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Al-Sahlani said that an alternative to the Taliban can’t be established without fighting corruption and it requires an honest approach to the challenges.

She emphasised that the previous Afghan government was highly corrupt and the anti-Taliban opposition should bring on board individuals with a clear track record.

The Swedish EU member of parliament talked about more sanctions on the Taliban by the European Union if the current sanctions do not work.

She said, "We should put more members of this regime on the sanctions list. We know that they have financial resources that flow in and out of the country. We must target their financial channels. We need to enact laws that allow EU countries to freeze the financial assets of the Taliban."

Al-Sahlani added that the European Union has been trying to be the voice of the Afghan people and help them.

Sources said that the explosion happened when the Taliban governor was attending the provincial weekly meeting.

Mujahid stressed that an investigation into the killing of the governor of the group and the explosion is underway.

Muzammil was appointed as the governor of Balkh by the Taliban in September 2022.

The dead governor of Balkh had been considered as close to the Taliban leadership circle in Kandahar, the drug trafficking network, and Iran.

The New Delhi meeting has been the first joint working group meet of India and Central Asian nations, which was held on Tuesday.

The participants exchanged opinions about the current situation in Afghanistan, including the political, security, and humanitarian situation of the country.

Preventing the dangers of terrorism, extremism, and drug trafficking in India and Central Asia have been other issues of discussion by the participants.

According to Indian media, it was also emphasised that Afghanistan's soil should not be used by terrorist groups.

The representative of the United Nations World Food Programme also explained the need of the Afghan people for humanitarian aid during the New Delhi meeting.

Earlier, Moscow had approved the new head of the Afghan embassy in Moscow who had been appointed by the Taliban.

In late 2022, the Russian state news agency announced that the Taliban had dispatched another member to Moscow to work as the first secretary of the Afghan embassy.

Kabulov did not provide details about the new employees of the Afghan embassy in Moscow. However, he said that the new diplomats will help Afghans living in Russia to receive consular services.

Previously, the Afghan consulate in Istanbul, Turkey was handed over to the Taliban.

In addition to Russia and Turkey, Taliban diplomats have been accepted in Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Qatar, and China.

During their demonstration, they chanted slogans of "bread, work, freedom".

In Ghor, several women demonstrated in front of the Taliban’s governor office.

The protesters chanted slogans against the Taliban’s ban on the right of work and education of Afghan women.

It has been reported that the Taliban prevented media coverage of these women demonstrations in Ghor province.

In more than one-and-a-half years of their rule in Afghanistan, the Taliban has imposed severe restrictions on women’s social life.