Taliban slash Afghanistan’s development budget by 82% and allocate 88% of spending to security and administration, forcing schools, hospitals and projects to halt.
After the Kabul attack, former Afghan spy chief accuses Pakistan, but UN reports and evidence point to Taliban infighting and security failures inside Afghanistan.
Pakistan earned $40 million from kinnow exports in 45 days despite the closure of the Afghan market, with shipments redirected to Gulf and Southeast Asia.
The Taliban have removed 1,136 government officials and appointed 1,555 loyalists as part of a major overhaul to tighten ideological control over Afghanistan’s state system.
Several people were killed and injured after an explosion hit Kabul’s Shahr-i-Naw area, Taliban officials say. The blast targeted a hotel in a busy district.
