The Taliban announces the release of two American citizens in exchange for Taliban figure Muhammad Khan who was arrested in Nangarhar Province and imprisoned in the US.[1][2]
A Chinese national is killed in an attack on his vehicle by a group calling itself the National Mobilization Front in Takhar Province.[3]
February
February 1 – A British couple based in Bamiyan is arrested by the Taliban in unspecified circumstances.[4] They are subsequently released on 19 September after Qatari mediation.[5]
February 2 – A Taliban fighter opens fire on the United Nations compound in Kabul, injuring a guard before being found dead in undisclosed circumstances. The Taliban government attributes the incident to a "misunderstanding".[6]
February 4 – The Taliban order the suspension of operations of the women-run radio station Radio Begum for “unauthorized provision” of content and programming to an overseas TV channel.[7]
February 6 – Turkey withdraws its accreditation of Afghan diplomats representing the pre-2021 government.[8]
February 11 – Five people are killed in a suicide bombing near a bank in Kunduz Province.[9]
February 17 – The Taliban conducts a diplomatic visit to Japan for the first time since taking power in 2021.[11]
February 24 – The Taliban announce the arrest of a Chinese-American national and her translator for using a drone without authorization. She is subsequently released on 29 March.[12][13]
February 26 – At least 36 people are reported killed in heavy rain and snowstorms nationwide.[14]
March
3 March – An Afghan soldier is killed during clashes with Pakistani forces at the Torkham border crossing.[15]
20 March – The Taliban announce the release of American tourist George Glezmann, whom it had held since 2022, following negotiations mediated by Qatar.[16]
23 March – The Taliban announce the lifting of bounties placed by the United States on three senior officials, namely Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani.[17]
May
11 May – The Taliban announce a suspension on playing chess nationwide, citing concerns over its association with gambling.[18]
June
4 June – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation barring Afghan nationals from entering the United States.[19]
July
3 July – Russia becomes the first country to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan since they retook power in 2021.[20]
18 July – Germany launches its second repatriation flight to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in 2021, deporting 81 Afghan nationals.[24]
August
19 August – 2025 Herat road crash: A bus carrying Afghans returning from Iran collides with a fuel truck and a motorcycle before catching fire in Guzara District, Herat Province, killing 79 people and injuring two.[25]
26 August – The Taliban issue a ban on lavish and "un-Islamic" wedding practices.[26]
27 August – A bus overturns in Arghandi, Kabul, killing 25 people and injuring 27 others.[27]
Russian ethnographer Svyatoslav Kaverin, who was arrested by the Taliban in Kunduz Province on 19 July on charges of smuggling jewelry, is released and repatriated.[34]
Iranian border guards open fire on a group of 120 Afghan migrants attempting to enter the country at the Golshan border crossing, killing six people.[35]
9 September – Seven members of a single family are killed in the detonation of explosives stockpiled inside a house in Bala Buluk District, Farah Province.[36]
10 September –
A bus falls off a ravine in the Palfi Pass in Baghlan Province, killing nine people and injuring seven others.[37]
23 September – A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits Nangarhar Province, injuring 15 people.[42]
28 September – The Taliban release American citizen Amir Amiri, who had been detained in unexplained circumstances since December 2024.[43]
29 September –
The Taliban order a nationwide shutdown of fibre optic internet.[44] Internet access is restored on 1 October.[45]
Staff at the Afghan consulate-general in Bonn, Germany resign en masse in protest over the German government's decision to accredit Taliban representatives as diplomats.[46]
The Taliban accuse Pakistani forces of bombing a market in Paktika Province.[49]
India upgrades its Technical Mission in Kabul to embassy status for the first time since the Taliban takeover in 2021.[50]
The UAE-based airliner Etihad begins direct flights to Kabul.[51]
12 October – 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict: The Taliban carry out cross-border attacks against Pakistan, resulting in at least 23 deaths among Pakistani forces.[52]
19 October – 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict: Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to an immediate truce after negotiations mediated by Qatar and Turkey.[54]
6 December – Australia imposes a weapons embargo on Afghanistan and sanctions on four senior Taliban officials (Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice Sheikh Mohammad Khalid, Minister of Higher Education Neda Mohammad, Minister of Justice Abdul-Hakim Sharei, and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani), citing their role in human rights violations against women.[64]
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