US and Russia confront over Taliban sanctions and travel exemptions at UN
These exemptions have faced criticism by activists from within and outside Afghanistan....
House passes amendment to allow US intelligence sharing with anti-Taliban forces
The measure was adopted by voice vote during consideration of the annual defense bill in September....
Young man shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Parwan, sources say
They added that Jawad was a farmer and had no links to the military or security forces....
Sources: Taliban shut down 7 health centers in Khost
Taliban police command said the facilities were shut down because they were using “encrypted prescriptions”....
Taliban cancel Uranus wedding hall contract, plan gemstone market in Kabul
The Taliban’s economic commission said the decision had been approved by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada....
Sources: Internet shutdown disrupts banking services in Balkh
The outage caused major delays and suspensions of operations at banks, sources said....
Sources: Taliban leader orders telecom firms to share user data with intelligence
According to the directive, telecom operators must guarantee that all user records are accessible to Taliban intelligence....
Sources: Taliban detain social activist in Khost over critical posts
Relatives said his detention was linked to critical commentary he had shared on Facebook....