossing is due to the Taliban’s attempt to construct a checkpoint on Pakistani soil.

The Chinese state news agency Xinhua has reported that Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, and Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister, met in Beijing to discuss strengthening security cooperation, Afghanistan, and broader regional and Middle Eastern affairs.

The Doha Agreement, signed between the United States and the Taliban, has marked its fifth anniversary, yet the Taliban now considers it irrelevant.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has claimed responsibility for an explosion in Kunduz province, stating that its forces targeted a Taliban special forces convoy.

Whitney Wright, a well-known American adult film actress, has journeyed to Afghanistan, which is currently governed by the Taliban.

The police chief of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has confirmed that Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, head of the Haqqania Madrassa in Akora Khattak, has died in hospital from severe injuries sustained in an explosion.

The Taliban governor’s office in Jowzjan has announced that the group’s court in Sheberghan city publicly flogged 13 people, including five women.

The BBC has responded to accusations that it made large payments to the Taliban, potentially breaching UK and US sanctions, stating that its transactions with Taliban-controlled national television do not violate any sanctions laws.

The Torkham border crossing has remained shut for the seventh consecutive day, halting all movement of goods and people.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), in its annual Democracy Index 2024 report, has ranked Afghanistan as the most authoritarian country in the world, placing it last among 167 nations.

The BBC has reported that the Taliban is monitoring Kabul’s residents using 90,000 CCTV cameras, marking a significant expansion of its surveillance network. The BBC stated that it is the first international media outlet allowed access to the Taliban’s control centre.

The Taliban announced that the High Shia Commission of Afghanistan organised a gathering at the Loya Jirga Hall in Kabul to express support for the group’s rule and promote national unity.

The Taliban Supreme Court has announced that a primary court in Feroz Nakhchir district, Samangan province, publicly flogged a man convicted of theft. The individual received 39 lashes and was sentenced to one year in prison.

Despite international trade and banking sanctions and continued diplomatic isolation, the Taliban’s Ministry of Commerce has reiterated its commitment to balancing Afghanistan’s imports and exports.

China’s ambassador to Kabul, Zhao Xing, has announced Beijing’s readiness to construct shelters and residential townships for Afghan refugees. The pledge was made during a meeting on Wednesday with the Taliban’s Minister of Refugees, Abdul Kabir.

The UK-based investigative news outlet UnHerd has reported that the BBC and its affiliated organisation, BBC Media Action, have been making significant payments to the Taliban.

The leaders of Uzbekistan and Pakistan have reaffirmed their commitment to combating terrorism, extremism, and security threats while enhancing regional cooperation.