- Aug 30
US deports Afghan relative of military allies to Central African Republic on third-country flight
A US deportation flight carrying about 70 foreign nationals landed in Bangui on Saturday, including a 24-year-old Afghan granted protection from removal after his family aided the American military.
- Aug 30
Germany Grants 30-Day Visas to Taliban Delegation to Accelerate Deportations to Kabul
A three-member delegation from Afghanistan's de facto government has arrived at the Afghan embassy in Berlin on 30-day visas issued in Qatar to prepare identity documents for deportations.
- Aug 29
Ukraine asks UN aviation agency to ban flights in Russian airspace
Kyiv has formally asked the International Civil Aviation Organization to urge member states to ban flights in Russian airspace, citing drone operations, while Moscow rejected the warning and reported standard defense coordination.
- Aug 26
UNICEF warns one million Afghan children face death from severe acute malnutrition
UNICEF representative Tajudeen Oyewale reported from Kabul that 3.7 million Afghan children suffer from wasting, while emergency nutrition operations face an 78% funding shortfall in 2026.
- Aug 25
Germany deports 23 Afghan nationals to Kabul in expanded removal policy
A charter flight escorted by federal police departed Leipzig/Halle Airport for Kabul on Tuesday morning, bringing total deportations of Afghan nationals in this legislative period to 228.
- Aug 15
Taliban celebrate five years in power as Afghan women face 'gender apartheid'
The Taliban staged military parades in Kabul on 15 August 2026 to mark five years since their lightning takeover, as the UN warns of suffocating restrictions on women and 40% of the population needs urgent aid.
- Aug 15
Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women stripped of rights under 100+ decrees
On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power on 15 August 2021, the UN describes Afghanistan as the site of the world's most serious women's rights crisis, with at least 100 decrees stripping women of education, employment, and freedom of movement.
- Aug 15
Taliban mark five years in power in Kabul as UN warns of gender persecution crime against humanity
Taliban officials celebrated five years in power in Kabul on 15 August 2026, as UN special rapporteur Richard Bennett warned that the system amounts to the crime against humanity of gender persecution, with 2.4 million girls denied secondary education.
- Aug 11
Five years of Taliban rule: women confined, humanitarian crisis deepens in Afghanistan
On the fifth anniversary of Kabul's fall, the Taliban celebrate in the capital while UN Women reports 52% of Afghan women leave home only twice a month or less and 47% of children are undernourished.
- Jul 28
Germany Deports 31 Afghans in Night Flight, Including First Non-Criminal Since Taliban Takeover
A charter flight carried 30 convicted offenders and one man required to leave from Leipzig to Kabul early Tuesday, marking an expansion of Berlin's deportation policy. The move, based on a direct deal with the Taliban, drew immediate condemnation from the Greens and unease from coalition partner SPD.
- Jul 23
Germany expands Afghan deportations beyond criminals as Faridoon Tofan, 46, faces removal next week
Germany is expanding deportations to Afghanistan beyond criminals and security threats, with a 46-year-old Afghan who fled the Taliban now facing removal next week after a bus trip to Rome.
- Jun 29
Pakistan launches border strikes in Afghanistan after Karachi attack, 29 militants killed; Taliban says 36 civilians dead
Pakistan’s military carried out ground operations and air strikes along the Afghan border, targeting a militant faction after an attack on a paramilitary base in Karachi, as Kabul says dozens of civilians were killed.
- Jun 28
6.1-magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Afghanistan, tremors felt in Pakistan
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, shaking the provinces of Khost and Nangarhar and sending tremors as far as the Pakistani capital Islamabad.
- Jun 25
EU holds first talks with Taliban in Brussels to accelerate deportations, triggering political backlash
The European Commission and 15 member states held a closed-door meeting with Taliban representatives in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss deporting Afghan nationals convicted of crimes, drawing sharp criticism from MEPs and rights groups.
- Jun 24
EU hosts first Taliban delegation in Brussels for migrant return talks, drawing fierce rights backlash
In a first, the European Union met a Taliban delegation in Brussels on Tuesday, discussing the return of Afghan asylum seekers, as Belgium pushes to deport convicted criminals.
- Jun 23
EU hosts Taliban delegation in Brussels for first talks on deportations since 2021 takeover
The European Commission met a Taliban delegation in Brussels on Tuesday for technical-level talks aimed at facilitating the return of Afghan nationals convicted of crimes or deemed security risks, marking the first such encounter on European soil since the group retook power in 2021.
- Jun 21
Germany agrees to host six more Taliban diplomats in deal for monthly deportation flights to Afghanistan
Berlin has reached a deal with the Taliban to run up to three charter deportation flights per month, plus unlimited individual removals on scheduled airlines, after conceding to demands for more Taliban consular staff in Germany.
- Jun 18
US and Iran sign 14-point memorandum, reopen Strait of Hormuz and start 60-day negotiation clock
A digital signing ceremony launched a 14-point memorandum between Washington and Tehran, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and beginning a 60-day countdown to a final agreement that will address Iran’s nuclear programme, sanctions relief and the war in Lebanon.
- Jun 18
Taliban ban smartphones for government workers, raising fears of wider internet crackdown
The Taliban have banned all government employees from using smartphones, with violations punishable by phone destruction, dismissal, and up to six months in prison, as the regime escalates efforts to sever Afghanistan from the global internet.
- Jun 16
Germany deports 32 convicted Afghan criminals to Kabul, fuelling debate over direct Taliban cooperation
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt defended the overnight charter flight, which carried men convicted of rape, murder and child abuse back to Afghanistan under a direct agreement with the Taliban.
