Faisal Khamoosh, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of Martyrs and Disabled Affairs, announced that since the group’s return to power in August 2021, around 650,000 differently-abled individuals, orphans, and widowed women in need have been registered.
During the Eid al-Fitr holidays, Abdul Kabir, the Taliban’s Minister of Refugees, conducted meetings with Taliban officials and local elders under tight security at his office in Sapedar Palace.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has banned the import of agricultural products from Afghanistan, according to a report by the Tehran-based Shargh newspaper.
Hafiz Zia Ahmad, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry, announced on Thursday that Mohammad Reza Bahrami, Iran’s Director General for South Asia, met Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul.
Nader YarAhmadi, an adviser to Iran’s Minister of Interior, has announced that nearly 2,000 Afghan doctors are currently working in Iran, including around 700 specialists and subspecialists.
US President Donald Trump has announced a 10 percent base tariff on all goods imported into the United States, a sweeping move that also includes products from Afghanistan.
Afghanistan International TV has been longlisted for the 2025 Press Freedom Award by One World Media, a London-based non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting independent journalism and media that promotes justice and empowers citizens.
A retired Pakistani army general, Inam-ul-Haq, has revealed deepening tensions within the Taliban, spotlighting a rift between the Haqqani Network and the Kandahar faction, in an Express Tribune article.
The Purple Saturdays Movement has sounded the alarm over the worsening plight of Afghan women and girls, decrying the Taliban’s ongoing violations of their rights and freedoms.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s spokesperson, hailed Russia’s proposal to suspend its terrorist designation as a “necessary and important step” towards bolstering Afghanistan-Russia ties.
Atta Mohammad Noor, former Balkh governor and a member of the National Resistance Council for Salvation of Afghanistan, said that Shah Wali Khan, a senior Jamiat-e Islami commander in Ghor province, was killed.
Pakistani officials confirmed on Tuesday that 90 Afghan migrants were arrested in Islamabad and Rawalpindi and deported via the Torkham border. Of those expelled, 77 held Afghan Citizen Cards (ACC), while 13 lacked legal residency documents.
Iranian media report that President Masoud Pezeshkian has engaged with leaders of 11 neighbouring and Muslim countries in the first 12 days of the Hijri solar year 1404 (March–April 2025) to mark Nowruz and Eid al-Fitr.