Pakistan said it carried out targeted airstrikes using aerial and drone capabilities in Afghanistan, killing at least 22 terrorists and destroying their hideouts. Afghanistan's Taliban government reported 9 civilians killed, including women and children.
Pakistani security forces reported killing several Afghan Taliban fighters in ongoing cross-border fire at the Gulistan border area on Friday, following Pakistani airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan earlier in the week. Pakistan accused Afghanistan of launching drone attacks on its border posts, which the Taliban government denied.
Pakistani security forces killed several Afghan Taliban fighters after they allegedly attempted to enter Pakistan and opened fire along the border in Balochistan province, marking a fresh escalation in cross-border tensions between the neighbors.
Pakistani fighter jets struck sites in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar and Paktika provinces on Monday, with Pakistan claiming 28 militants were killed at suspected hideouts while Afghan Taliban officials and the UN reported three civilian deaths from one family. The strikes follow a recent attack on police in Kohat, Pakistan.
Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old legal US permanent resident living in Texas, was deported to Afghanistan after conceding to being an 'alien terrorist' before a secretive court established three decades ago but never used until this year. She chose to leave rather than continue fighting the case.
The Trump administration deported over 100 individuals from Afghanistan, Cuba and other nations to eight African countries over a 10-day period, including an Afghan man whose brothers assisted the US military. The deportations to the Central African Republic and other African nations represent an expansion of third-country deportation practices.
Pakistani security forces conducted intelligence-based raids on multiple militant hideouts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, killing 49 militants. The operations come amid intensified efforts to counter a surge in militant violence, with Pakistan accusing both the Pakistani Taliban and Baloch separatists of operating from sanctuaries in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan commemorates the fifth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power on August 15, 2021. While some residents report improved security after decades of conflict, the regime faces criticism over restricted education access for girls and boys, economic hardship, and emerging insurgent challenges to their authority.
David McBride, a former army lawyer who leaked classified military documents about Australia's involvement in Afghanistan to the media, has been released from a Canberra prison on parole after serving more than two years of a five-year sentence. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland granted the parole.
The UN World Food Programme warns that acute child malnutrition has reached critical levels in one-third of Afghanistan's provinces, with 3.7 million children projected to suffer from malnutrition this year as funding shortfalls force cuts to food distributions and clinic services.
A federal judge refused to dismiss the case against an Afghan woman who is the first person facing deportation under the Trump administration's reactivation of a Washington-based court that had been inactive for years. The hearing marks the court's first public session since being brought back into operation.
The federal government has reportedly begun interviewing hundreds of Afghan nationals in the U.S., raising fears among refugees and activists that sensitive information could be used for deportations. Simultaneously, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced legislation to extend Temporary Protected Status for eligible Afghans who supported U.S. efforts.
Afghanistan's Taliban government conducted air strikes on targets along the Pakistan border, prompting Pakistan's military to shoot down four Afghan drones over Balochistan province. The escalation marks a dramatic deterioration in relations between the former allies.
Pakistani forces conducted overnight airstrikes and ground operations along the Afghanistan border, killing at least 36 civilians and wounding more than 160 others according to Afghan officials. Pakistan says it targeted militant hideouts in response to attacks across Pakistan, while Afghanistan condemned the strikes as acts of aggression.
A Taliban delegation met with European Union officials in Brussels for closed-door technical discussions focused on the return of Afghan nationals to Afghanistan, marking the first such meeting despite no EU country recognizing the Taliban government. The talks have drawn fierce criticism from rights groups and MEPs who warn against normalizing a regime that has banned girls' education beyond sixth grade.
The Taliban has issued a directive banning smartphones for all government officials and civil servants in Afghanistan, with violators facing confiscation, device destruction, and potential imprisonment. The order, attributed to Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, has prompted government employees to switch off their devices, while analysts warn it could precede broader restrictions on the general population.
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to reverse their crackdown on women's rights, as reports emerge of continued detentions including an MSF staff member and ongoing use of excessive force against protesters.
Pakistan conducted air strikes on terrorist hideouts along its border with Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 26 militants according to Pakistani officials. Afghanistan's Taliban government reported at least 13 civilians killed, including 11 children, and condemned the attacks.
A violent Taliban crackdown on women not adhering to strict dress code requirements triggered rare street protests in Herat, Afghanistan, with security forces killing at least two people, including a boy, according to UN and media reports.
Pakistan conducted airstrikes on a university in Afghanistan's Kunar province, killing at least seven and injuring 85, marking the first attacks since both countries agreed to halt violence at peace talks last month. Afghanistan denies Pakistan's dismissal of the reports.
Australia announced Lieutenant General Susan Coyle will become the country's first female army chief as part of a broader reshuffle of defence force leadership. Coyle has held several senior command roles over a nearly 40-year military career.
Four people died attempting to cross the English Channel in a small boat, with two men and two women swept away by currents while trying to board a dinghy off the French coast. A Sudanese man was arrested on suspicion of endangering life.
American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was abducted in broad daylight in Baghdad, with US officials stating a suspect has ties to Iran-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah. The State Department says it is working to ensure her release as soon as possible.
