The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has criticised the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for its latest proposal on the country’s political future, calling it “short-sighted” and a move that risks further marginalising key Afghan stakeholders.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Education has announced that it has established 269 schools and nearly 23000 Islamic education centres (madrasas) across Afghanistan over the past three years.
The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has issued a warning that “improper” use of social media will result in legal consequences, stating that user activity is under active surveillance.
Radio Hurriyat, a Taliban-affiliated media outlet, has reported that the group’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has assured the family of former Afghan parliamentarian Zahir Qadir that efforts are under way to address his detention in Kenya.
Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s Minister of Interior, has met with the special envoys of Pakistan and China to discuss the expansion of trilateral political and economic cooperation.
Afghanistan has been named one of the ten most dangerous countries in the world for Christians, according to the World Watch List 2025, a new report published by the American think tank Gatestone Institute.
The Express Tribune, a Pakistani media outlet with close ties to the country’s military establishment, has reported that during a recent trilateral meeting, the Taliban, China, and Pakistan agreed to restrict India’s role in Afghanistan to that of a diplomatic mission.
Local sources said that Mohammad Akbar Niazi, head of the People’s Council for Khuram Wa Sarbagh district in Samangan province, was abducted from his home by unidentified armed men and later found dead with gunshot wounds.
Zia Ahmad Takal, a Spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has announced that Yue Xiaoyong, China’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, has extended an invitation to Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s Foreign Minister, to visit China later this month.
In a recent gathering held in Kandahar, Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada declared that the group’s intelligence apparatus constitutes the “backbone” of its regime.
The Taliban’s Sports Authority has formally suspended the Afghanistan Chess Federation, declaring the game of chess “haram” (forbidden under Islamic law), Afghanistan International has learned.
The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has reported that Taliban intelligence forces have detained Sulaiman Rahil, the director of Radio Khushal, in Ghazni province.
Local Taliban officials in Nangarhar have announced that the Torkham border crossing has reopened to passenger traffic following a one-day closure caused by heavy rainfall.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has claimed responsibility for an attack that reportedly killed two Taliban fighters and injured another near Bandar-e Khan Abad in the northern province of Kunduz.
Shawn VanDiver, head of Afghan Evac, an organisation advocating for the relocation of Afghan nationals to the United States, has announced that the US federal government has granted a 60-day extension to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghans.
Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with Yue Xiaoyong, China’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, during his visit to Kabul this week.
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has officially approved the formation of a women’s football team comprised of Afghan refugees in exile, and has ratified a strategy for its practical implementation.
Several travellers at the Torkham border crossing told Afghanistan International on Friday, 9 May, that the border has been closed to passenger movement. However, they reported that freight trucks are still being allowed to pass.
Iran International, the 24-hour Persian-language news network, has been honoured with the prestigious AAM Award, which is granted annually to leading media outlets and advocates of free expression and civil society.
In a joint statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that Moscow and Beijing will continue their collaboration on Afghanistan, working towards the establishment of an independent, neutral, united, and peaceful nation.
The Taliban’s High Commission for Addressing Migrants’ Issues has reported that a total of 4135 Afghan nationals were deported from Iran and Pakistan on Thursday, 8 May.