Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says that reducing tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban is important for Tehran. At a press briefing, he stressed that Iran would spare no effort to reduce these tensions.
Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, condemned the deadly attack on a passenger train in Quetta, saying terrorism in all its forms is unacceptable.
From the dusty lanes of Sperwan village in Kandahar’s Panjwai district and the barren deserts of Takhta Pul district emerges the story of a man who today rules Afghanistan through decrees and edicts, yet whose face and private life remain cloaked in secrecy.
The Taliban defence ministry says Mullah Yaqoob Mujahid, the defence minister, has arrived in Moscow to attend an international security conference hosted by Russia.
Rahmatullah Nabil, the former head of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security, says Iran may soon formally recognise the Taliban government based on geopolitical calculations and acceptance of an imposed reality.
After border crossings with Pakistan were closed, Afghanistan shifted much of its trade through Bandar Abbas Port of Iran, but disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has now severely affected trade and aid deliveries.
The Taliban police command in Nuristan Province says Eid al-Adha restrictions on music will also apply to tourists visiting the province.
Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, the head of Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami, has called for the reopening of border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Media Support Organisation (AMSO) has expressed concern over the closure of three local radio stations in Kandahar, warning that the media environment in Afghanistan is becoming increasingly restricted.
Russia supports extending the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, although Moscow says the renewal should come with specific conditions.
The Taliban disaster management authority says at least 28 people were killed and 10 injured in storms, heavy rain, lightning and floods across Afghanistan over the past 48 hours.
A 100-member Afghan delegation of traders, exporters and private sector representatives travelled to Uzbekistan on Saturday to strengthen trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.
Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front, thanked members of the European Parliament for opposing the normalisation of relations with the Taliban.
Sarfraz Bugti, Chief Minister of Pakistan's Balochistan province, says Afghanistan has forgotten Pakistan’s hospitality towards Afghan refugees over the past four decades.
Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, on Friday May 22 warned in a note on X about the rising trend of Afghans being deported from neighbouring countries and Europe.
Norway says the Taliban must uphold Afghanistan’s international human rights obligations and end discrimination against women and girls.
The European Union is facing strong criticism from lawmakers and human rights groups after inviting Taliban officials to Brussels for talks on the deportation of Afghan refugees.
India says it has sent 20 tones of essential supplies for BCG, tetanus and diphtheria vaccines to Kabul to support Afghanistan’s child immunisation programme.
Pakistan says its policy towards the Taliban will not change unless the group stops supporting militants operating from Afghan soil.
Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has called for a full and independent investigation into Pakistan's recent deadly strike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul.
The Taliban governor’s spokesman in Baghlan Province said on Friday that at least 15 people were killed in overnight floods, which also destroyed more than 200 homes and vast areas of farmland.