Month: July 2025

Internationale Haftbefehle für Talibanführer

Tageszeitung, 9 July 2025 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig reports about the arrest warrants issued against the two top Taleban leaders in Afghanistan by the International Court of Justice in The Hague. He also point out shortcomings in the court’s dealing with Afghanistan, dropping the US and former allied government forces from its investigations.

9 Jul 2025

Months, Years and Thousands of Afghanis Later… Stories of Afghans battling bureaucracy

Rohullah Sorush •

Trying to get important documents from the state can be a maddening and expensive ordeal in Afghanistan. Many complain about the time-consuming and frustrating process of applying for a tazkira (ID card), passport, driving license, or a nikahkhat (marriage certificate). From government offices to courts to legal affairs departments, Afghans can get trapped in paperwork and corruption. If […]

7 Jul 2025

Afghan Taliban Aims To Help Russia’s Labor Crisis

MEMRI, 3 July 2025 In this report, the analysis platform reports that, after the April 2025 suspension by Russia’s Supreme Court of the country’s ban on Taleban activities in Russia, a Taleban delegation attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2025 (SPIEF) and agreed to bring 1,000 Afghan workers to regions in Russia. This marks […]

3 Jul 2025

Death Toll Rises To Eight After Taliban Open Fire On Protesters In Badakhshan

Afghanistan International, 2 July 2025 In this report about new protests and resistance against poppy eradication, this time in Badakhshan’s Khash district, AAN is quoted with context information from a recent report: Recently, the Afghanistan Analysts Network reported that the Taliban’s efforts to enforce a nationwide drug ban have largely failed in Badakhshan. The report […]

2 Jul 2025

UK draws line under Afghan resettlement schemes and shuts out new applications

The Independent, 1 July 2025 The British daily reports: Resettlement schemes for Afghans to come to the UK after the Taliban takeover have been suddenly closed by the government. The changes have been snuck out in an explanatory memorandum to new immigration rules published by the Home Office.  The Ministry of Defence’s resettlement programme for Afghans who […]

1 Jul 2025

The U.S. Is Closing Every Door on Afghan Allies

Reason, 1 July 2025 Beth Bailey, host of The Afghanistan Project., writes: As the U.S. wraps up the congressionally mandated Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE) program, uncertainty for allies overseas is on the rise. Some allies who relied on CARE housing for safety while waiting on a yearslong processing queue now face an uncertain future, while […]

1 Jul 2025