Sources report heavy clashes in Panjshir
Residents said fighting lasted for several hours in parts of Parian district as Taliban reportedly deployed reinforcements to the area.
Security
Immigration
Migrants returning from Pakistan report extortion, forced evictions
Afghan migrants expelled from Pakistan say police officers are demanding money at border crossings.
Afghanistan
Residents of Bamiyan district say poor roads deepen isolation, hardship
People in Punjab district say deteriorating roads have disrupted travel, delayed medical care and left communities cut off from basic.
Human Rights, Women
Afghan women face deepening hunger, isolation, report says
A new analysis warns that Taliban restrictions, collapsing aid and economic strain are driving women and girls in Afghanistan into.
Security
Wife of local singer killed in attack in Badakhshan
The killing in Ishkashim comes amid growing concern over a rise in targeted attacks and mysterious killings across Afghanistan.
Europe, Immigration
Neumann warns deportations to Afghanistan could strengthen Taliban
Hannah Neumann said returning Afghan migrants to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan would deepen desperation and reinforce extremist networks.
Politics, South Asia
Ex-MP Mohsin Dawar says Pakistan strikes avoid Taliban members
Mohsin Dawar said Pakistan’s military operations inside Afghanistan have not targeted Taliban leaders despite escalating tensions with Taliban.
Security
Pakistan army chief warns of expanded operations against ‘militants in Afghanistan’
Asim Munir said Islamabad would intensify “Operation Ghazab-ul-Haq” as tensions with the Taliban deepen along the border.
Security
Tribal elder killed by gunmen in eastern Afghanistan, sources say
Local sources in Nangarhar said unidentified assailants on motorcycles fatally shot a community elder in Surkh Rod district.
Security
Explosions from unexploded ordnance kill 2 in Afghanistan
Separate incidents in Nangarhar and Parwan highlight the continuing dangers posed by decades of war and declining demining capacity.