We Will Not Let Spoilers Strain Kabul-Tehran Relations, Iran Tells Taliban

Abdul Hakim Hakimi, Taliban’s head of public health in Zabul province, said that a medical team has been sent to the area to treat the children.

No more details have been published about the current condition of the children.

Over the past few months, Taliban health officials have reported an increase in cholera cases. According to them, cases have been registered in Kandahar, Zabul and Nangarhar provinces.

Cholera is a disease that causes diarrhoea and dehydration and is caught by drinking contaminated water.

A short video published on the ISIS-affiliated Amaq website showcases windows of a military vehicle being hit by a barrage of bullets and then, the vehicle halts.

The Taliban Ministry of Defense has confirmed that two of its men had been killed in the attack. However, local sources told Afghanistan International that multiple attacks had caused 18 casualties.

A local reporter from Herat said that the Taliban did not allow reporters near the scene of the attack.

A journalist, who did not want to be named for security reasons, said that despite the reporters' repeated efforts, they failed to get more information regarding these attacks.

Mr. Qomi also said on Twitter that during his trip to Central Asia, he discussed various issues with officials of the countries from that region.

Mr. Qomi has recently been vocal about controversial topics too. During the Taliban's offensive on Mawlawi Mahdi's forces in Balkhab district of Sar-e-Pul province, Qomi said that "the war in Balkhab is a preliminary sedition of America". He emphasized that Afghan politicians should stay away from the Balkhab war, because, according to him, anyone who incites this war is playing into America’s hands.

He stated, "America's priority for purposeful chaos in Afghanistan is to blow an ethnic and religious war, in order to make Hazara and Tajik victims of their plan and regionalize the Afghan crisis."

A local reporter from Herat said that the Taliban did not allow reporters to the scene of the attack.

A journalist, who did not want to be named for security reasons, said that despite the reporters' repeated efforts, they failed to get more information regarding these attacks. Sources allege that the Taliban has warned Herat hospitals not to provide information to journalists.

On Monday morning, local sources reported an explosion in Herat, which targeted a vehicle ferrying the Taliban's defense ministry personnel. Some sources have said that civilians were also among the injured.

Taliban also banned music and display of athletes’ pictures at the gyms.

Meanwhile, Radio Nowruz reported that the provincial Directorate of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has warned gymnasiums in the province to abide by the "Islamic laws" at the club or “the club’s trainer will be arrested and sentenced”.

After the fall of Kabul on August 15, 2021, the Taliban imposed many restrictions on various classes in Afghan society.

It has been more than 289 days since the Taliban have prevented Afghan girls from attending secondary schools across the country.

Women have faced restrictions on employment, community presence, and political activities.

In fact, a plan for the separation of men and women socially has been implemented by the Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice of the Taliban at universities, restaurants, and parks.

The ministry has also ordered wedding halls to avoid playing music during wedding ceremonies.