Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada
Amu: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada made no reference to recent Pakistani attacks, the ongoing clashes with Pakistan or the issue of girls’ education in a lengthy message issued for the Eid holiday. Instead, the message focused largely on calls for obedience to him, prayers for his protection and the survival of the Taliban rule, and praise for Taliban morality enforcers. Akhundzada urged the people to be grateful for what he described as security and stability in the country. The message comes as cross-border clashes between Pakistani forces and Taliban have entered their 19th day. Pakistani fighter jets on Friday targeted a special unit linked to the Taliban leader in the southern province of Kandahar, according to local sources. Click here to read more (external link).
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Afghanistan International: The UN Security Council’s sanctions committee has updated its list of senior Taliban members and officials subject to sanctions. The list includes Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the Taliban’s prime minister, Abdul Ghani Baradar, his economic deputy, and the group’s interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani. According to the updated list, 22 Taliban officials are subject to travel bans, asset freezes and arms embargoes imposed by the Security Council. 
Ariana: The Council on American-Islamic Relations – Texas (CAIR-Texas) has called for a full and transparent investigation following the death of Afghan refugee Nazeer Paktiawal, who died on March 14 after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to information shared with family members and community representatives, Paktiawal was detained by ICE officers on March 13 outside his home after dropping his children off at school. Later that evening, he reportedly developed serious health complications while in custody. Authorities informed his family the following day that he had died. 
8am: With the continuation of military clashes between Pakistan and the Taliban, thousands of refugees from Afghanistan in that country have found themselves in a difficult situation. These refugees say that although they were forced to leave their country due to threats from the Taliban, in Pakistan, too,o they are paying the price for the Taliban’s policies and are being arrested and imprisoned by that country. According to them, dozens of women, children, and men are currently languishing in prisons in uncertainty without having committed any crime and without going through legal procedures.