At least 28 civilians, including women and children, were killed in Pakistan's air strikes and ground troop deployment in Afghanistan's Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar provinces, sparking condemnation from the Taliban government.
A Taliban delegation met with EU officials in Brussels for the first time to discuss diplomatic services and Afghan returns. The meeting, criticized by rights activists, focused on deporting asylum seekers deemed dangerous or criminal, while the EU has not recognized the Taliban government since 2021.
Afghanistan's Taliban government claimed its forces conducted airstrikes on militant hideouts in Pakistan's Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Pakistan's information ministry vehemently denied the claims, stating no such strikes occurred and only a drone from Afghanistan was intercepted.
Russia and the Taliban government signed a military cooperation pact to boost regional security and counter-terrorism. A policy expert stated Moscow's approach is pragmatic, focusing on collaboration with the current Afghan leadership to address issues like Soviet-era munitions.
Russia and Afghanistan's Taliban government signed a military cooperation pact to boost regional security and counter-terrorism. An expert told RT India that Moscow's approach is pragmatic, focusing on collaboration with the Taliban to address security concerns and Soviet-era munitions.
The UN expressed grave concern over a new Taliban decree on marriage separation in Afghanistan, stating it entrenches discrimination against women and girls, particularly concerning child marriage provisions. The Afghan government rejected the accusations, asserting compliance with Islamic law.
The UN voiced "grave concern" over a new Taliban decree on marriage separation, citing provisions on child marriage and the interpretation of a girl's silence as consent. Afghanistan's government rejected the accusations, stating the decree adheres to Islamic law.
