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China announced that it has banned the import of sheep, goats and livestock products from Afghanistan, Palestine, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Afghanistan International sources reported that Abbas Stanekzai, the Taliban's deputy foreign minister, has left Afghanistan after Hibatullah Akhundzada issued an exit ban and arrest warrant against him.

In an interview with CBS, US Vice-President JD Vance strongly defended Donald Trump's decision to suspend the Afghan refugee transfer programme.

Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the leader of Pakistan's Awami National Party, announced that he does not want to divide Pakistan, but if the country interferes in Afghanistan's affairs, he will confront it.

The “Polio-Free Afghanistan” organisation has announced the launch of a new polio vaccination campaign, set to begin on Monday, 27 January, across 16 provinces in Afghanistan.

Mullah Hassan Akhund, the Taliban Prime Minister has assured Iran that the group has no intention of causing harm over water-related issues, according to a statement released by the Taliban on Sunday, 26 January.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture has announced that media outlets operating in Afghanistan must comply with the group’s policies, Islamic rulings, and Afghan cultural values.

Marco Rubio, the newly appointed U.S. Secretary of State, has stated that the Taliban have taken more American citizens hostage than previously reported.

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s Foreign Minister, met with Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian Foreign Minister, to discuss bilateral cooperation.

Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas, spokesman for the Taliban Ministry of Public Works, announced that the rail transport contract with China, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan has been extended for 2025.

The Taliban's Minister of Refugees has said that some members of the United Nations Security Council veto decisions against the Taliban.

Humayun Afghan, the spokesman for the Taliban's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced that in the past three years, five major contracts worth $600 million have been signed for the extraction and exploration of cement mines.

In a statement, the Purple Saturdays Movement called for the approval of the request for the issuance of an arrest warrant for the Taliban leader and the chief justice of the group’s Supreme Court.

Amir Tavakoli Roudi, member of the Industries and Mines Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced after his visit to Kabul that an agreement was reached during a meeting with the Taliban to launch a new Iran-Afghanistan-Turkey corridor.

Rasoul Mousavi, a former Iranian diplomat, has said that the Taliban has never been included in the Islamic Republic's list of terrorist groups.

Germany is planning to fly a group of convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to their home country for the second time since the Taliban took power, newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Friday.

On World Education Day, the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) once again called on the Taliban to end the "tragedy" of banning education for millions of Afghan girls.

On the occasion of the International Day of Education, the European Union Delegation to Afghanistan said that high-quality, gender-free education is essential for Afghanistan's well-being and self-sufficiency.

A number of Afghan journalists in exile announced the establishment and start of Tawazon Media.

Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Secretary-General Imangali Tasmagambetov announced that the programme to strengthen Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan will begin in 2025.

In response to the request for an arrest warrant for the group’s leader and chief judge of the Supreme Court, the Taliban accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of double standards.