8am: Several Kabul residents say the presence of drug users in the city’s alleys and streets has increased. According to them, in addition to people who have recently started using drugs, a number of those who were being treated at the Omid addiction treatment center were forced out of the center after Pakistan’s airstrikes and have returned to the streets. They say the return of people with addiction to the city’s alleys and roads has created conditions for more crime, including theft and pickpocketing. Click here to read more (external link).
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Ariana: A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting detained Afghan nationals to Afghanistan or Pakistan, following warnings that their lives could be at risk. US District Judge Valerie Caproni issued the order in New York on Tuesday, suspending deportations until Saturday, according to the Associated Press (AP). More than 80 detained Afghans have reportedly contacted human rights organizations and immigration lawyers after receiving notices from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) indicating they could be deported via Pakistan. 
Khaama: Afghanistan’s under-18 futsal team will face Argentina on Wednesday in their second Group A match at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, after both sides won their opening games. The match is scheduled to kick off at 3:30 p.m. local time in Senegal, or 8 p.m. in Kabul, at the Complexe Iba Mar Diop in Dakar, according to FIFA’s official schedule.
Jamestown: Malang’s emergence as a resistance commander to the Taliban in Badakhshan comes as local grievances and political discontent have created space for anti-Taliban groups. While HSF [Homeland Security Front] has yet to prove its long-term viability, its brief seizure of Yaftali demonstrated that organized armed groups remain capable of challenging Taliban authority. 
8am: Several residents of the Bagh-e Attar and Gul Koh areas in Qarabagh district of Ghazni province say Taliban forces have confiscated their private and inherited farmland. According to residents, part of this land was allocated two years ago for the construction of a township for Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and another part has been leased out over the past month. 
Ariana: France is holding technical discussions with Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan [Taliban] authorities to facilitate the return of Afghan nationals living in the country without legal immigration status, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez has confirmed. Speaking before the French parliament on Monday, Nunez said Paris was seeking arrangements to return a number of Afghans who are in an irregular immigration situation. However, the discussions have drawn criticism from some French lawmakers and human rights groups. 