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The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that on Wednesday, its judicial authorities in Maidan Wardak province publicly flogged two individuals accused of theft.

Fox News reported that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been urged to suspend American aid to Afghanistan.

The Taliban's Ministry of Interior rejected a recent Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) report on Wednesday, calling it baseless.

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has accused Pakistani security forces of "burying alive" two of its fighters.

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom stated that the situation of religious minorities in Afghanistan is deteriorating.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) announced on Wednesday that it had conducted an attack on a Taliban checkpoint near Baraki Square in Kabul.

Zia-Ul-Haq Haqmal, the Taliban’s Deputy Minister of Broadcasting of the Ministry of Information and Culture, has met with Patricia McPhillips, the head of UNESCO in Afghanistan.

Sources from Panjab district in Bamiyan province told Afghanistan International that Kuchis (nomads) have attacked the pastures of several villages in the district in recent days.

Amrullah Saleh, the former Vice-President of Afghanistan, has claimed that Mullah Hibatullah, the leader of the Taliban, is fearful of Kabul.

To commemorate the 26th anniversary of the killing of eight Iranian diplomats and one journalist in Mazar-e-Sharif, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the Taliban to hold those responsible for this "crime" accountable.

Alireza Fatehinejad, the governor of Shahriar County in Tehran Province, Iran, has announced the commencement of a "plan to apprehend illegal immigrants" in the county.

Sources informed Afghanistan International that on Wednesday, July 31, unknown armed individuals attacked and wounded Sayed Jalal Hosseini, an employee of Paykan Radio and TV network.

Sources in Iran reported that a 15-year-old Afghan teenager has suffered severe injuries, including a broken neck, as a result of police torture.

Majid Shoja, Commander of the Khorasan Razavi Iranian Border Guards, announced plans to construct 18 telecommunications towers to enhance the security of Iran's eastern borders with Afghanistan.

The State Bank of Pakistan announced that the country's exports to Afghanistan increased by 4.12 percent in the current fiscal year, rising from $522 million to $544 million.

In a recent report, Save the Children announced that at least 38,488 people were displaced due to extreme weather events across Afghanistan in the first half of this year.

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reported that Washington has provided approximately $21 billion in aid to Afghanistan since 2021.

The Hill news website reported that the issue of the United States’ catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan holds significant importance for segments of voters in key states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

The Taliban's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday that foreign nationals currently in Afghanistan may remain if they have visas issued by the embassies of the former Afghan government.

Fariba Abbasi, a former employee of Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior, has raised concerns about her husband, Baqir Abbasi, who went missing 20 days ago following his deportation from Iran.

The Iranian human rights organisation Hengaw has issued a warning about the increasing levels of government and social racism directed at Afghan migrants in Iran, describing the situation as "catastrophic”.