The Taliban and “other armed groups” in Afghanistan unlawfully recruit and use children in combat and support roles, with some children used to plant explosives, carry weapons, conduct surveillance and guard bases, the US State Department says in its 2026 Trafficking in Persons Report. The report says the Taliban recruit children through coercion and fraud, including from schools in Afghanistan […]

France has confirmed it is holding technical talks with the Taliban to facilitate the deportation of Afghan nationals who are in the country illegally and are considered security threats, joining a broader European push to resume returns to Afghanistan. A French Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirmed the discussions Thursday, saying they were intended to protect public safety and were limited to […]

Under the conditions of power monopoly in Afghanistan, the proposal of ideas such as ‘Southern Turkestan’ can become a platform for foreign intervention, ethnic polarization, and further disintegration of national cohesion. This project could also serve as a tool for future pressure on Iran, Russia, and China. IntroductionThe introduction of the ‘Southern Turkestan’ idea into Afghanistan’s political arena in 2026 […]

Taliban and Pakistani officials are set to attend the eighth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan on Monday, as regional countries gather in the Russian capital for talks on Afghanistan and broader regional developments. Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, traveled to Russia on Sunday to the talks that are expected to focus on political and economic ties, terrorism and […]

Local sources told Amu TV that the Taliban’s justice ministry headed by Abdul Hakim Sharaee has closed three more institutions serving the Shiite community in western Kabul, including a medical clinic, a religious school and a cultural center, expanding a series of closures targeting Shiite-linked institutions in the capital. According to the sources, the centers include Al-Zahra Clinic, the Tebyan […]

Iran has spent recent years expanding its engagement with the Taliban administration while rejecting armed opposition to their rule, but a new wave of closures targeting Shiite-linked religious, cultural, educational and medical institutions in Kabul is exposing tensions in that relationship. The latest closures include the Fatima al-Zahra Clinic, the Tebyan Center and the Resalat religious school in western Kabul, […]

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the UN General Assembly that armed groups including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Balochistan Liberation Army are operating from Afghanistan and carrying out attacks aimed at destabilizing Pakistan. Sharif, addressing the 81st session of the General Assembly in New York, called on Taliban authorities to take “verifiable, decisive action” to ensure Afghanistan’s territory is not […]

Taliban authorities and the Afghanistan Freedom Front have reported heavy fighting in eastern Nuristan province in the east, offering conflicting accounts of casualties and control of territory. Taliban officials said 28 opposition fighters were killed and 32 others detained in the clashes in Kamdesh district, but they did not disclose casualties among their own forces. The Afghanistan Freedom Front, an […]

Taliban forces and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for nearly five hours along the border in Paktia province on Tuesday evening, damaging several homes and prompting some residents to flee, four local sources told Amu TV on Wednesday. The clashes occurred in border areas of Zazi Aryub district and began at about 5 p.m. local time, according to the sources, most […]

Taliban forces and Pakistani troops exchanged fire for nearly five hours along the border in Paktia province on Tuesday evening, damaging several homes and prompting some residents to flee, four local sources told Amu TV on Wednesday. The clashes occurred in border areas of Zazi Aryub district and began at about 5 p.m. local time, according to the sources, most […]