Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front has announced it has resumed attacks against the Taliban after halting operations during Ramadan. It said that in its first spring offensive on Sunday evening, March 29, it attacked a Taliban border unit in Baharak district of Badakhshan province, killing four members. According to the AFF, three other Taliban fighters were wounded in the attack. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghan diaspora protests in London and Oslo over Pakistan strikes
Ariana: Hundreds of Afghans living abroad staged protests in the cities of London and Oslo over the weekend, condemning what they described as continued military attacks by Pakistan that have led to rising civilian casualties in eastern Afghanistan. In London, demonstrators marched through central streets, chanting slogans against the strikes and urging global powers to take urgent action. Click here to read more (external link).
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Heavy Rain and Floods Kill 28 Across More Than 20 Provinces of Afghanistan
8am: The Taliban announced that since 26 March, heavy rainfall, lightning, landslides, and floods have claimed the lives of 28 people across more than 20 provinces of Afghanistan. Bakhtar News Agency, under Taliban control, reported on Monday, 30 March, that Hafiz Mohammad Yousuf Hamad, Head of Information and Publications and spokesperson for the Taliban’s Disaster Preparedness and Response Administration, stated that 49 others were injured as a result of these weather events. According to the report, in these provinces, 130 homes were destroyed, while 438 homes and 10 shops were partially damaged. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – March 30, 2026
Six members of Afghan family killed in missile strike in Tehran
Amu: At least 10 people, including six members of an Afghan migrant family, were killed in a missile strike on a residential area in southern Tehran, according to Iranian media reports. The strike hit the Ray district, south of the capital, Iranian outlets reported. The Fars news agency attributed the attack to missile strikes by the United States and Israel. Click here to read more (external link).
Left in limbo, Afghans who served with U.S. forces fear Trump could send them back to the Taliban
NBC News: Trump administration is presenting them with a stark choice: move to an unspecified third country or return to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, where they potentially face persecution, imprisonment or death. Click here to read more (external link).
Pakistani Rocket Strikes in Kunar Kill One, Injure 16 Civilians
8am: Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman of the Taliban, stated that Pakistani rocket attacks in Kunar province killed one person and injured 16 others. Earlier, Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s border areas also killed a significant number of civilians, and according to United Nations data, thousands of others have been forced to leave their homes. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – March 29, 2026
Seventeen dead, dozens injured in floods across Afghanistan
Ariana: At least 17 people have lost their lives and 26 others have been injured as floods, landslides, and lightning strikes hit multiple provinces across Afghanistan, authorities said on Sunday. The disasters have also caused significant property damage. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban’s Ban on Joy: Women in Takhar Barred from Watching Spring Festival Even from Afar
8am: Some residents of Rustaq say that since the Taliban came to power, women have been prevented from watching ceremonies and festivals in the district. They say that, according to Taliban orders, women are not allowed to watch buzkashi matches, traditional wrestling, or other local games that are held consecutively for three days, even from distant hills. Click here to read more (external link).