Following the signing of a military-technical cooperation agreement between Russia and the Taliban, the head of Russia’s trade centre in Afghanistan said companies from Tatarstan could repair and refurbish military equipment used by the Taliban.
The Taliban’s Justice Ministry announced that a new law on the assessment of movable and immovable assets of absent persons has been published following approval by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.
Former Taliban prisoner Zarifa Yaqobi said she and her colleagues experienced various forms of torture and forced confessions in Taliban intelligence prisons, adding that she is still struggling with the psychological impact of her detention.
Sources told Afghanistan International that Mirza Katawazai, a former deputy speaker of Afghanistan’s parliament, has been detained at Washington Dulles International Airport after travelling to Afghanistan while holding a US green card.
After returning from Moscow, Taliban Defence Minister Mullah Yaqoob said Pakistan would soon no longer dare attack Afghan territory, adding that implementation of a military cooperation agreement between the Taliban and Russia would begin shortly.
Documents obtained by Afghanistan International show the Taliban has launched new websites for embassies and consulates under its control, replacing the name “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” and the national flag with group’s symbols.
Mostafa Taati-Moghaddam, head of Iran’s Anzali Free Zone Organisation, said the first 5,000-tonne fuel shipment from Russia has arrived at Iran’s Caspian Port and will be transported to Afghanistan by rail.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar raised Islamabad’s concerns with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over terrorist groups using Afghan soil against Pakistan during a meeting in Washington on Friday.
Patients, pharmacists and health workers in Kandahar say medicine prices have risen sharply after border closures and the Taliban’s ban on pharmaceutical imports from Pakistan, leaving some essential medicines scarce or entirely unavailable.
Taliban Defence Minister Mullah Yaqoob Mujahid said at an international security conference in Moscow that the Taliban administration needs a professional defence system to ensure Afghanistan’s security and contribute positively to regional stability.
The US State Department said it is time for the Taliban to play a constructive role in supporting the health and wellbeing of Afghans, amid growing UN concerns over Afghanistan’s worsening food crisis.
Vasily Osmakov, Russia's deputy minister of defence, met Mullah Yaqoob Mujahid, the Taliban's defence minister, in Moscow on Thursday to discuss regional security and prospects for bilateral military cooperation.
United Nations Security Council says Taliban officials and fighters committed sexual violence against women, with United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan documenting 21 cases involving 15 women and six girls in 2025.
Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, the Taliban's defence minister, says Afghanistan’s Hindu and Sikh minorities have the right to return home and should feel a sense of ownership and belonging in the country.
Ayatollah Waezzada Behsudi, a prominent and senior Shia emulation and cleric, says Taliban pressure on followers of the Ja'fari school has steadily increased over the past five years, adding that people approach religious scholars in tears to complain about mounting restrictions.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says heavy rainfall and flash floods in Laghman Province killed five people in one day, including an employee of the Danish Refugee Council.
Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, says the Taliban regime is helping India’s activities against Pakistan and vowed to continue military operations against threats inside Afghanistan.
Alexander Venediktov, deputy secretary of Russia's Security Council, announced in a meeting with Azad Sajjad Khan, deputy national security adviser to Pakistan's prime minister, that Russia is ready to help resolve the disputes between Pakistan and the Taliban.
Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, the Taliban's defence minister, told Ali Bagheri, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in Moscow that Afghan territory and airspace have never posed a threat to Iran.
United Nations Children's Fund has expressed concern over the Taliban’s new marital separation regulations, warning that the decree raises serious concerns about the rights of children and women.
Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, said in his Eid sermon that Muslims are obliged to have a ruler to preserve unity, warning that anyone who dies “without allegiance and obedience” to an emir dies “a death of ignorance”.