Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 30 were wounded in the operation on the night of October 12. 20 Pakistani security posts were also destroyed.

Tolo News reports that the internet has been fully restored in Afghanistan.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the Taliban has released Amir Amiri, an American who has been held in an Afghan prison since December 2024. Rubio thanked Qatar for its assistance in this regard.

Afghan Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has banned civil servants from using smartphones at work.

The Afghan Ministry of Justice has issued a new law banning excessive wedding customs, rituals and expenses. The document states that such customs are not in line with Islam and are wasteful. The ban covers everything from the betrothal ceremony, pre-wedding and post-wedding receptions, lavish meals, weddings, dowries, engagement ceremonies, the exchange of expensive gifts to the equipment that the bride must bring to the groom's house.

A delegation led by Afghan Minister of Trade and Industry Nuruddin Azizi, who visited Kyrgyzstan, was introduced to the products of the halal industry developing in the country.

Afghanistan's Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) energy company and Uzbekistan have signed agreements for four projects in the electricity supply sector.

Of these, 1.4 million are in a state of acute hunger, a situation that is worsening day by day due to the return of migrants and dwindling resources.

"The UN was supposed to remain a neutral institution. But now it is operating under the influence of Western political dictates. It has lost its effectiveness and independence," he said.

A young woman was stabbed to death in her home in the Murtaza Gerd district of Tehran. Her three children, aged between two and five, were also brutally murdered. Afghanistan's Chargé d'Affaires Fazl Mohammad Khaqani said the matter had already been raised with Iranian authorities and the embassy was closely monitoring the situation.