Taliban talks with US on reopening embassies; Bagram will not be handed over to the US. The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate told Sky News that talks have been held between the Taliban and the United States on the reopening of the Afghan embassy in Washington and the US embassy in Kabul. He stressed that
The New York Times reports that the Pakistani Taliban have become stronger since the Taliban returned to Afghanistan. The New York Times reports that the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) has become a powerful and organized group since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. According to the report, TTP forces have carried out extensive operations against
Iran, Russia, China, Pakistan to hold talks on Afghanistan in Moscow. Diplomatic sources have announced that representatives of Iran, Russia, China, and Pakistan will meet in Moscow on Monday (October 6, 2025) for a quadrilateral meeting to review the latest political and security developments in Afghanistan. The main goal of the meeting is to coordinate
The first official visit of the Taliban foreign minister to India since 2021 has been confirmed. The Indian Foreign Ministry has announced that Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaki will pay an official visit to New Delhi from October 9 to 16, 2025. This is the first official visit by a senior Taliban official to
Taliban arrest Ghulam Sakhi Navid, former Faryab lawmaker, and transfer him to an unknown location. The Taliban arrested Ghulam Sakhi Navid, a former Faryab provincial council lawmaker, in Garziwan district on Thursday and transferred him to an unknown location. Local sources say that the reason for his arrest was a dispute over ownership of a
Farooq Azam, an advisor to the Ministry of Energy and Water, has been released from a Taliban prison. Farooq Azam, an advisor to the Taliban Ministry of Energy and Water, was released after two weeks in prison and attended an agricultural exhibition in Kabul on Thursday. His release appears to be a sign of a
Taliban raid on religious scholar’s house in Kunar; women forced to remove hijab. The Taliban have once again shown that they do not consider using religion as a tool to suppress people, even the sanctity of religious scholars and citizens’ homes. Mohibullah, a religious scholar living in Sheltan district of Kunar province, said that Taliban
Richard Bennett: Internet shutdown in Afghanistan is a clear violation of human rights. Richard Bennett, the UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, has stressed in response to the 48-hour internet shutdown across the country that this measure has disrupted the daily lives of citizens and is a clear violation of their human rights.
G7+ and EU: Afghanistan’s future depends on pluralism and inclusive governance. In London, representatives of the G7+ member states and the European Union met to discuss the future of Afghanistan. They focused on the UN’s “Comprehensive Approach” process and stressed the importance of the institution’s coherence in dealing with the crises in Afghanistan. The final
Rumors in Kabul: Handing over Bagram or moving the Taliban Interior Ministry. After the Internet was reconnected in Afghanistan, two rumors have been widely circulated in Kabul: one is the return of American forces to Bagram and the other is changes in the Taliban security leadership. Sources in Kabul say that despite the nationwide telecommunications
