The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has issued a fresh travel advisory, warning British citizens against all travel to nine countries, including Afghanistan, due to serious safety and security concerns.
Pakistan has detained and deported nearly 4,000 Afghan migrants in a single day as part of its intensified crackdown on undocumented foreigners.
The Taliban’s Minister of Public Health, Noor Jalal Jalali, has claimed that the forced deportation of Afghan migrants from Iran and Pakistan reflects those countries’ fear of Afghanistan’s progress.
Peter Reynolds, a British citizen held in Taliban custody, has described his prison conditions as “hell.” Speaking from Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Reynolds said the environment is extremely harsh, with guards constantly shouting and beating inmates.
Women’s rights advocates in Baghlan have urged the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to intervene in the case of Qadriya, a female prisoner and survivor of domestic violence.
A recent report by The Guardian reveals that the UK Home Office has rejected the asylum claim of an Afghan woman human rights activist, asserting that it is safe for her to return to Afghanistan.
The Hengaw Human Rights Organization reported that 57 people were killed or injured by landmine explosions in Iran in 2024, including 17 Afghans.
On Saturday, a large group of retired government workers protested outside the Taliban’s Pension Administration, demanding unpaid salaries.
Abdul Kabir, the Taliban’s Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, met Mohammad Reza Bahrami, Iran’s South Asia Director General, to address Afghan refugees in Iran.
On Friday, The Washington Examiner reported, citing US National Security Council (NSC) and State Department spokespeople, that the United States has no intention of reopening its Kabul embassy.
Leaders of the European Union and Central Asia have jointly called for the establishment of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, grounded in respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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.
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.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has banned the import of agricultural products from Afghanistan, according to a report by the Tehran-based Shargh newspaper.
On Friday, at the inaugural Central Asia-European Union Summit in Samarkand, the Uzbek President raised concerns about the international community’s underestimation of threats from Afghanistan, including terrorism, extremism, radicalism, drug trafficking, and illegal migration.
French photographer and journalist Véronique de Viguerie has been awarded the 2025 Roger Pic Prize for her powerful documentary photo series titled Afghanistan, No Woman’s Land, which captures the lives of Afghan women under Taliban rule.
On Thursday, Kirti Vardhan Singh, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, told Parliament that the government closely monitors reports of Sikh persecution in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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.
The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on several entities and individuals in Russia, including Afghan businessmen Hushang Ghairat and his brother Sohrab Ghairat, for aiding Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
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.