The Taliban foreign minister has denounced the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for the group’s leader and chief justice, calling it “unjust” and “politically motivated.”
Taliban morality police have detained dozens of young women in the Qala-e-Fathullah and Kote Sangi neighbourhoods of Kabul in a continued crackdown on alleged violations of the group’s dress code.
Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister for administrative affairs, said on Saturday that between 30000 and 35000 Afghan migrants are being forcibly deported from Iran each day through the Islam Qala border crossing.
Senior figures from two major Afghan opposition groups have condemned the recent wave of arrests of women and girls by the Taliban in Kabul, warning that the actions will not go unanswered.
Taliban authorities have detained dozens of young women in western Kabul, marking a renewed wave of arrests targeting women in the Afghan capital.
A new wave of arrests targeting Afghan migrants has begun in Islamabad, as police carried out raids across several areas of the city on Saturday, including the B-17 township.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi arrived in Kabul on Saturday for meetings with Taliban officials to assess the situation of Afghan migrants who have been forcibly deported from neighbouring countries.
Mohebullah Mirzad Bandari, a former commander aligned with Abdul Rashid Dostum and a former member of the Faryab Provincial Council, was killed in an armed attack by unidentified gunmen in the city of Maimana, sources told Afghanistan International.
The Iran-Afghanistan Friendship Association has called for an immediate halt to the mass deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran, expressing concern over the treatment of returnees and urging authorities to uphold human dignity.
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for Afghanistan Richard Bennett has criticised the forced deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan, saying countries abandon their legal and moral obligations.
The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has confirmed the arrest of several individuals in Kabul for allegedly dubbing films that the group claims violate Islamic values.
The Taliban has forcibly displaced more than 100 families in Ghor province’s Dawlatyar district, amid an ongoing tribal land dispute, local sources told Afghanistan International.
Bakhtiyor Saidov, Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister, has announced that he held the “first political consultations” with the Taliban during his recent visit to Kabul.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has declared the Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice a legitimate military target following the arrest of dozens of women by Taliban morality police in Kabul.
Germany has deported 81 Afghan refugees to Kabul, marking the country’s second such deportation since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has emphasised that resolving security challenges and strengthening border management are essential for unlocking economic potential and advancing regional connectivity.
More than 300 Iranian women’s rights activists, academics, journalists, artists, and civil society campaigners have issued a joint statement condemning the mass deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran.
The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry has announced the signing of a feasibility study agreement for the Trans-Afghan railway project.
Taliban forces detained dozens of young women in Kabul’s Shahr-e Naw neighbourhood on Wednesday, 16 July, according to sources who spoke to Afghanistan International.
A Taliban court in Afghanistan’s Paktika province has sentenced a man to death on charges of blasphemy, according to a spokesperson for the group.
The Taliban publicly flogged 18 individuals, among them five women, in Sar-e Pol province on charges ranging from gambling and intentional murder to extramarital relations and phone contact, according to a statement issued by the group’s Supreme Court.