The Taliban currently provides varying levels of tacit support — including safe refuge, funding, logistics, and some military aid — to several foreign terrorist groups in Afghanistan. Those groups include Al-Qaeda, the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), the Turkistan Islamic Party (a Uyghur group), and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM, a Kashimiri terrorist group).

The Taliban remains in conflict with ISIS-K, the regional ISIS branch operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The practice of lower caste Hindus converting from Hinduism to other religions (usually Buddhism) to escape caste oppression became popular after prominent Dalit advocate B. R. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism in 1956, alongside many of his followers.

The Ambedkarite / Dalit Buddhist movement is still significant to this day. For example: Ambedkar's birthday is a public holiday in many states; Kumari Mayawati, a prominent Dalit advocate, and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has on multiple occasions threatened or announced her intent to convert; and mass conversions are still organised each year.