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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held a preliminary meeting for its 50th Council of Foreign Ministers' session on Sunday in Saudi Arabia.

Abdul Kabir, the Taliban's Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, has invited Western ambassadors to travel to Afghanistan and assess the situation directly.

Hamidullah Fitrat, a Taliban spokesperson, announced that a committee has been established under the orders of the group's leader to address the concerns of residents in areas bordering Pakistan and other neighbouring countries.

Farhad Mahmoudi, head of projects at the Taliban's Ministry of Energy and Water, has announced that the ministry is close to reaching an agreement with the World Bank to start the CASA-1000 project.

Shargh, a Tehran-based newspaper, has reported that Kobra Gholami, an Afghan social researcher, is poised to be handed over to the Taliban "within hours" following the cancellation of her passport and subsequent deportation from Iran.

Sources from the Hazara community in Uruzgan province reported that under Taliban pressure, they have paid 15 million of the 30 million Afghanis demanded by the group members for settling a land dispute with Pashtuns.

The Human Rights Defenders Assembly has issued a warning regarding the destruction of cultural artefacts by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Local sources in Laghman province have reported that the Taliban arrested two former Afghan government security personnel who were recently deported from Iran.

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban's Interior Minister, has emphasised on the importance of maintaining unity within the group, warning that the distribution of power should not create divisions.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has reported that nearly eight million Afghan citizens have fled their homeland since 2020.

Rasoul Mousavi, an aide to Iran's Foreign Ministry, described managing relations with Taliban as "the most difficult and complex type of political management in diplomatic relations".

Iranian authorities have expelled Kobra Gholami, an Afghan social researcher, for allegedly failing to comply with the country's hijab requirements.

On Thursday, Vedant Patel, spokesperson for the US State Department, announced that the United States, in partnership with its global allies, is actively working to prevent the resurgence of terrorist threats in Afghanistan.

The World Bank announced on Thursday appointment of Faris Hadad-Zervos as the new Country Director for Afghanistan.

Afghanistan International has obtained the names of Taliban officials involved in transporting and sheltering Ayman al-Zawahiri, the former leader of al-Qaeda, in Kabul.

The Taliban has disclosed that its leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, conducted a significant meeting with 600 senior military and political officials at the 205th Al-Badr Corps in Kandahar.

Hamidullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesperson for the Taliban, has criticised the latest report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), describing it as "biased".

Vladimir Dzhabarov, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council's Committee on International Affairs, announced the unanimous support from Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) member states to safeguard the Tajik-Afghan border.

Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs of the Taliban, left Tehran for Doha, Qatar, on Thursday, to attend the funeral of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas' political bureau.

Pakistan's National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has officially designated the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group and the Majid Brigade as terrorist organisations, thereby prohibiting their activities.

The National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan has asserted that the "behaviour, actions, and mindset" of the Taliban have remained unchanged over the past 25 years.