Taliban’s Minister of Transport Leaves For Uzbekistan

However, Siadat stated that there are challenges regarding the issuance and renewal of business permits for Afghan traders.

According to Shahrara news agency, which is affiliated with Mashhad Municipality, Siadat said that due to challenges in renewing business permits for Afghan businessmen, goods are sometimes exported in another person's name, while the tax should be calculated based on the performance of Afghan businessmen.

He said that foreign businessmen, including Afghans, should pay taxes.

Siadat also emphasised that the Iran-Afghanistan joint chambers is actively working to streamline processes and enhance oversight by collaborating with government and provincial administrations, in order to prevent unnecessary delays in administrative procedures, ensuring the continuous and uninterrupted flow of economic activities.

USD 275 Million Commercial Transactions

Jaber Ansar, Afghanistan’s General Consul in Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi province, announced that during the first six months of this year [Hijri calendar], Khorasan Razavi exported USD 275 million to Afghanistan, which has increased by 35% compared to the same period last year.

Ansar told Shahrara news agency that "Iranian partners’ investment in Afghanistan's mining, commercial and agricultural capacities is very good now, but we believe that this communication can be done more purposefully and effectively".

He stressed that targeted communication means focusing on mining, transit and agricultural capacities of Afghanistan, so that the raw product produced in the country can be processed with Iranian expertise.

According to Iranian authorities in Khorasan Razavi, approximately half a million Afghans are registered in Mashhad with residence permits. The majority of them have migrated to Iran following the Taliban's assumption of power.

This figure constitutes 95% of the total population of immigrants in Mashhad. Two days ago, the municipality of Mashhad, had issued an order prohibiting the activities of Afghans in the city's mobile markets. Furthermore, the extensive deportation of Afghan immigrants from Iran persists.

Iran has additionally prohibited the entry of Afghans into 16 provinces of the country.

Kanaani added that what is happening in Afghanistan has a direct or indirect effect on Iran's situation as well as border security.

Muttaqi, attending a pro-Palestine conference in Tehran, held discussions with Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian and Special Representative for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi.

During a press conference, this Iranian official stated that Iran “has always sought to play an effective role in promoting the stability, peace, development, and economic prosperity of Afghanistan”.

Referring to the border security, Kanaani said that a considerable period of time has lapsed since no adverse incidents have happened at the borders. He expressed hope that it would contribute to the enhancement and strengthening of border cooperation, fostering the prosperity of commercial and economic activities between the two countries.

During the meeting between the foreign ministers of the Taliban and Iran, the matter of Iran's water rights was also raised, and discussions on this issue continues.

During a meeting on Sunday, Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, told the Taliban's Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, that the group should address “unresolved issues, including water issues and borders disputes” with Iran.

Amir Abdollahian expressed hope that the Taliban would take “practical steps” to resolve differences with his country.

According to them, two individuals were killed, and four others were injured in the incident.

The Taliban has not yet commented on the matter. However, it has been reported that the victims of the incident have been transported to the Kandahar military hospital by the Taliban air forces.

On Monday, Shamulzayi residents told the Pashto section of Afghanistan International that those killed were from Ghor province. Additionally, two of the injured individuals were from Zabul province, while the identity of the other two remains unclear.

According to them, these individuals were trying to enter Pakistan through a side road near the border, seeking employment opportunities in the country.

Over the last two months, the Pakistani government has expelled nearly half a million Afghan immigrants, and imposed increased restrictions and detentions on those who remain in the country. Despite these measures, the migration of Afghans to Pakistan has not ceased.

Residents of Shamulzayi reported that smugglers in Zabul charge 25,000 rupees per person to help them cross into Pakistan.

According to the front, two Taliban members had been killed and two others had been injured in this attack.

The front wrote on X social media platform that a Taliban vehicle has been destroyed as the result of the attack.

This is the second attack conducted by the Afghanistan Freedom Front in the past two days. On Monday, the front had reported that it killed one Taliban member and wounded four others in an attack on the Taliban intelligence guesthouse in Pol-e Khomri, Baghlan.

In recent months, Afghanistan Freedom Front has carried out widespread attacks on Taliban outposts and installations in Kabul, Baghlan, Laghman and Panjshir.

The Taliban intelligence agency had arrested Azada on November 15 from Dashte Barchi area of western Kabul.

Azada is a member of the Afghanistan Women's Justice Movement. Tahera Naseri, one of the member of the movement, has confirmed the release of Parisa Azada.

The Taliban has not yet explained the motive for arresting her.

Maryam Marouf Arvin, one of the officials of the Purple Saturday’s movement, told Afghanistan International that the Taliban had confiscated Azada’s cellphone and computer on the day when they had arrested her and now they have not returned her belongings.

Arvin also mentioned that the Taliban have taken a guarantee from Azada’s family, ensuring that she will cease her activities and refrain from speaking to the media.