The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres states that attacks carried out by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) in Afghanistan have decreased in both number and scale.
The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry said an Indian diplomat recently recalled from Kabul had not been expelled but had simply completed his mission.
Aziza Akrami, an entrepreneur and human rights advocate, has been named Afghanistan’s Youth Representative to the United Nations, becoming the fifth young Afghan to hold the role, organisers said.
The German government is in discussions with Pakistan to allow the return of Afghan nationals who were deported despite having been approved for resettlement in Germany, German media reported.
The United Nations said Monday that Taliban forces have barred Afghan women from entering UN offices in Kabul and several provinces, a move the organisation called a serious obstacle to its work in the country.
The Qatari government has announced the launch of an air corridor to deliver humanitarian assistance to victims of the recent earthquake in Afghanistan.
Former Afghan detainees have described harrowing abuse inside Taliban prisons, saying both male and female jailers were equally brutal in carrying out torture.
Iran has accused the Taliban of failing to honour a key water treaty and vowed to intensify pressure on the group to secure its share of the Helmand River.
The Islamabad High Court has stopped the deportation of 18 Afghan nationals and directed Pakistani authorities to explain the cancellation of their residency cards.
Afghan migrants in Pakistan say their visa extension requests are being rejected without explanation, leaving many in limbo and unable to return home.
