Afghan Taliban

The UK government is to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and girls and for Palestinians, an announcement linked to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and made around the Labour Party conference in 2026. The move signals a shift in UK asylum policy toward targeted humanitarian schemes for groups facing acute risk.

Taliban authorities have arrested three people in Khost province, Afghanistan, over the alleged use of Starlink satellite internet equipment. The detentions highlight the Taliban's restrictions on internet access and their efforts to control unlicensed communications technology. The case has drawn attention to how Afghans are turning to satellite connections to bypass government-imposed internet limits.