Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed carrying out airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, saying the operation targeted militant hideouts along the border and killed 26 members of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). In a statement, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes were conducted in response to a series of recent attacks inside Pakistan, including an assault on a Federal Constabulary post in Musa […]

Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, has condemned the Taliban’s response to Tuesday’s protests in Herat, describing their actions against demonstrators as contrary to Islamic and humanitarian principles. In a statement issued on behalf of his party, Mohaqiq said that “violating the dignity, rights and honor of the people” has never been, and will never be, […]

Local residents say Taliban have increased patrols and checkpoints across Herat, a day after protest in northwest of the city against recent arrests of women by Taliban. The Jebrail area in northwest of Herat City is the most affected, local residents said, adding that Taliban members are seen patrolling in every corner of the area. Amidst shower of condemnations of […]

Security concerns, growing opposition activity and developments in Afghanistan’s northern provinces dominated a meeting of Taliban governors in Kandahar over the weekend, sources familiar with the discussions said. The meeting, held on Saturday, June 6, and attended by Taliban governors from seven regional zones, was chaired by Mohammad Shirin Akhund, the Taliban governor of Kandahar. According to the sources, Nasrullah […]

Mahmood Khan Achakzai, a prominent Pakistani opposition leader, has called on Pashtuns in Pakistan to obtain Afghan identity cards, a proposal that has drawn criticism from Afghan politicians and former officials. Achakzai, leader of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and a senior opposition figure in Pakistan, argued that because millions of Pakistanis hold dual citizenship with countries such as Canada […]

Newly released files raise further questions about how senior SAS officers handled allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan An initial internal review into reports of war crimes committed by SAS soldiers in Afghanistan was dismissed in just one day, newly declassified documents have revealed. The file provides further evidence that senior special forces officers willfully ignored persistent reports that elite […]

Ayatollah Waezzada Behsudi, a prominent and senior Shia emulation and cleric, says Taliban pressure on followers of the Ja’fari school has steadily increased over the past five years, adding that people approach religious scholars in tears to complain about mounting restrictions. Speaking during Eid al-Adha prayers, Behsudi said that despite the Taliban’s claims of religious commitment and adherence to Islamic […]

The Taliban’s revenue increased by more than 5 percent in April compared with the previous month, reaching nearly 20 billion afghanis ($304 million), according to a new World Bank report that points to stronger tax collection despite ongoing trade disruptions. The World Bank’s April 2026 Afghanistan Economic Monitor said total domestic revenue reached 19.7 billion afghanis in April, up 5.8 […]

Alexander Bortnikov, head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), said on Tuesday that the ISIS regional affiliate in Afghanistan is actively recruiting citizens of Central Asian countries and labor migrants living in Russia. Speaking at a meeting of security chiefs from the Commonwealth of Independent States in Moscow, Bortnikov said ISIS-K, the group’s Afghanistan-based branch, was drawing recruits from Tajikistan, […]

An Uzbek government and business delegation has arrived in Kabul for trade discussions with Taliban officials and the country’s business representatives, the Taliban-run Ministry of Industry and Commerce said Wednesday. According to the ministry, the delegation is led by Nazimjon Kholmuradov, head of Uzbekistan’s Agency for the Development of the Textile Industry under the country’s Cabinet of Ministers. The Taliban […]