Islamic Emirate spokesman Mujahid asserts Afghanistan's reconstruction must prioritize domestic investment and Afghan resources rather than foreign aid, arguing previous international projects pursued external interests while failing to adequately address the nation's development needs.
The United States rejected cooperation with Afghanistan's Islamic Emirate on mineral development, citing no business plans, while Afghan officials urged Washington to invest and move beyond past conflicts toward future economic engagement.
Taliban marks five years ruling Afghanistan amid deepening restrictions on press, women, and daily life, while economic challenges persist despite security improvements and limited international recognition beyond Russia.
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.
Pakistani military airstrikes killed at least 13 people, including 11 children, in Afghanistan, targeting alleged militant hideouts amid long-running cross-border tensions over Taliban harboring Pakistani insurgent groups.
Pakistan allegedly allowed Iran to park military aircraft at Nur Khan airbase to shield them from American strikes despite positioning itself as a mediator between Washington and Tehran, sparking US lawmakers' concerns about Islamabad's neutrality.
A Pakistani airstrike hit a hospital in Kabul, killing over 250 and injuring 400. The attack was reported by local media Tolo News.
A research group reports that 3.1 million people were displaced in Afghanistan during 2025, highlighting the humanitarian crisis under Taliban rule amid ongoing economic and security challenges in the country.
Afghanistan's Taliban administration conducted over 90 foreign trips and reopened diplomatic missions despite international sanctions and non-recognition, seeking engagement with nations like India and Russia over human rights concerns regarding women's restrictions.
Five years after seizing power in August 2021, Afghanistan's Taliban have broken international isolation through diplomatic engagement with neighboring countries, establishing trade relations without making concessions on human rights, particularly women's rights.
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Pakistani military airstrikes killed thirteen civilians, including eleven children, in eastern Afghan provinces on June 10, escalating the ongoing Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict and raising humanitarian concerns amid regional instability.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid vowed retaliation against Pakistan. The Taliban accused Pakistan of a deliberate attack on civilians. Action is expected in response to the airstrike.
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai refuses to praise the Islamic Emirate until girls return to school, emphasizing that educated women are fundamental to Afghanistan's future while calling for political compromise between all Afghan factions.
Afghanistan's exclusion from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's 26th summit in Kyrgyzstan undermines the country's regional influence over critical security, economic, and transit issues, experts warn, despite Taliban officials asserting Afghanistan's strategic importance to Central and South Asian affairs.
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.
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid criticized UN Security Council sanctions on Taliban officials in April 2026, claiming the measures are ineffective and harm ordinary Afghans by affecting entire institutions and their associated populations.
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.
Pakistani forces bombed Kabul, killing civilians. The Afghan government accused Pakistan of the attack. A treatment center for addicts was hit.