Taliban militants (file photo)
Afghanistan International: The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice announced that it had confiscated 259,469 acres of usurped land in 23 provinces of Afghanistan from September to October this year. The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice said that the confiscated lands are “Taliban government’s land” and have been handed over to the relevant departments of the group. The statement did not specify which department owned the lands or who had usurped them. Click here to read more (external link).
Life under Taliban rule
Afghanistan International: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry called on the Taliban to respond to the needs and demands of the Afghan people, including the reopening of girls’ schools, instead of interfering in the country’s internal affairs. The Taliban had previously asked Islamabad to hold talks with the protesters. In a statement on Monday, October 7, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry rejected recent statements by the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi, calling them “baseless”. 
The Independent (UK): As Chinese workers and development projects increasingly come under attack in Pakistan, security experts say separatist militants see the foreign presence as a threat to local resources and their grip on the restive South West. 
WION: A report by The Independent said that on Thursday, a record 191 flights passed over Afghanistan, with airlines paying the country’s civil aviation ministry $700 per flight for the privilege. As the crisis in West Asia is intensifying, the number of international flights passing through Afghan airspace saw a record high this week after Iran launched a massive missile attack against Israel, according to a report by The Independent on Saturday (Oct 5). 
Afghanistan International: The federal government of Pakistan announced on Sunday that it has officially designated the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) as a ‘proscribed organisation,’ effectively banning its activities across the country.