Amu: The Bost Defenders secured a hard-fought three-wicket victory on Sunday, chasing down a target of 195 with just a single delivery remaining, in the latest fixture of the e& Shpageeza Cricket League 2026 in Khost province. Meanwhile, the Speenghar Tigers won the toss and chose to bat first against the Amo Sharks in the day’s other scheduled match, the ninth of the season. Click here to read more (external link).
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Amu: The Taliban’s defense minister, Yaqoob Mujahid, has travelled to border areas in northeastern Badakhshan province, his ministry said, as tensions persist between the Taliban leadership and an influential local commander in the province’s remote Darwaz region. The ministry did not say whether his visit was connected to the reported tensions involving Juma Khan Fateh, an influential Taliban commander in the Darwaz districts. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Local sources said mediation efforts by the group’s leadership have failed, and Taliban army and intelligence units have been deployed to the province. Juma Khan Fateh, a local Taliban commander leading the dissent in Badakhshan, has established round-the-clock checkpoints in areas under his control; despite previously saying he would not initiate an armed confrontation. Meanwhile, the Taliban leadership has deployed hundreds of its special forces from Panjshir and other provinces to Badakhshan and is reportedly preparing a large-scale, multi-front operation. Click here to read more (external link).
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8am: Sources in Balkh have expressed serious concern over widespread bribery and extortion at the Road Transport Regulation Directorate under Taliban control in the province. They say that certain individuals, in collusion with the Taliban, are placing heavy pressure on people who visit the directorate to complete their official paperwork. According to the sources, these individuals use various pretexts to squeeze money out of companies, trade-union representatives, and drivers of both heavy and light cargo vehicles, applying pressure in a range of forms.
Citizens of the country have repeatedly complained that, despite the Taliban’s claims of fighting administrative corruption, many members of the group are themselves involved in administrative and financial corruption, and that they abuse their positions and authority to facilitate extortion and bribery in various forms.
Amu: At least eight students were injured in an apparent grenade attack near a dormitory at Kabul University on Friday night, according to students and other sources who spoke with Amu. Three students living in the university dormitory said the explosion occurred at about 9 p.m. on a path between the dining hall and the dormitory, as students were heading to eat. Click here to read more (external link).
Amu: Afghanistan finished third at the 16th South Asian Bodybuilding Championships after its athletes won 10 medals at the regional competition. An 18-member Afghan team competed in the championships, which featured athletes from eight countries and ran from June 30 to July 4. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: Public funeral and mourning ceremonies for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began on Friday in Tehran, with senior Iranian officials and foreign delegations attending the opening events at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla. Afghanistan was represented by figures from different political sides. A Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy prime minister for economic affairs, and Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in Tehran on Thursday night and met President Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the events. Separately, Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front, and Mohammad Mohaqiq, leader of the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, attended the official funeral ceremony in Tehran. Iranian media, including Tasnim, published images showing the two Afghan political figures at the ceremony. Click here to read more (external link).
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Khaama: The index scored Afghanistan at 23.10 out of 100. Sweden led with 96.05 points, followed by Switzerland, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands. Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen and Syria placed near the bottom alongside Afghanistan. The low ranking shows the practical barriers Afghan citizens encounter when seeking to move across borders. Click here to read more (external link).