A cybersecurity research platform has reviewed Afghanistan International’s report on technical cooperation between the Taliban and Islamic Republic of Iran to develop software capable of surveilling Afghan users.
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”.
Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan’s Information and Broadcasting Minister, accused the Afghan Taliban of deliberately targeting civilians in border districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, calling the attacks “inhumane”.
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed grave concern over a new regulation on the separation of spouses issued by the Taliban. UNAMA said the decree represents another step in the erosion of the rights of women and girls.
The Taliban’s use of drones has evolved over five years from commercial surveillance aircraft and propaganda tools into a more ambitious program involving armed and apparent one-way attack drones.
The Taliban’s commission on migrant affairs says Pakistan deported at least 2,990 Afghan migrants on Friday, returning them through the Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings.
The Islamabad High Court has stopped the deportation of 18 Afghan nationals and directed Pakistani authorities to explain the cancellation of their residency cards.
