June 25, 2026
Months of cross-border fighting have eased into an uneasy lull, yet the unresolved dispute over TTP sanctuaries in Afghanistan leaves the door open to renewed escalation.
January 13, 2026
The move comes as India seeks leverage amid strained Pakistan-Afghanistan relations Afghanistan’s Taliban government has appointed its first senior official in India since the group returned to power in 2021, tasked with leading its embassy in Delhi. India has not formally recognized the Taliban government, but the move marks a deepening of engagement, with New Delhi seeking to exploit divisions between Islamabad and Kabul. Noor Ahmad Noor, a Taliban foreign ministry official, has taken over as charge d’affaires and is already holding meetings with Indian officials, the embassy said in a statement. “Both sides emphasized the importance of strengthening Afghanistan-India
December 12, 2025
Afghanistan International Olympic Committee member Samira Asghari appears to be this undated image. — X@iocmedia PARIS: Afghanistan International Olympic Committee member Samira Asghari said AFP that the Taliban authorities must face the dark truth that if they ever want to be accepted internationally, they must respect women’s rights in education and sports. However, Asghari, who at 31 is living in exile for the second time, favors cooperation with Afghanistan’s rulers. The Taliban government had banned girls over the age of 12 from school, and barred women from most jobs and public services, as well as sports. Asghari, who in 2018
December 7, 2025
Afghan women wearing burqas walk to a safer place after their home was damaged after a deadly magnitude 6 earthquake struck Afghanistan.— Reuters The United Nations on Sunday called on Taliban authorities to lift a ban on Afghan women working in its offices, saying the restriction puts “life-saving services” at risk. Since the Taliban regained power in 2021, Afghan women have been barred from most jobs, visiting parks and beauty salons and attending school beyond the age of 12. In September, Taliban authorities began barring female staff from entering UN offices. “We are calling for a reversal of the ban
December 6, 2025
Commonwealth of Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024. — Reuters The measures hit three ministers of the Taliban regime and the supreme court. The sanctions are part of Australia’s new framework to pressure the Taliban. Australia earlier evacuated thousands of Afghans after the Taliban took over. Australia on Saturday imposed economic sanctions and travel bans on four officials of Afghanistan’s Taliban government because of what it said was a deteriorating human rights situation in the country, especially for women and girls. Australian Foreign
November 19, 2025
Afghan Taliban Trade Minister Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi (right) shakes hands with an Indian official after his arrival in New Delhi, India. — X/@ MEAIIndia KABUL/NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s Taliban trade minister arrived in India on Wednesday for a maiden visit to drum up more investment and goods, as both countries look at ways to strengthen ties amid deteriorating relations with neighboring Pakistan. India last month upgraded its ties with the Taliban by reopening its embassy in Kabul that was closed after the group seized power in 2021 following the withdrawal of US-led NATO forces. New Delhi is also stepping up aid
October 20, 2025
Evacuees from Afghanistan are seen in their temporary shelter inside the US Army Barracks Rhine Ordonanz in Kaiserslautern, Germany, August 30, 2021. — Reuters Belgium-led letter urges coordinated EU action on returns to Afghanistan. 20 EU states require measures for voluntary, forced repatriations. Brussels says the engagement does not lend legitimacy to the Taliban. The European Union said on Monday it had “started exploratory contacts” with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, as member states push to step up deportations of failed asylum seekers. The admission, which is likely to cause unrest given the Taliban’s poor rights record and diplomatic standing,
September 20, 2025
The parked vehicles are observed on the Bagram air base, after US troops abandoned it in the Parwan province in Afghanistan on July 5, 2021.- Reuters Washington wants the Bagram base for its strategic position near China. Kabul rejects the US military presence, urging bonds without troops. China says that the future of Afghanistan is based on its people. The US is in discussions with the Taliban about restoring a small US military presence at Afghanistan’s air base as a launch point for anti -terrorist operations, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday, citing people with knowledge of negotiations. The
September 17, 2025
Sana, a teacher of Afghanistan, reads a book before launching an online class at her home in Kampul, Afghanistan, February 28th 2023. – Reuters The Taliban Authorities of Afghanistan expanded their suppression to Internet Accesson on Wednesday, restoring fiber links to multiple provinces in what officials said was a campaign against “VICE”. The move, ordered by the top leader of Taliban Hibatullah Akhundzada, effectively closed the high -speed internet in various areas in two days, leaving tens of thousands without access and causing concern among the locals. In the northern Balkh province, the fiber optic internet was completely banned in
September 8, 2025
Afghan women in Burqas on foot towards a safer place after their home was damaged after a deadly earthquake 6 that hit Afghanistan on Sunday at Lulam Village, Nurgal, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 3 – Reuters The lack of female doctors prevents women access to care. Restrictions force pregnant women, victims of wounds in crisis. Thousands of women left injured, homeless from earthquakes. ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) asked the Taliban authorities to raise the restrictions on Afghan women’s workers, allowing them to travel without male guardians and help women struggling to have access to a powerful earthquake. “A
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