Barring Girls From University Entry Exams Another Step in Wrong Direction, Says UNAMA

According to these sources, on the orders of Muttaqi, weapons, and ammunition of the arrested kidnappers have also been returned to them.

Earlier, a group of 11 kidnappers, led by a person named Fazl ul Haq, a resident of Maidan Wardak province, had been arrested by the Taliban intelligence agency.

The Taliban intelligence released a video of the confession of these people and announced the release of the abducted victim.

In the video released by the Taliban intelligence, the kidnappers confessed to several cases of kidnapping and receiving ransom from people during the republic era and the Taliban rule.

The agency also released a video of the victim as saying that the kidnappers wanted to cut off his ears and send them to his family to make them pay the ransom.

The group of kidnappers had been waiting for a verdict in court when they were released under pressure from the Taliban foreign minister.

NRF said that condemnation alone will not be enough to change Taliban’s actions.

Sibghatullah Ahmadi, the spokesperson of NRF, said on Monday that the Taliban's actions against Afghan women are a gross violation of basic human rights, and urged the international community to show practical response to the group.

In their latest move against Afghan women, the Taliban have banned Afghan girls from taking university entrance exams across Afghanistan.

The NRF spokesperson condemned the Taliban’s actions against Afghan women and said that the group has not changed.

Hanif asked the world to engage with the Taliban and said that pressure on the group will have a negative impact on the country.

According to the Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency, the minister of economy of the Taliban, stressed that the international community should try to solve the existing challenges through dialogue.

In the meeting, the EU envoy asked the Taliban to lift the ban on the right to education and work of Afghan women and girls.

The Taliban continues to ask for engagement with the world and more investments in Afghanistan while domestically they have removed Afghan women from social life.

According to these sources, the situation in Afghanistan will be one of the important issues during the discussion between the foreign ministers of the two countries on Monday.

The foreign ministers will also assess if they have been successful in their commitments to form an inclusive government and prevent the activities of terrorist groups in Afghanistan.

Zardari's first visit to Moscow is taking place at a time when the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has increased its attacks inside Pakistan.

Russia also concerned about the rising ISIS activities in Afghanistan.

Abdul Rahman Zahid, director of administrative and financial affairs of the ministry said that 80,000 cattle were also lost during this period.

Zahid added that humanitarian aid has been distributed to 40,000 vulnerable families in the past month with the cooperation of other Taliban and UN agencies.

Afghanistan has witnessed an unprecedented cold during the winter of this year, and in recent weeks, the temperature has reached minus 30 degrees in several provinces.

The number of human casualties due to the cold is increasing while several relief organisations have stopped their operations after the Taliban banned women from work.