Tolo News in Dari – July 26, 2025
Ariana: During a meeting with Foreign Ministry officials, Pezeshkian emphasized that strengthening ties with regional neighbors — including Afghanistan, Turkey, Pakistan, and Gulf states — will be a cornerstone of his administration’s foreign policy. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Khalilzad noted that strong leadership backed by public support is crucial to achieving this. “I think Imran Khan would be such a leader in Pakistan,” he said. “In Afghanistan, we are still in search of a leader who can do that.” Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has said that the Afghan Taliban have shown a willingness to address Islamabad’s concerns over the presence of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants operating from Afghan territory. The announcement followed a recent visit by Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, to Kabul, where he held talks with senior Taliban officials, including Interior
Khaama: Three Afghan asylum seekers slated for deportation from Germany vanished just hours before their scheduled flight, Saxony’s Interior Minister Armin Schuster confirmed. Speaking to MDR on Thursday, July 24, Schuster stated, “The three Afghan asylum seekers disappeared before deportation. They cannot be found—I assume they are hiding.” Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has confirmed that a tri-nation T20I series featuring Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be held in UAE ahead of the 2025 Asia Cup. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: The World Organization Against Torture has released a report exposing new and detailed accounts of physical and psychological abuse in Taliban detention centres, citing evidence of systematic torture by the group’s intelligence agency. The report, based on extensive interviews with detainees held between 2021 and 2024, documents severe human rights violations including the
Amu: Taliban morality enforcers on Thursday detained a barber and his customer in the northern province of Faryab for shaving a beard, according to local sources. The arrest took place in the city of Maymana, where Taliban morality enforcers sealed the barbershop following the detention, sources said. A video shared with Amu showed the shop
Afghanistan International: The Taliban have arrested and sentenced Abdul Sami Ghaznawi, a prominent cleric who has served as a mentor to many of the group’s members for more than three decades, according to informed sources. Sources told Afghanistan International that Ghaznawi was detained on 17 July from his madrassa in Kabul. A Taliban military court
