Diplomatic sources told Afghanistan International that Islamabad has asked the Taliban in Afghanistan to pressurise Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) not to announce spring operations. According to sources, Islamabad has evidence that the leaders of TTP are based in Afghanistan.
The office of the Taliban governor in Nangarhar province announced that the Torkham border crossing has been closed again, hours after it was reopened on Thursday. According to the Taliban, Pakistani authorities have ordered the closure of the border crossing.
Sources said that Samiullah Maiwand, a Taliban member, had been killed on Thursday morning due to an explosion in Karte Naw area of Kabul. The explosion targeted a Taliban outpost in district 8 of the capital city.
The Taliban officials announced in Kabul that the distribution of passports to Afghan citizens will resume next week. Abdul Karim Hasib, the director of the passport office, said on Thursday that the group will start issuing passports from next Wednesday.
The former governor of Balkh, Atta Mohammad Noor criticised Iran for handing over the embassy of Afghanistan in Tehran to the Taliban. Noor said that Taliban’s control of the embassy in Iran is against the good neighbourliness and a threat to Afghans living in that country.
Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban's interior minister, said that the banking and economic restrictions imposed against the Taliban increase the suffering of Afghans.
Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) chief Nadeem Anjum, and Pakistan's defense minister Khawaja Asif arrived in Kabul to hold discussions with Taliban officials. This is Anjum's first visit to Kabul as the head of Pakistan’s Intelligence agency.
The Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) confirmed the death of Ejaz Amin Ahangar, known as Abu Usman Al-Kashmiri, a senior member of the group in southern Afghanistan. IS-K said in a statement that Al-Kashmiri had been killed on February 14 during a clash with the Taliban.
The family of women rights activist, Narges Sadat, confirmed that she had been detained by the Taliban on February 10. They said that Taliban have not provided any information about her fate and whereabouts.
Ziaul Haq Sarhadi, a member of Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chambers of Commerce, said that over 6000 trucks have been stopped on both sides of Torkham border. According to Sarhadi, closure of Torkham border between Afghanistan and Pakistan has caused heavy losses to the traders.
The Taliban’s ministry of interior affairs announced the formation of 27 new districts in 12 provinces of Afghanistan. The districts have been formed in Helmand, Baghlan, Faryab, Farah, Sar-e Pol, Ghor, Badghis, Paktika, Zabul, Nuristan, and Kandahar provinces.
The Taliban-controlled Central Bank announced on Tuesday that Afghanistan has received another 40 million dollars cash package. The bank said in a statement that it welcomed any move that brings in money into Afghanistan.
Local sources reported an explosion in district two of Kabul city. Residents of Kabul’s district two said that they had heard a loud explosion at around 9:50am.
Sources said that Taliban intelligence operatives have arrested Mohammad Ismail Rahmani, a Pashto language writer, and social media influencer. These sources told Afghanistan International that Taliban intelligence forces arrested Rahmani in Kabul on Saturday.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees announced on Monday that 2,497 Afghan citizens have returned from Iran over the last two days. These Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from the Islam Qala border in Herat and the Pole Abrisham border in Nimroz province.
Local sources said that the Taliban has imprisoned Abdul Ghaffar Moradi, a former anti-Soviet jihadi commander, since the past 10 days. According to the sources, Taliban members had arrested 15 people from Aybak city in Samangan province over the past week.
The Taliban and Pakistani border forces engaged in a gunfight on Monday morning following the closure of the Torkham border crossing in eastern Nangahar province. Islamabad confirmed that a Pakistani border force has been injured in the clashes.
Sher Abbas Stanikzai, Taliban’s deputy foreign minister, said that there is no "opposition and rebellion" among the Taliban leaders. Stanikzai said on Friday that all Taliban members, even if they agree or disagree with the views of the Taliban supreme leader, obey his orders.
The Belarusian police announced that they have arrested a group of illegal immigrants. According to Belarus police, 94 people, including Afghan citizens, have been arrested. Other arrested immigrants, include citizens of Algeria, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Morocco and Pakistan.
The Taliban-controlled Central Bank of Afghanistan announced on Saturday that it is going to auction 17 million dollars on Sunday in order to devalue US dollars against Afghani. The Taliban has continuously auctioned millions of dollars in the local markets over the past year.
Mawlawi Abdul Hamid, a Sunni preacher in Zahedan, has again advised the Taliban to not prevent Afghan women from education. The Iranian cleric also urged the Taliban to include other ethnicities and religious groups in their government.