Afghanistan International: The Afghanistan Freedom Front says its forces clashed with the Taliban in Zebak district of Badakhshan on Sunday night, 30 August, after Taliban fighters attacked one of its positions. In a statement issued on Monday, the front said its commandos launched a counterattack and pushed back the Taliban forces. Click here to read more (external link).
More Taliban Commanders Defy Kandahar Leadership In Badakhshan
Afghanistan International: As Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada appoints a new governor and police chief to contain the unrest, evidence suggests the list of dissatisfied local Taliban figures in Badakhshan is growing. The Taliban leadership’s “monopolistic” policies, the marginalisation of Tajik and Badakhshani figures, and what critics describe as the unchecked looting of gold mines by outsiders have pushed some younger Taliban commanders in the province to the limit. Click here to read more (external link).
European Parliament to Hold Emergency Hearing on Afghan Refugee Deportations
Khaama: The European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights is set to hold a hearing on Thursday to examine the deportation of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers from European Union member states, as concerns grow over cooperation between some European governments and the Taliban. The hearing comes days after a three-member Taliban delegation arrived in Germany for talks aimed at accelerating the deportation of Afghan nationals to Kabul. German officials have confirmed the delegation’s presence, saying it is working on the technical arrangements needed for future deportation flights. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – August 31, 2026
US deports 12 Afghan nationals to Central African Republic
Amu: The United States has deported 12 Afghan nationals to the Central African Republic. Among them is a young Afghan man whom a US judge had previously protected from deportation to Afghanistan because of fears he could face persecution by the Taliban. The deportation flight landed Saturday in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, carrying 12 Afghans and eight Iranians, along with several people from Nepal and Nicaragua, according to Savi Arvey, director of policy for refugee and immigrant rights at Human Rights First. Click here to read more (external link).
Civilian killed in Taliban infighting in Badakhshan, sources say
Amu: Local sources in Badakhshan told Amu that a civilian was killed in an armed clash between two Taliban officials that they said began over a dispute about fishing. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News in Dari – August 30, 2026
Taliban Compile Lists of Former Soldiers Ahead of Arrests, Torture in Central Afghanistan
8am: Several residents in Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Bamyan and Daikundi say they have grown weary of mounting Taliban pressure on former military personnel and their families. Sources have also confirmed that the Taliban have carried out widespread insults, humiliation, arrests and torture of former military personnel in these areas, killing dozens of them through various means. Family members of these former personnel have also been tortured and arrested, and many have been forced to buy weapons and hand them over to the group. Click here to read more (external link).
Armed Opposition Steps Up Attacks On Taliban, Claims 50 In One Month
Afghanistan International: Three anti-Taliban fronts carried out at least 50 attacks across Afghanistan over the past month. The Freedom Front, United Front and National Resistance Front claim the attacks left dozens dead and wounded. Attacks by anti-Taliban fronts increased sharply in August, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the fall of Afghanistan. Their military strategy also shifted significantly during the month from guerrilla attacks towards more conventional front-line fighting. Click here to read more (external link).
Sources say Taliban shot two young men in north, displayed their bodies
Amu: Three sources told Amu TV that Taliban forces detained two young men in the mountains between Khost district in Baghlan and Worsaj district in Takhar and then shot and killed them. A resident of Khost district told Amu that the two had been passing through the area when they were detained. “They were passing through that area. The Taliban killed them on accusations of being part of the resistance, poured acid on their faces and hung their bodies in the square,” the resident said. A witness said Taliban forces accused the two men of links to the National Resistance Front, or NRF, and displayed their bodies in a public square as alleged resistance members. Click here to read more (external link).