Oleg Syromolotov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, said that more than 20 terrorist groups with 10,000 fighters operate in Afghanistan. Syromolotov added that the disastrous socio-economic situation of Afghanistan has attracted terrorists and facilitated radicalisation.
Local sources in Herat said that armed individuals attacked a Taliban Ranger-type vehicle on Thursday as the result of which six Taliban members were killed. The attack took place in Joy-e Enjil area and armed individuals attacked a vehicle of Al Farooq corps of Taliban.
The United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, referred to the widespread human rights violations in Afghanistan and said that the situation has deteriorated in the country.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) announced on Wednesday that they have killed three members of the Taliban and injured two others in an operation in Kandahar city. According to this front, the operation took place at 7pm on Tuesday in front of the Kandahar Governor’s office.
Local sources said that the Taliban members have tortured two residents of Dare Abdullah Khel, one of whom has died, and another is in a coma. The two men had taken their cattle out to graze in Hesarak Valley on Tuesday when the Taliban detained them.
Afghanistan national cricket team will play against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup line-up on Wednesday in Melbourne, Australia. Afghanistan lost their first T20 match against England in Perth, Australia on October 22.
The Russian Embassy in Kabul announced that the country’s consular services in Afghanistan is at a halt and the embassy currently doesn’t issue visas. The embassy said in a statement that Afghan citizens can apply for a Russian visa from Iran and Pakistan.
The World Food Program (WFP) announced that life is "unbearable" for most Afghan citizens, especially women and girls. WFP said that it has supported more than 10 million women in Afghanistan through asset creation and livelihood support programmes.
Tomas Niklasson, the European Union's Special Representative for Afghanistan, on Tuesday said that many are hopeful of a regime change in Afghanistan. Niklasson added that people’s hope for change impacts regional actors’ level of engagement with the Taliban.
The Taliban government announced that they have created an electronic revenue collection system to prevent corruption and support digital governance. The system has been established by the Taliban’s Ministry of Finance, Statistics and Information Authority and the Central Bank.
Hassan Mortazavi, Iran's deputy ambassador in Kabul said that no threats have been posed to Afghanistan from Iranian territory. According to Bakhtar News Agency, during his visit to Mazar-e-Sharif city Mortazavi added that Tehran supports Afghanistan to the best of its ability.
Tarig Ali Bakhiet, Special Representative of the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Afghanistan met with Zamir Kabulov, Russian Special Representative for Afghanistan. According to the OIC, the two sides discussed the developments in Afghanistan on Monday.
Nooruddin Azizi, acting Minister of Industry and Trade of the Taliban, said that for the first time, Afghanistan's exports to Pakistan have exceeded the country’s imports from its neighbour. No details have been provided about the export commodities from Afghanistan.
Iran has enlisted former Afghan security forces residing in the country for deployment in Russia for the Ukraine war, sources told Afghanistan International. The sources said that more value has been given to those forces with special operations and commando units background.
Afghanistan Justice and Freedom Party led by former vice-president of Afghanistan, Sarwar Danesh, announced its formation. In a statement, the party announced that they believe in following the goals of "resistance against any kind of aggression and tyranny".
The French Senate hosted a meeting on the future of Kabul-Paris relations considering the Taliban’s reign in Afghanistan on Monday. Speakers at the meet included France’s Ambassador for Afghanistan, David Martinon, and Afghan ambassador to Paris, Homayoun Azizi.
The Qatari Foreign Minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, announced that Doha is committed to humanitarian support for the people of Afghanistan. He said that a bright future must be built for the current and next generation of Afghanistan, without discrimination and exclusion.
Taliban has killed 38 members and wounded 78 others of the National Resistance Front (NRF) in Badakhshan province, reported Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency. According to the Taliban officials, they have been engaged in fierce fighting with the NRF forces in Badakhshan.
Local sources told Afghanistan International that a senior defense official of the former government of Afghanistan has been killed on Saturday, in Takhar province. The official, General Ghani Panjshiri, was the director of facilities at the Ministry of Defense in Afghanistan.
UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, visited a girls’ schools in Kunduz city and met with the local Taliban officials and civil society members, media personnel, and traders. Otunbayeva also stressed on positive approaches in key sectors of the province.
Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that six people have been killed during the group’s operation “against an important network of Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-K)” in Kabul, on Friday evening.