Amu: Khost were crowned champions of the Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Grade 1 Provincial T20 Tournament after defeating Khost-B by six wickets in the final on Friday. The tournament, which began on Feb. 3 and was hosted by Kandahar and Nangarhar provinces, featured 12 teams. The final was held at the Najibullah Tarakai Cricket Ground in Nangarhar. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – February 14, 2026
Sources say Taliban bar women from Kabul industry exhibition
Amu: Taliban prevented women from entering a major industry exhibition in Kabul, sources told Amu TV on Friday, sharing video footage of the incident. The third “International Exhibition of Industry of Afghanistan” opened on Thursday, Feb. 12, and is scheduled to run for five days, featuring about 400 booths. One participant told Amu that women attempting to enter the exhibition were confronted with “violence” by Taliban morality enforcers. Click here to read more (external link).
Multiple Extremist & Terrorist Groups Operating In Afghanistan, Says CSTO
Afghanistan International: Andrey Serdyukov, chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, said at a press conference on Thursday that the presence and activities of such groups in Afghanistan threaten regional security and could lead to the spread of terrorism to neighbouring countries. He described the situation as a serious concern for Central Asian states. Click here to read more (external link).
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Tolo News in Dari – February 13, 2026
U.S. Deputy Representative to the UN: Taliban Use Prisoners as Leverage
8am: Tammy Bruce, Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations, says that the Taliban use prisoners as tools of pressure. Bruce said on Thursday, February 12, at the UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan that the Taliban uses American hostages as leverage in negotiations with Washington. Tammy Bruce emphasized in this meeting that the Taliban must stop hostage-taking. Click here to read more (external link).
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US pays Afghans stranded in Qatar to repatriate, plan labeled ‘betrayal’
Ariana: The U.S. State Department has begun paying Afghans to repatriate as it attempts to close a camp in Qatar where they have been stranded for years, Reuters quoted the top State Department official for South and Central Asia told lawmakers on Wednesday. Advocates say the group includes civilian refugees, women who served as special operators for the U.S. during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, and family members of U.S. servicemembers, all of whom would be in danger if returned to the country, read the report. Click here to read more (external link).
Clashes Over Land Seizure in Baghlan Leave Two Injured
8am: Local sources say that on Tuesday, residents of the “Dahan Piyazqol” area in Doshi district of Baghlan province clashed with “Gujar and Kuchi settlers” over privately owned land, leaving two residents injured. This comes as similar reports have previously emerged from various provinces across the country of armed individuals seizing land by force, often leveraging local power and ties to Taliban authorities. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – February 12, 2026
How Taliban 2.0’s Subnational Governance Is Managing Resistance in Northeastern Afghanistan
Afghan Resistance Leaders: Zia (left) and Massoud (right)
The Diplomat: Taliban 2.0 have moved beyond traditional methods of administration and have been largely involved in managing anti-government forces rather than defeating them in numbers. This process began much earlier, around 2011, particularly in the northern provinces — the epicenter of anti-Taliban forces. 600 men from Panjshir have been incorporated into the Taliban’s defense and interior ministries, with another 1,500 to be recruited to protect Taliban interests in the province. Click here to read more (external link).