Taliban leader orders replacement of ‘foreign terms’ in official documents
Directive mandates sweeping language changes across state institutions, deepening a broader shift in terminology that critics say marginalizes widely used.
Human Rights
Afghanistan
Flood death toll in Afghanistan rises to 99
The death toll from recent floods in Afghanistan has risen to 99, with at least 154 people injured, as weeks.
Politics, Taliban Internal Rift
Exclusive: Taliban health minister’s home raided in corruption probe
The raid included the arrest of many members of the Taliban health minister’s relatives on corruption charges.
Amu Region, Security
Taliban urge security cooperation at meeting with Central Asian officials
At a Kabul forum, the Taliban foreign minister called ISIS and drug trafficking shared threats and confirmed ongoing talks with.
Security
Taliban say Pakistani strikes have killed over 750 civilians
Claims of mass casualties and destruction come as cross-border fighting intensifies and scrutiny grows over alleged civilian harm.
Politics, Taliban Internal Rift
Exclusive: Five senior Taliban officials detained over corruption
Arrests of aides close to Taliban health minister expose internal divisions and raise concerns over oversight in a donor-dependent sector.
Afghanistan
Earthquake in Kabul kills 8, traps residents under rubble
A 5.9-magnitude quake shook much of Afghanistan late Friday, collapsing homes on the outskirts of the capital.
Amu Region, Security
Regional security group warns of rising militant threat from Afghanistan
Shanghai Cooperation Organization body says armed groups are strengthening capabilities, raising concerns across Central and South Asia.
Security
Report says 310 civilians killed in Afghanistan over past year
Afghanistan Human Rights Center cites border clashes, repression and economic crisis as driving widespread abuses.
Politics
China backs Taliban-Pakistan talks to ease tensions
Beijing says it is playing a constructive role as negotiations begin in Urumqi, while Pakistan presses for action on militant.