Pakistan, Iran deport nearly 3,300 individuals in one day
The commission said the returns were involuntary, though it did not provide further details on the circumstances.
The commission said the returns were involuntary, though it did not provide further details on the circumstances.
The ministry said the Afghan nationals were freed from various Pakistani jails and had crossed back into Afghanistan.
Abdul Latif Mansour, who has served as Taliban minister for energy and water since September 2021, was appointed as minister.
Figures show the punishments represent a more than 68% increase compared with the first six days of the previous month.
The ministry said the invitation was extended during a telephone call between the two ministers, which Muttaqi described as “useful”.
According to the UN refugee agency, more than 2.18 million Afghans were living in Pakistan as of October 2025.
Primary school enrolment reached about 6.77 million pupils in 2024, but growth stalled compared with 2023.
Taliban said three local residents and one employee of a mining company were killed in fighting in Chah Ab district.
Asif said his earlier optimism about the Taliban after they returned to power in Kabul in 2021 had proven misplaced.
“We have no roads, no dams, no clinics or hospitals. Everything is being looted," said a Takhar resident.