Afghan migrants, impoverished by economic collapse in Iran, are returning to Afghanistan under Taliban rule as of September 2026. The crisis reflects broader economic deterioration in Iran linked to regional conflict.
Afghan taxi drivers continued playing music in their vehicles on 25 September 2026 despite the Taliban's ban, using the act as a form of resistance despite risks of punishment from the morality police. The defiance represents ongoing civilian resistance to the Taliban's restrictions on music.
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Pakistan's air force struck 10 locations in Afghanistan on September 24 in its second round of strikes in four days, marking an escalation after three months of relative quiet. The strikes reflect deteriorating ties between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban, former partners in governance.
On September 25, Pakistan announced that its forces killed at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel in overnight fighting along the southwestern border. Afghanistan's government denied the Pakistani claim.
Pakistan conducted airstrikes on ten sites in Afghanistan on September 22 in retaliation for drone attacks by Taliban forces on a Pakistani border post. The strikes targeted the southeastern province of Khost; Taliban sources claimed civilians were killed, while the governor's office reported no casualties.
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers released two United Nations staff members on August 20, 2026, after detaining them for more than a week. The reasons for their detention remain unclear.
Germany deported an Afghan national without a criminal record on July 28, marking the first such deportation since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced. The move represents a shift in Germany's deportation policy toward Afghan nationals.
When the Taliban swept back into Kabul in 2021, millions of Afghans suddenly faced an uncertain and dangerous future. Among them were two young sisters whose ambitions to study medicine and law were threatened.
On 2026-08-20, ICC judges ordered prosecutors to open a standalone investigation into Taliban persecution of women, splitting it from the broader Afghanistan probe that also covers alleged U.S. crimes. Five years after Kabul's fall, the separation reflects the uncertain legal future of Afghan women under Taliban rule.
On August 25, 2026, a US judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal against conviction as frivolous, citing overwhelming evidence of guilt. Police in Herefordshire, England investigated suspected arson attacks and expressed awareness of online fire trends on the same date.
After the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, they barred girls and women from getting an education past the sixth grade. In a quiet corner of Kabul, a secret school is defying the ban.
Pakistani airstrikes on 21 September 2026 struck the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, with Pakistan claiming 28 militants killed while Afghan officials and Taliban sources reported at least three civilian deaths. The strikes targeted provinces of Kunar and Paktika.