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Heavy civilian casualty toll reported in past month amid sharp increase in violence

At least 141 civilians have been killed and 311 others wounded in the last 30 days as Taliban offensives dramatically increased across Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry (MoI) said Sunday.
According to the Ministry, the militants have also captured 63 civilians.
The Taliban, however, has not commented in this regard.
Meanwhile, thousands of civilians have been displaced as a result of ongoing, fierce clashes in Kunduz province.
Sources said at least 7,000 people have fled their houses in the area during the past week.
Sources, meanwhile, stated that Taliban fighters have captured Chaki Wardak and Sayed Abad districts of Maidan Wardak province; Ghorak and Maroof districts of southern
Kandahar; and Rustaq district of Takhar province in the last 24 hours.
The insurgents have also seized control of the highway from Maidan Shahr to the entrance gate of Ghazni city [Kabul-Kandahar highway] sources added.
The Afghan Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) have inflicted heavy casualties on the Taliban in the past month of skirmishes.
The MoI stated that at least 1,265 militants were killed and 675 others wounded in the clashes.
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US offers $5 million reward for information on Afghan-American detained by Islamic Emirate

The United States has announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the location and safe return of Mahmoud Habibi, an Afghan-American businessman who was detained by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) intelligence agency nearly two years ago.
The offer, issued through the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program on Monday, underscores growing concern over Habibi’s fate.
He was arrested on August 10, 2022, in Kabul. A former head of Afghanistan’s civil aviation authority under the previous Western-backed government, Habibi was reportedly detained along with his driver and 29 colleagues from a local telecommunications firm.
All but two — Habibi and another unnamed individual — have since been released.
“Mr. Habibi has not been heard from since his initial arrest, and the so-called Taliban (IEA) government has yet to provide any information regarding his whereabouts or condition,” the department’s statement said.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which took power in August 2021 following the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces, has denied holding Habibi. Despite repeated requests from U.S. officials and international rights organizations, no credible details about his status have emerged.
The Biden and now Trump administrations have made the recovery of U.S. citizens detained abroad a key priority. The reward offer forms part of a broader effort by Washington to pressure the IEA and mobilize public cooperation to help locate Americans detained in conflict zones.
The State Department has urged individuals with relevant information to contact the Rewards for Justice program through secure and anonymous channels.
Habibi’s disappearance remains a sensitive issue in U.S.-IEA relations, with American officials warning that unresolved detentions such as his pose a major obstacle to any meaningful engagement with the current Afghan authorities.
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Washington signals policy shift on Afghanistan during UN Security Council session
However, other Council members urged caution in dealing with the Islamic Emirate.

The United Nations Security Council held a special session this week to assess the situation in Afghanistan, with international stakeholders offering sharply contrasting views on engagement with the Islamic Emirate-led administration.
The meeting comes amid growing concern over humanitarian conditions, the erosion of women’s rights, and the international community’s fractured approach to the future of the country.
Roza Otunbayeva, head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), presented the UN’s newly formalized “Mosaic Strategy,” aimed at focused engagement without legitimizing the current political order.
“The goal of this focused engagement is to support the emergence of an Afghanistan that lives in peace with itself and its neighbors, adheres to international obligations, reintegrates into the global community, and avoids a return to cycles of violence,” Otunbayeva told the Security Council.
She warned that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) continued ban on girls’ education threatens to deepen Afghanistan’s international isolation. “Policies that restrict the rights of women and girls represent a major obstacle to Afghanistan’s reintegration into the international system,” she said.
Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, echoed those concerns, stating that women’s full participation is essential to achieving lasting peace and legitimacy.
“Without full and active inclusion of women, no sustainable stability or real progress can be achieved in political or humanitarian efforts,” she noted.
Amid this backdrop, U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea confirmed that Washington is reassessing its policy on Afghanistan.
“Nearly four years have passed since the Taliban (IEA) took control, yet the situation remains dire,” she said.
Shea emphasized that the Trump administration’s renewed strategy will center on securing U.S. interests, including the protection of American citizens, the mitigation of terrorism threats, and the release of detained Americans.
“Our approach to assistance has not been sustainable and has failed to yield the intended results,” Shea stated. “It is now time for the Taliban to perform.”
Her remarks signaled a shift toward more conditional, outcome-based engagement and away from open-ended commitments.
However, other Council members urged caution in dealing with the Islamic Emirate.
China’s envoy Geng Shuang called for a more pragmatic approach, warning against politicizing humanitarian aid and cautioning that women’s rights should not be the sole barometer of international engagement.
“We must respect Afghanistan’s traditions and realities,” Geng said, “and avoid imposing excessively strict demands.”
Qatar’s representative announced plans to host two key working group meetings under the Doha Process from June 30 to July 1. These sessions—on counter-narcotics and private sector development—will include representatives of the IEA, suggesting an ongoing track of technical engagement even amid diplomatic caution.
The Council session laid bare the growing divisions over how best to handle Afghanistan’s future: whether to isolate the IEA-led government over human rights violations, or to engage pragmatically to maintain stability and prevent a humanitarian collapse.
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