AGP Executive Report
Last update: 28 minutes agoAfghanistan-Pakistan Tensions: Pakistan again urged the Taliban to curb militant networks, warning they could threaten its rule; Kabul rejected the accusations. The dispute follows repeated border clashes and a reported Kurram firefight in which Pakistan says 12 militants and Taliban personnel were killed. Russia has offered to mediate after the dispute blocked a joint statement at regional talks. Accountability: Several UK SAS personnel have refused to answer questions at an inquiry into alleged killings of Afghans in Helmand in 2010–11. Separately, new US sanctions on the International Criminal Court deepen Washington’s pressure on a tribunal investigating alleged crimes in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Regional Ties: Iran says it may consider leasing port facilities to landlocked Afghanistan, clarifying that no territory would be transferred; recent trade agreements point to closer economic links. Taliban Governance: Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has openly challenged the Taliban’s legitimacy, amid continued restrictions on women and girls.
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