Afghanistan

Andrey Serenko, head of the Russian Centre for Contemporary Afghanistan Studies, has warned that Afghanistan is heading toward a fresh civil war. He claimed that the Taliban’s survival is temporary and largely due to support from the United States.

Women’s rights and human rights activists have called on Amnesty International, UNAMA, the UN Human Rights Council, and other global bodies to urgently intervene in the case of Qadriya, a domestic violence survivor from Baghlan province.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called on donor countries to maintain their support for the Afghan people in 2025. The agency warned that 22.9 million Afghans remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.

Pakistan’s current plan to expel millions of Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan is sweeping in scale, dangerously short-sighted, and irresponsibly politicised. The Taliban regime’s response, meanwhile, has been equally dismal and reprehensible.

The Iranian Embassy in Kabul announced on Sunday that Seyed Mohammad Atabak, Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mining, and Trade, will soon visit Afghanistan.

Iran’s Law Enforcement Command (Faraja) has announced the deportation of more than one million undocumented migrants over the past year, though it did not provide a breakdown by nationality.

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.