Putin expressed Tajikistan's concerns about Afghanistan's situation as the Taliban centralizes control over mineral extraction and mining revenues, raising transparency questions while generating local discontent in resource-rich regions.
Five years after resuming power, Afghanistan's Taliban regime operates as a centralized, male-dominated Pashtun administration under Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, governing through religious decree while facing severe humanitarian crisis, frozen $68 billion in assets, and international isolation due to human rights violations and harboring terrorist groups.
Pakistan warns Afghanistan's Taliban regime that it will defend itself militarily if cross-border terrorist attacks from Afghan territory persist, despite diplomatic efforts and prior assurances to prevent TTP sanctuary.
French Parliament convened a two-day conference examining Afghanistan's deteriorating humanitarian crisis, particularly women's rights under Taliban rule, with UN officials and activists proposing a parliamentary working group and continued humanitarian visas amid systematic gender discrimination affecting 23 million people.
Spain conditions diplomatic normalisation with Taliban on human rights respect, while Taliban seeks US investment in Afghanistan's minerals and regional engagement, facing obstacles including ICC arrest warrant and frozen assets.
Five years after retaking power, the Taliban government builds diplomatic ties with regional and Western nations through pragmatic engagement, though Russia remains the sole official recognizer while most countries withhold full recognition pending human rights reforms.
The EU faces criticism for inviting Taliban officials to Brussels this summer for technical talks on deporting unsuccessful Afghan asylum-seekers, marking the first such engagement since the Taliban's 2021 takeover, with rights groups condemning the move as betraying European values.
The UN reports that over 2.2 million Afghan girls lack education access beyond primary school under Taliban rule since 2021, with the regime implementing over 70 discriminatory decrees systematically excluding women from public life and employment.
Since seizing power five years ago, Afghanistan's Taliban have expanded diplomatic and economic ties with numerous countries including China, Russia, and EU nations, though formal recognition remains limited due to widespread human rights concerns, particularly regarding women's education restrictions.
A Paris conference examined Afghanistan's deteriorating humanitarian crisis and women's rights under Taliban rule, with international officials proposing parliamentary oversight and humanitarian visas while warning the nation faces potential state collapse amid severe economic isolation.