Disaster Response: Flash floods from heavy rainfall in eastern Afghanistan have killed two children in Kunar and Nuristan, damaging farmland, irrigation canals, roads, mills and livestock, with officials warning more severe weather has followed earlier flooding. Wildlife & Biodiversity: South Asian governments, including Afghanistan, pledged coordinated action against illegal wildlife trade under the Kathmandu Declaration, focusing on intelligence sharing, financial investigations, anti-money laundering and cross-border prosecutions. Public Health: WHO reports two new wild polio cases in Afghanistan (Helmand and Nuristan), bringing the year’s total to 25, with environmental surveillance also detecting the virus in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Education & Rights: UNICEF says 2.6 million Afghan girls have been denied secondary education over five years since Taliban rule, urging the Taliban to reopen schools and universities. Infrastructure & Environment: In Ghazni, the Taliban municipality has restarted a Kabul–Kandahar Highway widening project for a second time, but residents fear repeated stoppages due to cold weather and slow progress. Regional Climate Resilience: Kazakhstan told the UN it wants engagement to shift from humanitarian aid toward economic self-reliance, including trade and farmer support, as Afghanistan’s crises deepen.