Pakistan’s military spokesman says 42 security personnel and 54 militants were killed in four days of clashes in Balochistan, accusing the Afghan Taliban of sheltering and funding armed groups.
Taliban Agriculture Minister Attaullah Omari met India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, Pabitra Margherita, in New Delhi on Wednesday for talks on bilateral relations and development cooperation.
One year ago, on 8 July 2025, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Taliban Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani.
Two senior UN officials visiting Afghanistan have urged Western countries to maintain constructive engagement with the country to help prevent renewed instability. They said continued engagement and support could contribute to Afghanistan’s security and stability.
The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to recognise and support Afghanistan’s women’s cricket team. He warned that the players remain in exile and their funding is due to end in August.
A new survey suggests around 75 per cent of respondents are dissatisfied with the Taliban. Some participants identifying themselves as lower-ranking Taliban members also criticised corruption, nepotism and appointments within the group.
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met senior UN officials in Kabul on Tuesday, saying emergency aid alone is insufficient and calling on the international community to support Afghanistan’s long-term development.
Taliban official Hayatullah Mohajer Farahi dismissed Donald Trump’s remarks about retaking Bagram Air Base, saying the former US president would regain the base “only in his dreams”. He said Bagram would remain under Taliban control.
The second National Dialogue conference, organised by a group of Afghan activists, researchers and civil society figures, was held on Sunday in Hamburg, Germany.
Amid rising internal Taliban tensions and increased activity by opposition groups in north-eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban defence minister visited Ismaili-populated areas of Badakhshan.
As tensions and military clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan reach unprecedented levels, another Taliban minister has travelled to India, signalling a new phase in Kabul’s engagement with Islamabad’s long-standing regional rival.
The United Nations says Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s largest displacement crises amid widespread poverty, drought and recurring earthquakes.
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a police post in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The group claimed more than 20 security personnel were killed or wounded in the assault.
The Taliban said on Tuesday that Agriculture Minister Attaullah Omari has travelled to India to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Kabul and New Delhi.
Pakistani security sources said on Monday that border forces from Pakistan and the Taliban clashed for a second consecutive day in Khyber district. The fighting reportedly involved both light and heavy weapons.
Local sources in Badakhshan said on Monday that Taliban helicopters were flying over Nusay district, the stronghold of dissident Taliban commander Juma Khan Fateh. The aircraft were reportedly monitoring his positions and forces.
Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s former presidential envoy for Afghanistan, defended the invitation extended to Ahmad Massoud, leader of Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front, and other Taliban opponents to Ali Khamenei’s funeral.
The Taliban Defence Ministry said Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid visited the first border battalion of the 15th Border Brigade in Ishkashim district of Badakhshan, near Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan.
Human rights organisation Hana says many Afghans in Iran, particularly women and children, face severe legal restrictions, major barriers to civil registration and significant obstacles to accessing justice.
Uzbek media reported that the country’s security forces foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs by drone from Afghanistan into the Surxondaryo region. Authorities said they seized a drone carrying just over 2 kilograms of opium.
Taliban Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi criticised the group's exclusion from international meetings, saying humanitarian aid to Afghanistan should not be made conditional on political considerations.