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Pakistan imposed emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending its PTI-led government. Schools and internet services were temporarily disrupted as authorities moved against protests; officials cited alleged militant links and rising militancy.
Initial duration of the provincial governor's emergency authority
Women arrested or detained in Herat and Kabul
ICC judges unsealed four arrest warrants for Taliban officials, including education ministers Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadeem, over alleged persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan on gender and political grounds. The ministers’ warrants were issued on September 9, 2025.
The ICC unsealed four arrest warrants concerning Taliban officials.
AllegedAfghan officials said Pakistani air raids killed people in northeastern Afghanistan
UN agencies reported record-level food insecurity in Afghanistan and called for urgent funding, while a separate UN report documented restrictions and alleged abuses affecting women, girls, civilians and civic freedoms.
People facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan
The BBC reaches more than 20% of Afghanistan's adult population each week with news and other output.
Number of Middle East official history volumes commissioned
The Taliban’s return to power has contributed to economic collapse and uncertainty in Afghanistan. While some Afghans continue trying to flee, more than a million people who had escaped are returning, many after deportation from neighboring countries.
Afghans who had escaped and are now returning