This bulletin is based on reporting published through 2 September 2026.
Five domestic stories
1. Construction has begun on the B4 residential complexes in Kabul’s Fifth Macroryan; TOLOnews says the project covers nearly 1,300 jeribs and is designed for about 25,000 people.
2. The Taliban foreign minister told the BBC that Afghanistan is expanding ties with regional countries and has made progress with European relations.
3. WHO and Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health stressed faster polio-eradication efforts; officials said significant progress had been made in the east.
4. Austria said a 26-year-old Afghan national was deported from Vienna to Kabul via Istanbul on 31 August; the account is based on Austria’s Interior Ministry and Pajhwok.
5. Afghan and Qatari officials discussed investment opportunities in oil and gas; details of any agreement have not been released.
Three international stories
1. Reuters reported that the United States and Iran returned to a war footing after their most significant exchange of attacks in weeks; claims by both sides remain under review.
2. At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Russia, Tajikistan and China discussed Afghanistan and regional security.
3. The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an open briefing on Afghanistan in September, with UNAMA head Rabab Fatima expected to brief members.
Two analytical reports related to Afghanistan
1. FEWS NET’s ReliefWeb analysis says the favourable 2026 harvest is temporarily improving food access through September, but Crisis outcomes persist in Daykundi, Faryab, Ghor, Nimroz, Badakhshan and Kunar; risks may rise after October.
2. A UN report says victims of Afghanistan’s decades-long conflict still lack adequate access to justice and assistance, underscoring the need for long-term, victim-centred support.
Sources: TOLOnews, Pajhwok, Reuters, the United Nations and FEWS NET/ReliefWeb. This is a concise analytical translation, not a reproduction of source articles.