The Afghanistan Freedom Front says its forces attacked the Taliban police headquarters in Pul-e-Alam, Logar, on Tuesday evening, killing three Taliban members and wounding two intelligence personnel.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says Afghanistan is offsetting losses from closed Pakistani border crossings by using alternative routes and expanding trade with Central Asian countries.
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi thanked Qatar on Tuesday for its efforts to expand the Taliban’s relations with other countries during a meeting with Qatari Ambassador to Kabul Mirdef Al-Qashouti.
The World Health Organization reported a new polio case in Nangarhar on Tuesday, bringing Afghanistan’s total number of infections since the start of 2026 to 36.
The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment has announced that five trade contracts worth $55 million were signed during a visit to Kazakhstan by a delegation representing 10 Afghan companies. The agreements cover the supply of flour, wheat and other agricultural products.
Taliban governors from seven provinces including Kandahar, Balkh, Herat, Kunduz, Nangarhar, Paktia and Kabul have held a meeting in the Afghan capital city.
The Taliban has stopped BBC radio broadcasts on FM frequencies in Afghanistan. The BBC World Service confirmed the move, amid reports the group accused the broadcaster of breaching its media policy.
Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexander Venediktov has warned that the return of US military facilities to Afghanistan would pose a direct threat to countries across the region.
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi says the international community has failed to provide sufficient support for alternative livelihoods for farmers following the Taliban’s efforts to curb narcotics.
Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi, a Taliban deputy information minister, called efforts to draw the group into war with Pakistan a foreign project, but said its lack of response to Pakistani strikes did not mean retreat and that war remained an option.
Taliban intelligence chief Abdul Haq Wasiq said at a gathering in Maidan Wardak that the Taliban administration would defend itself against any aggression.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says blaming Afghanistan is not a solution to Islamabad’s failures, urging Pakistan to address its internal crises instead of engaging in negative propaganda.
Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar says more than 20,000 militants, including 6,000 TTP members, are currently in Afghanistan, where he says they operate from safe havens and receive training.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has warned the Afghan Taliban of consequences if it fails to act against terrorism originating from Afghanistan, calling terrorism the biggest challenge facing the region and the world.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says no part of Iranian territory can be transferred to another country, calling recent claims about allocating land in Chabahar to Afghanistan a misunderstanding.
Reliable sources within Kandahar’s Education Directorate told Afghanistan International on Sunday that Taliban authorities have barred around 500 fifth-grade girls in the province from continuing their education.
Iran’s former foreign minister has said that representatives of the Quds Force, the overseas operations arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), are appointed as Iranian ambassadors to countries in the region, including Afghanistan.
At least 233 Afghan nationals have been executed in Iran since the Taliban returned to power in 2021 through September 2026, with the number of executions rising sharply in recent years.
The EU has appointed Thomas Frellesen as its new special envoy for Afghanistan. He says support for Afghans, particularly women and girls, will remain central to the bloc’s engagement with the country.
Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Taliban’s contact commission, has ruled out political talks with opponents, saying negotiations would amount to recognising them as a party to Afghanistan’s conflict.
Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar accused the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of poor governance and called the party a branch of the TTP, alleging it spends provincial funds on protests instead of counter-terrorism.