On Aug 15, 2025, Taliban chief Haibatullah Akhundzada ordered dropping ‘interim’ from Afghan cabinet titles, signaling a governance shift in year four.
Sources reveal Afghanistan’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) relocating banned TTP fighters into local Afghan communities following Istanbul talks
After last month’s deadly clashes along the Pak-Afghan border, both sides reconvene in Istanbul under Turkish mediation to address cross-border terrorism and ceasefire monitoring mechanisms.
![In Buner, 184 people have died so far and many remain missing, according to official figures. [IC: Dawn News/ Fazal Haq].](https://htnworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/631190f3f4141.webp)
![The Afghan Taliban to drop flowers over Kabul from helicopters to mark the anniversary of their takeover. [Associated Press].](https://htnworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/wirestory_ffbc235263ed901606c00fecd36fef0b_16x9.webp)
![Taliban mark four years in power with vows to govern under Sharia, foil Daesh plot in Parwan, and face mounting global isolation. [IC: The Washington Post].](https://htnworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SWNXONRJFQI63KIK7TSACXP4R4_size-normalized-scaled.webp)
![KP government helicopter crashes in Mohmand during Bajaur flood relief mission, August 2025. [IC: Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)].](https://htnworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/KP-Helicopter.webp)
