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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe diplomatic outreach, however, unfolded against a string of security incidents that underline the fragile situation inside Afghanistan. According to Amu TV, residents and local sources reported continued drone and aircraft activity over Kabul after powerful overnight explosions that struck a compound said to house Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, the leader of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP); some sources reported he was killed, though authorities had not confirmed the claim. The Taliban\u2019s Ministry of Defense made no immediate comment, and witnesses described persistent anxiety among civilians as aircraft circled the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Separate reports described powerful explosions in other parts of the capital and overnight strikes hitting districts in Paktika province, with local residents reporting damage and panic as emergency services responded. The incidents fuel regional unease because Pakistan has repeatedly accused Afghan territory of sheltering TTP militants\u2014allegations the Taliban deny\u2014raising the risk of cross-border escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Against this backdrop of diplomacy and violence, UNICEF warned at a Kabul workshop that Afghanistan faces a mounting mental-health crisis among children and adolescents: one in four children aged 5\u201317 shows symptoms of anxiety, and one in seven shows signs of depression. UNICEF representatives urged the development of a national mental-health strategy and greater integration of psychosocial services into humanitarian and education programs, saying years of conflict, poverty and social restrictions\u2014especially measures limiting girls\u2019 education and women\u2019s participation\u2014have seriously undermined children\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Taliban\u2019s diplomatic push at this week\u2019s Moscow Format meeting coincided with a surge in violent incidents across Afghanistan, including overnight airstrikes in Kabul and strikes in southeastern provinces, while the United Nations children\u2019s agency warned of an accelerating mental-health emergency among Afghan youth. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi attended the seventh Moscow Format …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":135251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329","service":"facebook","timestamp":1760080119,"status":"error"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[7125,15167,15168,15166],"class_list":["post-135248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan","tag-deepening-humanitarian-crises","tag-internal-insecurity","tag-rising-mental-health-issues","tag-talibans-outreach-for-political-support-and-recognition"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-095104.png\")
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