The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that 25 individuals were publicly flogged in Kabul after being convicted by the group’s primary counter-narcotics court on charges of selling and trafficking hashish, methamphetamine, and tablet K — a synthetic drug.
The Taliban has dismissed the latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan, calling it “false propaganda.”
Senior Taliban officials have called on major Russian companies to invest in and operate across Afghanistan, highlighting long-standing growing economic cooperation between the two sides.
The United Nations Security Council will hold a session on Afghanistan on Monday, 23 June, with a focus on the country’s ongoing political, humanitarian, human rights, and economic challenges.
More than 5000 Afghan migrants were deported from Iran and Pakistan within 24 hours, coinciding with World Refugee Day, the Taliban announced on Friday.
Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has stated that the group’s rise to power was not motivated by a desire for dominance or rule.
The Taliban have publicly flogged 14 individuals, including three women, in Kabul, Parwan and Faryab provinces, after convicting them on charges including extramarital relations, murder, running away from home, and drug-related offences.
Taliban Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs, Abdul Salam Hanafi, has called on foreign nations to refrain from interfering in the group’s internal affairs, stating that the Taliban expects the same respect it extends to others.
Zulala Hashemi, a well-known Afghan singer, has been missing for 15 days and is believed to have been abducted in Kabul, according to her family.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Afghanistan’s Hezb-e Islami party, has warned that the United States risks a collapse similar to that of the Soviet Union if it enters a war with Iran in support of Israel and fails to achieve its objectives.
The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry held a high-level meeting on Thursday to assess the regional implications of the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, with a particular focus on potential effects on Afghanistan.
Residents of Shahran, the centre of Khash district in Badakhshan province, have staged an armed protest against the Taliban following the destruction of their poppy fields, local sources told Afghanistan International.
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said the group is prepared to cooperate with the people of Iran “based on Islamic and humanitarian principles,” expressing concern over the current regional situation.
An 18-year-old Afghan national was killed and five others injured during Israeli airstrikes in the Tehranpars district of the Iranian capital on Monday night, sources told Afghanistan International.
The Taliban have publicly flogged nine people, including one woman, in Kabul and Samangan provinces on charges including drug trafficking, “running away from home,” and engaging in extramarital sexual relations, the group’s judiciary announced.
The European Union has pledged €161 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, warning that nearly four years after the Taliban’s return to power, the country remains mired in a deep socio-economic and humanitarian crisis.
The Taliban have officially renamed the former American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) as the Afghan International Islamic University and announced plans to relocate and expand the institution in Kabul.
The Taliban’s Minister of Justice, Abdul Hakim Sharei, announced on Tuesday that 95 percent of the group’s law-drafting process has been completed, with legislation based on Islamic principles and Hanafi jurisprudence.
The European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations agency has warned that Afghanistan remains in a state of crisis, with more than 23 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
The Taliban has annulled its first major oil agreement, a 25-year contract with the Chinese oil and gas firm Afchin, citing the company’s repeated failure to meet its contractual obligations.
The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has announced that the use of fake social media accounts is now considered a criminal offence under the group’s regulations, as part of a broader crackdown on online activity.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed a special representative for Afghanistan, marking a renewed diplomatic focus on engagement with the country under Taliban rule.