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.
Afghanistan faces severe hunger crisis, with millions struggling to access basic food necessities.
Afghan Transgender Woman Wounded In Peshawar Shooting
Pakistan's PM says border fencing along Afghanistan is essential for security.
Weapons Stockpiles In Afghanistan Threaten Regional Security, Says Pakistan
The European Union invited Taliban officials to Brussels for refugee deportation talks, sparking backlash from lawmakers and human rights groups who argue the move betrays European values and amounts to illegitimate recognition of a repressive regime.
The UN expresses grave concern over Afghanistan's new law enabling child marriage and discrimination against women.
Taliban law now considers a virgin girl's silence as consent for marriage in Afghanistan.
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.
Citizens blame the Taliban for rising crime in Afghanistan, citing firsthand experiences of murder, theft, and torture.
Afghan authorities reported six civilian deaths from Pakistani strikes. Four 'terrorist camps' were targeted by Pakistan. The UN mission in Afghanistan reported 75 civilian deaths since February 26.
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.
Afghanistan's climate crisis deepens humanitarian needs, says the International Organization for Migration.
UN experts condemn Taliban decree for increasing child marriage and abuse risks.
Taliban leader forms 8,000-strong unit to secure Pakistan border with higher pay and benefits.
Taliban arrests at least 21 Afghan women for violating the dress code, including a pregnant woman.
The European Commission plans to host Taliban officials in Brussels for technical meetings on migration deportations, marking the first official EU hosting since 2021, despite international law concerns and widespread condemnation from European Parliament members.
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 is gravely concerned by Afghanistan's new Taliban law that risks legitimizing child marriage.
Taliban introduces law allowing child marriage with a girl's silence deemed as consent.
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.
The Taliban's extremist agenda has led to regional isolation and a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as of 2026.
Pakistan attacked multiple locations in Afghanistan. The conflict between the two nations continues to escalate.
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.
The UN calls for greater transparency and accountability in Taliban security institutions due to unresolved complaints and lack of public information.
The Security Council will assess the Taliban's five-year impact on Afghanistan, particularly on women and girls.
Afghans in Iran face legal and judicial challenges, a rights group says, due to the Taliban's decree.
Taliban bans smartphone use for government and military personnel in Afghanistan, tightening control.
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.
The European Commission plans to host a Taliban delegation in Brussels for technical meetings on migration.
The EU faces backlash for inviting Taliban officials to Brussels for talks on deporting asylum seekers.
The UN expresses grave concern over Afghanistan's new law permitting child marriage.
Human Cost of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
French Parliament begins a two-day session to address Afghanistan's human rights crisis.
Pakistan struck military facilities in Afghanistan. The targets included a tunnel in Kandahar used by the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani Taliban. Airstrikes were in response to a wave of strikes blamed on the TTP.
A former CIA officer claims a Taliban security forces member attempted to assassinate Hibatullah Akhundzada, leader of the Taliban, with a knife