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Taliban capture Badakhshan district, killing 10
The Yamgan district of Badakhshan province collapsed to the Taliban militants Saturday morning, a provincial council member claimed.
Ahmad Jawid Mujaddadi, a member of the provincial council told Ariana News that the insurgents captured the district after several hours of heavy clashes with the Afghan security forces at around 11 a.m. Saturday.
Last year, Afghan security forces had cleared the district from the presence of the insurgents after four years.
Mujaddadi said the militants stormed the district after they captured four security outposts in Jurm district of the province, killing at least 10 security forces and wounding three more.
He further said at least 17 Afghan troopers were missing in Jurm, while the Afghan forces – public uprising and local police – have retreated from Yamgan to the Kiran-o-Manjan district of the province.
The local officials, however, denied the collapse of the district, saying at the moment heavy clashes are underway in the center of Yamgan.
In a separate incident, the Taliban fighters Friday night attacked the Mardyan district of northern Jawzjan province and faced resistance by the Afghan security forces.
Marouf Azar, a spokesman for the provincial governor told Ariana News that at least eight militants including a Taliban commander were killed and five others wounded in the clashes.
Azar added that three policemen were killed and two more were injured in shoot exchange.
In Kunduz province, the insurgents stormed a military base in the Pul-e-Safid area of Kunduz city at around 11 Saturday morning.
The Taliban fled the area after an hour of the clash with Afghan forces, in which at least three militants were killed and three others wounded.
The Taliban yet to comment on the incidents.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan, has questioned Pakistan’s commitment to the welfare of the Afghan people, citing Islamabad’s policies over the past three decades.
Khalilzad said in a post on X that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif advocated for the rights of Afghan women during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Sharif said: “Fundamental rights of the Afghan people — especially women and girls — must be respected.”
Responding to the remarks, Khalilzad said Pakistan’s policies over the past 30 years raise questions about Sharif’s commitment to Afghan welfare.
He cited Pakistan’s support for militant groups against US forces and what he described as the poor treatment of Afghan refugees as examples.
Khalilzad also said Afghanistan and Pakistan need and should have much better relations, adding that “a reset is necessary.”
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Rabab Fatima, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X that Misri underscored the need to keep addressing the humanitarian needs of the Afghan people as a priority.
Misri also appreciated the role of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and reaffirmed India’s continued cooperation with the United Nations on Afghanistan.
The meeting comes as Afghanistan continues to face humanitarian and economic challenges, with international agencies warning of significant needs among the Afghan population.
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi has called for pragmatic and coordinated international engagement with Afghanistan, saying the country’s long-term stability is closely linked to the security and sustainable development of Central Asia.
Speaking during the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, Tileuberdi said humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan remains essential but alone cannot break the cycle of poverty, displacement and dependency.
He said Kazakhstan supports a “pragmatic, coordinated and step-by-step” approach to international engagement with Afghanistan, with the United Nations playing a central role.
Tileuberdi also said Kazakhstan is working with the UN to operationalize the United Nations Regional Centre for the Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty.
He said the success of the centre should be measured by the results and assistance it delivers to the region.
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