Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Tehran. Muttaqi and the Taliban’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs are in Iran to attend the funeral of former Iranian Supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
Two transgender women, including an Afghan national, were injured after unidentified gunmen on motorcycles opened fire in the Faqeerabad area of Peshawar. Police said both victims were taken to hospital for treatment.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said its recent airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan were carried out under its right of self-defence against what it called the heinous actions of terrorists.
Local sources confirmed to Afghanistan International that Abdul Jamil Joya, the former deputy head of analysis at Badakhshan’s National Directorate of Security, died from injuries sustained in an armed attack in Faizabad, Badakhshan. He was buried on Thursday.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs, and Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi travelled to Tehran on Thursday to attend the funeral of Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Hannah Neumann, a member of the European Parliament, has criticised Germany’s policy of deporting Afghan nationals to Afghanistan, describing it as a idea that leaves Europe vulnerable to Taliban pressure.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said inter-ministerial consultations were held with the Taliban in Kabul. The talks covered bilateral cooperation in the political, economic, cultural and humanitarian fields.
Informed sources told Afghanistan International that Mohammad Rahmati, managing director of Tamadon TV, is seriously ill in Taliban custody and has been denied access to medication and medical treatment.
Taliban Information and Culture Minister Sher Ahmad Haqqani warned Pakistan that it could break apart if it continues its attacks on Afghanistan.
Iran’s ambassador to Kabul, Alireza Bikdeli, said relations between Iran and the Taliban administration are moving in a constructive direction. He said the trend would strengthen bilateral and regional cooperation.
Pakistani security sources say 265 Afghan nationals were involved in suicide bombings and other terrorist attacks in Pakistan between 2022 and 2025. Documents obtained by Afghanistan International link them to attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected India’s criticism of Islamabad’s recent airstrikes in Afghanistan, calling New Delhi’s remarks baseless and accusing it of playing a destabilising role in the region.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged Pakistan and the Taliban to end the fighting and resolve their differences through dialogue and diplomacy. It described Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghan border areas as a tragic incident.
Pakistan’s military said the Afghan Taliban launched four rudimentary drones into Balochistan on Tuesday. It claimed the move was part of the Taliban’s support for armed militants operating from territory under its control.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front said its fighters attacked Taliban forces in Kunduz on Tuesday. The group released a video claiming two Taliban members were killed and another was injured in the assault.
The Taliban’s Defence Ministry says it carried out airstrikes on areas in Saranan, in Pakistan’s Pishin district of Balochistan, on Tuesday evening. It claimed the attacks targeted Islamic State and anti-Taliban groups.
At least three local sources told Afghanistan International that the Taliban’s intelligence agency has arrested a local commander in Badakhshan’s Kuran wa Munjan district and transferred him to Kabul. The reason for his arrest remains unclear.
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Qatar’s ambassador to Kabul, Murdf Al-Qashouti, and praised Doha’s constructive role in strengthening ties between the Taliban and the international community.
Rawadari, a human rights organisation, says Pakistan targeted residential areas in Afghanistan during its recent airstrikes, warning that attacks on civilians and civilian areas may amount to war crimes.
Taliban Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs Noorullah Noori said on Tuesday that sectarian divisions were greater under the former Afghan government and claimed such problems no longer exist under the Taliban administration.
Nearly two days after Pakistan’s deadly airstrikes on Paktia, Paktika and Kunar provinces, India remains the only country to have condemned the attacks.