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NRF also stated that 15 members of the group joined this front.

In a statement on Sunday, NFR stated that a commander of the front had also been killed in this conflict.

NRF stressed that the Taliban waged an operation at the residence of a commander of the National Resistance Front in "Dara Bijgal" of the Doab district of Nuristan province on Saturday night. However, in a counterattack by the NRF members, six members of the Taliban were killed.

The National Resistance Front added that the clashes started on Saturday and continued sporadically until Sunday morning.

According to the National Resistance Front, the Taliban members retreated after sustaining casualties "and a local commander of the group along with fifteen members joined NRF”.

Taliban officials have not yet commented on the clashes in Nuristan.

In recent months, the arrest and deportation of Afghan immigrants has accelerated in Iran and Pakistan.

On Saturday, Iranian media quoted Shojaei as saying that these people were identified and arrested while entering Iran.

Earlier, Iran’s border guard commander had said that since the beginning of this year, more than 738,000 "illegal foreign nationals" have been deported from Iran.

Recently, the arrest and deportation of Afghan immigrants in Pakistan have also accelerated.

Amir Mir, Pakistan’s Punjab Minister of Information, on Friday announced that about 99,000 "illegal" migrants have been detained ahead of November.

Mir said that of them, 33,000 people do not have residency documents and will be deported.

Almost a month ago, the interim government of Pakistan warned all immigrants who do not have an official residence permit in the country to leave Pakistan by October 31, otherwise they will be imprisoned and deported.

According to sources, Muttaqi arrived in Turkiye on October 19, but the Taliban spokespersons have avoided publicising the visit.

A credible source, who spoke to Afghanistan International on the condition of anonymity, said that Muttaqi had travelled to Turkiye for treatment of "his heart disease and general health examinations" as well as holding discussions with Afghan businessmen about his "personal business" issues.

There is no information about the details of Muttaqi’s conversations with the businessmen.

According to the details provided by the sources to Afghanistan International, the Taliban’s foreign minister requested a meeting with the Turkish Foreign Minister last week, but he has not received a response yet.

He also held a meeting with the employees of Afghanistan’s diplomatic mission in Ankara on Wednesday, October 25.

Sources said that employees who are in touch with the Taliban's foreign ministry participated in this meeting. However, several diplomats from the previous Afghan government refused to meet with the Taliban’s foreign minister.

Although the Turkish government does not recognise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, it has close ties with the group.

Turkiye has so far issued visas to a number Taliban diplomats and allowed them to start their work at the Afghan embassy in Ankara and the Afghan consulate in Istanbul.

On the other hand, some of the leaders of the National Resistance Council for Salvation of Afghanistan, traditionally viewed as opposition to the Taliban, also reside in Turkiye.

The organisation said that the deportation of refugees is a violation of human rights and raises serious concerns about their access to safety, welfare, and basic services.

According to the latest statements of the Pakistani officials, the country’s government has decided to deport at least 1.4 million immigrants without official residence documents from the country starting November 1.

Amir Mir, Punjab's Caretaker Information Minister confirmed on Friday, that around 99,000 "illegal" immigrants have been arrested before the November 1.

Mir said that of them, 33,000 people do not have residency documents and will be deported.

Over the past few weeks, numerous media reports have surfaced regarding the detention and deportation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

Qaiser Khan Afridi, the spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Pakistan, asked registered asylum seekers to refer to the organisation’s lawyers if they face police harassment.

Afridi told Afghanistan International that the lawyers of the organisation are available to asylum seekers all over Pakistan.

Afridi confirmed that there had been reports in recent months that Pakistani police had even harassed asylum seekers who had official documents from the UN Refugee Agency and were registered with the agency.

He said that if the police arrest these asylum seekers, they may be freed by contacting the defence lawyers hired by this organisation.

Earlier on October 7, a deadly earthquake with a 6.3-magnitude left more than 2,000 dead and many injured in Herat province. It has been followed by several other earthquakes in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has announced the arrival of more than 80 tonnes of medical equipment for the Herat earthquake victims in Kabul.

UNICEF said that this equipment will save the lives of many women and children affected by the several earthquakes in Herat.

The organisation added that children were severely affected by the earthquakes.

In a statement, UNICEF wrote that in the next few months, it will provide aid to 200,000 people, including 96,000 children, who were affected by the earthquake in Herat.