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Taliban Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi travelled to India on Wednesday at the head of a delegation.

The 24th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State opened on Tuesday in Moscow under the chairmanship of Russia’s prime minister.

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) says suspected dengue cases in Nangarhar province have risen sharply this month.

In Khost province, where the Taliban’s checkpoints often feel more symbolic than functional, Ikramullah Mehsud moves with a kind of impunity that borders on ceremony.

The Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for the reopening of border crossings and the resumption of bilateral trade, warning that prolonged closures have caused trade volumes to collapse.

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and the Taliban’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi discussed recent developments in relations between Pakistan and the Taliban.

Two eyewitnesses said n Monday that the Taliban publicly flogged nine people at Sheikh Mati Stadium in Qalat, the capital of Zabul province, on charges described as adultery and theft.

A 17-year-old girl identified as Farkhunda has died under what sources describe as suspicious circumstances in Kabul, roughly six weeks after her marriage.

The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry says a high-level Tajik delegation has met with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul.

Russia has announced that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State will convene on 17–18 November in Moscow.

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says it welcomes Iran’s proposal to mediate between Islamabad and the Taliban, stressing that Pakistan has a strong case on cross-border terrorism and is ready to cooperate with Tehran in any mediation effort.

Arrests of Afghan nationals in Pakistan have surged to unprecedented levels during the first ten months of this year, according to a new report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

The Taliban’s Ministry of Communications and Technology says access to telecommunications services across Afghanistan has increased over the past four years.

Iran’s foreign minister has announced plans for a “regional meeting” to reduce tensions between the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan. Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Tehran is working to organise the gathering, though he offered no details on its format or timing.

Traders, drivers and residents of Landi Kotal in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province staged a protest on Sunday against the continued closure of the Torkham border crossing, which has remained shut for more than a month.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has called for de-escalation between Pakistan and the Taliban, urging both sides to address their differences through political, diplomatic and peaceful means.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Pakistan has announced that global funding constraints have forced the agency to halt cash assistance for most Afghans returning from Pakistan.

Abdullah Mukhtar, the Taliban-appointed governor of Khost, has instructed border forces to remain prepared for any potential threat as tensions with Pakistan continue to escalate.

Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, on Saturday visited Wana Military College in South Waziristan, where an attack last week left at least three people dead.

Taliban Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi has travelled to Iran following the group’s decision to halt trade and transit relations with Pakistan.

The seventh Consultative Meeting of Central Asian Heads of State opened on Saturday in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, with a focus on strengthening regional cooperation. Leaders are also expected to exchange views on key regional and global developments.