Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Monday called for expanding political and economic cooperation with Kazakhstan during a meetingwith Yerkin Tukumov, Kazakhstan’s special representative for Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s army chief, General Asim Munir, has said the Afghan Taliban have been given a clear message that they must choose between supporting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or maintaining relations with Islamabad.
The Taliban’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Nooruddin Azizi, has discussed the challenges facing Chinese investors in Afghanistan during a meeting with China’s ambassador in Kabul, Zhao Xing.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e Islami, has travelled to Malaysia for medical treatment, sources told Afghanistan International. The trip marks his first known foreign travel since the Taliban allegedly imposed restrictions on his movements last year.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on the Taliban to release all reporters jailed in Afghanistan, using the lead-up to International Human Rights Day on 10 December to renew international pressure on the group.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on Sunday that 18,000 tonnes of oil from the Qashqari oilfield in Sar-e Pol province had been sold through a public bidding process for roughly $10.5 million.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says digital violence is limiting Afghan women’s access to education, markets and economic opportunities.
Gul Hassan, the Taliban’s ambassador in Moscow, said Iran’s Chabahar port is becoming a key route for Afghanistan’s foreign trade, with daily commercial flows through the port increasing.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court says 34 people have been publicly flogged in Khost province on charges including drug trafficking and forgery.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei has voiced deep concern over escalating border tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban authorities.
The European Union Delegation to Afghanistan, marking the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence,” has warned that Afghan women face escalating risks of violence, deportation, and internal displacement.
The UN Security Council will convene on Wednesday to review the situation in Afghanistan amid mounting international concern over human rights restrictions, humanitarian needs, and terrorism-related threats.
UN Women said on Sunday that the Taliban have barred the organisation’s female Afghan staff from entering United Nations offices for the past three months. The organisation warned that prolonged restrictions threaten the delivery of life-saving services.