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 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]
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]
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]
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