The leaders of armed opposition groups say that only military resistance can liberate Afghanistan from the Taliban. They vow to intensify their battle against the Taliban this year.

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The Taliban Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, held a telephone conversation with the head of the political wing of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, offering condolences for the loss of his family member in an Israeli strike in Gaza.

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The contrasting Eid al-Fitr messages from Taliban leaders—one advocating for strict Islamic law enforcement while the other seeks to avoid harsher policies—highlight evident tensions within the group.

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The resolute Taliban leader once again vowed to not give in to the outside pressure demanding him to give up on his mediaeval practices of corporal punishment and persecution of women.

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Ayatullah Waez Zadah Behsoudi, the most reputable Shia religious authority in Afghanistan, has asked the Taliban to stop the incursion of Pashtun nomadic tribe into the central parts of the country.

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The victim named Ahmad was arrested seven months ago by the regime in Khanirkhana, the northern part of Kabul mostly populated by those originally from Panjshir and adjacent provinces.

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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that six months after the devastating earthquake in Western Afghanistan, approximately 24,800 affected families in the area still live in tents or damaged shelters.

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The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has reiterated his call for the Taliban to reopen schools and universities to female students and allow women to return to work.

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Although thousands from Afghanistan were evacuated to the U.S., many others including those who had worked closely with American military and diplomatic missions, continue waiting to be resettled in the United States.
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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a US-based media watchdog, says potential restriction or blockage of Facebook by the Taliban would further impede the free flow of information in and from Afghanistan.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) says that access to quality healthcare remains a pressing issue in Afghanistan, with over 18 million people depending on humanitarian health assistance in the country.

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As reported by Pakistani media, many countries in the region and beyond consider ISIS an immediate threat while viewing TTP as Pakistan's internal problem. This perspective makes it difficult for Islamabad to gather the necessary support against TTP.

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The Taliban has released Manizha Sediqi, a women’s rights activist who was arrested from her home in Kabul last September, local sources confirmed.

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The Taliban authorities have announced their plan to restrict or completely block access to the Facebook platform in Afghanistan, saying it’s to prevent wastage of time and money.

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in South Asia says that it requires $620 million to protect and support Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan.

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Manizha Seddeqi, a women’s rights activist currently in Taliban custody, denied allegations that she had been tortured by the regime.

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Local sources in southwestern Nimruz province reported that the Milak border also known as Abrisham Bridge, a key crossing point between Iran and Afghanistan, remains closed for the second consecutive day.

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At least eight people were killed and injured in gunfire incidents in central Uruzgan and southwestern Farah province of Afghanistan on Thursday, April 4.

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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Union (AIJU) call on the Pakistani government to investigate the shooting of Afghan journalist and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice.

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