Haqqani acknowledges internal rifts are delaying infrastructure projects
Haqqani stressed that efforts to construct new roads and public buildings remain part of the administration’s agenda.
Taliban Internal Rift
Immigration
Amnesty urges Pakistan to halt deportations of Afghan refugees
IOM figures show that since April 2025, more than 226,000 Afghan nationals have returned to Afghanistan.
Politics
Britain appoints Richard Lindsay as special envoy for Afghanistan
A senior career diplomat, Lindsay has served as deputy director general for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Foreign Office since.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Teachers say Taliban rules, resource shortages are crippling classrooms
Educators said Taliban are not only imposing strict rules on what students wear but also heavily policing teachers' appearance.
Security
Taliban units leave district in Badakhshan amid poppy crop protests: Sources
Following the withdrawal, local residents set fire to five tractors belonging to the Taliban.
Immigration
On World Refugee Day, EU reaffirms support for displaced Afghans
The EU mission in Afghanistan said it was providing aid to refugees, returnees and internally displaced people.
Security
Fears grow as artist Zolala Hashemi remains missing in Kabul
Hashemi was taken by unidentified individuals about 16 days back.
Afghanistan
4.5-magnitude earthquake shakes Herat
Locals say there have been no reports of casualties or significant property damage.
Women
UN Women sounds alarm on deepening gender inequality in Afghanistan
UN Women unveiled the 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index, warning of an “unprecedented assault” on Afghan women’s rights nearly four years.
Immigration
Afghan families voice deepening fears for relatives in Iran
Many families interviewed in Kabul and other provinces expressed frustration over widespread disruptions in internet and phone services.