Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada attempted to block the use of smartphones in Afghanistan before ordering the shutdown of wireless internet, sources told Afghanistan International.
Thousands of Afghan schoolchildren and university students have been unable to attend online classes after the Taliban cut internet services in several provinces, sources said Tuesday.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Ahmad Shakib, the Taliban’s ambassador in Islamabad, amid rising activities by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), sources told News.
Mohammad Naseem Haqqani, head of the Taliban-appointed Sheikh Zayed University in Khost, has declared that waging jihad against Pakistan is an individual obligation.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has stated that Afghan women and girls are being systematically excluded from education, employment and public life.
Envoys from Iran, Pakistan, Russia and China held talks on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) consultative meeting in Tajikistan, Iranian officials said Friday.
The World Health Organization has urged the Taliban to lift restrictions on female aid workers in Afghanistan, warning that women in earthquake-hit areas are struggling to access urgent medical care.
The Islamabad High Court has stopped the deportation of 18 Afghan nationals and directed Pakistani authorities to explain the cancellation of their residency cards.
Afghan migrants in Pakistan say their visa extension requests are being rejected without explanation, leaving many in limbo and unable to return home.
