Afghanistan: Paktika teacher sentenced to death over alleged blasphemy, sources say
Abdul Aleem Khamoosh, the principal of Janikhel High School in Paktika, was detained by the Taliban around 20 days ago....
Former member of border forces shot dead in Khost: Sources
The victim, identified as Gul Wali Din, was gunned down by two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle in the center of Mandozi district’s marketplace....
ISIS-K eyes Afghan minorities and isolated Salafis, Crisis Group warns
Despite a sharp decline in domestic operations this year, Islamic State-Khorasan Province, or ISIS-K, remains a potent transnational threat, the report found....
Pakistan’s foreign minister in Kabul for trilateral talks
Dar is accompanied by Muhammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan, and Khawaja Saad Rafique, the country’s minister of railways....
Uzbekistan’s foreign minister in Kabul for trilateral talks
Taliban chief minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund is expected to meet with Saidov during the visit....
Hibatullah appoints nine Taliban officials to new posts in continued bureaucratic shuffle
The appointments, announced by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, affect a mix of provincial and central government roles....
Afghan student detained by Iranian intelligence while researching migrant issues, rights group says
Sara Gowhari, a 29-year-old Afghan national and sociology student at the University of Tehran, was detained on July 6....
Taliban exam authority adds 40,000 new questions to university entrance bank
The authority said exam questions are prepared separately in both languages, reflecting what he described as improved standardization....