Ariana: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that the arrest of Afghan refugees in Pakistan increased during August this year. The agency added that from the beginning of April until August 21, a total of 53,200 Afghan migrants were arrested and imprisoned in Pakistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: Swiss officials confirmed four Taliban diplomats visited Geneva to identify Afghan convicts, calling the move “sensitive but necessary” to issue valid Kabul-approved travel documents. Swiss state television has reported that four Taliban diplomats recently traveled to Geneva on a discreet mission to identify Afghan nationals convicted of crimes in Switzerland. Officials described the visit as “sensitive but necessary.” Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International:.One participant said the meeting is now expected to take place in the last week of September. The two-day event, organised by Pakistan’s South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI), is set to bring together representatives of Afghan political groups, civil society, women’s rights activists and media, alongside Pakistani academics and policymakers. Organisers say the goal is to define common principles for stability, rule of law and a representative government in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban militants (file photo)
Amu: Taliban morality enforcers detained several women late Thursday near the Parwan Hotel in Kabul’s 11th district, local sources said. The women were taken to a Taliban security facility, where families were told to pay 20,000 afghanis (about $280) and informed that the women would spend one night in jail, according to the sources. Click here to read more (external link).
Life under Taliban rule
Dam in Afghanistan (file photo)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Iran’s deepening water crisis is primarily driven by prolonged drought, chronic mismanagement, and the impacts of climate change. The crisis is so bad that officials say Tehran is becoming uninhabitable and Israel is hoping it will get people to revolt against the Islamic republic. Making an already bad situation worse is the Taliban’s launch of a hydroelectric power station at the Pashdan Dam. Located on the Hari River in northwestern Afghanistan, the dam threatens to cut off the main water supply to Mashhad — Iran’s second-largest city with roughly 3.5 million residents. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: Amnesty International UK says asylum approvals for Afghans fell from 98% to 44%. The group warns new immigration laws are unfair, harmful, and undermine refugee protections. Steve Valdez-Symonds, Amnesty’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Director, described the new policies as “flawed and unfair.” He cautioned that the approach leaves thousands of asylum seekers without protection and risks creating a growing backlog of unresolved cases alongside higher public costs. Click here to read more (external link).
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Amu: Band-e-Amir won the toss and elected to bowl first against Speenghar in the third match of the 8th edition of the X-Bull List A Tournament 2025 in the eastern province of Khost. The tournament, now in its 8th edition, continues to showcase Afghanistan’s domestic cricket talent, with high-scoring matches and strong regional rivalries. Click here to read more (external link).
Amu: Residents of the Rashk area in Punjab district of Bamiyan province say the Taliban have seized their homes and handed them over to nomadic Kochis, leaving many families displaced and living in temporary tents. Locals told Amu that the Taliban pressured residents to sign forced land transfer documents. Those who refused have faced arrest warrants and accusations of “causing division,” prompting some families to flee. “They are under pursuit. The Taliban want to arrest those who refused to sign the order giving their land to the Kochis,” said a woman from Punjab district. Click here to read more (external link).