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The Taliban's Ministry of Defence announced on Monday the appointment of a military attaché at Afghanistan's embassy in Iran.

The Norway-based Iran Human Rights reported that the Islamic Republic of Iran executed a young Afghan man on charges of premeditated murder in the Dastgerd prison of Isfahan.

A new decree attributed to Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada mandates that only official spokespersons are authorised to speak on behalf of the "Islamic Emirate" of the Taliban.

Taliban's Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Khalid Hanafi, has reiterated that the implementation of Sharia, Islamic punishments (hudud), and the enforcement of the hijab are non-negotiable for Taliban government.

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced that over one million mothers and children in Afghanistan no longer receive food assistance due to severe funding shortages.

Kandahar's Governor's Office announced that Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, visited the province on Sunday, August 25.

The Taliban's Minister of Higher Education, Neda Mohammad Nadeem, has implied that questions regarding women's education, like the education itself, are "suspended until further notice."

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed concern over the Taliban's new morality law, stating that it will make it more challenging for the international community to engage with the group.

Ruhollah Latifi, the spokesperson for the Trade Development Commission of Iran's Industry, Mine, and Trade Chamber, has reported that Iran's exports to Afghanistan totalled $520 million in the first three months of this year.

Belgium's Foreign Minister, Hadja Lahbib, has asserted that the Taliban's 'Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice' law is intended to remove half of Afghanistan's population from the public sphere.

Zia-ul-Haq Haqqani, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture under the Taliban, has asserted that media outlets in Afghanistan must operate in accordance with the group's policies and "highlight the achievements and progress" of the Taliban.

Sources in Khost province have informed Afghanistan International that the Taliban has now imposed restrictions on educational programmes above grade six which are broadcast on local radio and television stations.

Sources in Nangarhar province confirmed that Taliban forces have arrested a former army commander of the previous Afghan government in the seventh district of Jalalabad city.

Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, has stated that only meaningful dialogue can help improve the strained relations between the Taliban and Pakistan.

The US Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Rina Amiri, has stated that Taliban has intensified its extremist policies from the 1990s by banning the UN Special Rapporteur's travel and enacting the "Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice" law.

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence announced that 14 members of ISIS-K have been arrested following a series of operations by the country's security forces.

Abdul Hakim Sharei, the Taliban's Minister of Justice, said in a meeting with a delegation of Turkish clerics that the group formulates all its laws based on Hanafi jurisprudence.

Mohsen Safaei, an official of the Islamic Republic, announced that of the 12 districts of South Khorasan, only two districts of Khusf and Birjand are allowed to give residency to Afghans.

ISIS-K claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack on a Taliban vehicle in Dara-e-Noor District, Nangarhar Province.

Sabrina Singh, a spokesperson for Pentagon told Afghanistan International on Thursday, that the US has international partners in its efforts to defeat ISIS.

Waheeda Amiri, a women's rights activist, has stated that even if Taliban members had raped her in prison, it would not have impacted her fight for freedom.