Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has ordered a 20 percent reduction in the group's security personnel as part of a sweeping downsizing initiative driven by a deepening budget crisis.
The Afghan Taliban have shown a notable shift in their position towards the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), according to a visiting Pakistani delegation that recently concluded a visit to Kabul.
Following Russia’s recent suspension of the Taliban’s inclusion on its list of terrorist organisations, the United Nations has maintained that the group’s status—determined by its member states—remains unchanged.
Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, announced that the suspension of the Taliban’s designation as a terrorist organisation eliminates legal barriers to establishing formal relations between Moscow and the Taliban.
The Afghanistan national futsal team has successfully qualified for the Futsal World Cup after defeating Kyrgyzstan with a score of 5-3. Goalscorers for Afghanistan included Omid Qanbari, Akbar Kazemi, Mahdi Noruzi, and Mehran Gholami, who scored twice.
The Pakistan Army has claimed that the mastermind behind the Jaffar Express train attack in Balochistan was operating from Afghanistan.
