Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation spokesperson, Mufti Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, said that bringing the refugees back is the official policy of Afghanistan, Dawn reported. However, it should be conducted under a joint mechanism with Pakistan so that refugees are returned graduall
The US has lifted the bounty of a whopping USD 10 million dollars on a major Taliban figure, Sirajuddin Haqqani, after the group released an American citizen, Al Jazeera reported.
At least six people, including leader of political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Sami (JUI-S), Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, were killed in a suicide blast on Friday at the Darul Uloom Haqqania madarsa in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Nowshera district of Pakistan.
The International Criminal Court's arrest warrant applications accuse the Supreme Leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and the Chief Justice of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," Abdul Hakim Haqqani, of crimes against humanity for persecution on gender grounds.
A Taliban spokesman confirmed his death, and Interior Ministry officials stated that the explosion was caused by a suicide bombing. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Afghanistan's Taliban-appointed acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has said that the power in Afghanistan is now in the hands of religious scholars and they understand the interests and priorities of the country, TOLO News reported.
As Pakistan continues to forcefully expel Afghan refugees, it has been negatively impacting the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship by putting it at stake as the Taliban government condemned Pakistan's move, reported The Express Tribune.
Taliban-appointed Acting Interior Minister of Afghanistan Sirajuddin Haqqani while speaking to a gathering of religious clerics, tribal elders and local officials in Laghman, said that the current Jihad in the country is to implement Sharia law.
Former Pakistan ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani dismissed allegations levelled against him by former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Tuesday. He said that he is seeking the assistance of his lawyers for taking legal action against Khan, The News