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Ali Ahmad Jalali, Afghanistan’s former interior minister, says efforts to shape the country’s future must begin with the establishment of a legitimate government.

The United States has welcomed Argentina’s decision to designate the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation.

The World Food Programme on Sunday warned of a sharp deterioration in Afghanistan’s hunger crisis, saying food insecurity and malnutrition are spreading across the country at an alarming pace.

Jim Risch, a Republican US senator, said the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will review legislation later this month to prevent US taxpayer money from reaching terrorist groups, stressing that no American funds should go to the Taliban.

A two-day conference bringing together dozens of Afghan political figures and academics opened Saturday in Frankfurt, focusing on debates over Afghanistan’s future.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has described US President Donald Trump as a “criminal,” accusing Washington of causing deaths and damage to the Iranian nation and seeking to undermine the country.

The Taliban Ministry of Interior said it has seized nearly 300 military cameras in Nimruz province, near the border with Iran.

Taliban have informed female employees who have been barred from working and ordered to stay at home that their monthly payment of 5,000 afghanis will be discontinued.

NetBlocks said indicators show only a very limited restoration of internet connectivity in Iran after more than 200 hours of near-total disruption.

Reuters reported on Friday, citing human rights groups and local residents, that protests in Iran have subsided following a deadly crackdown by security forces. However, Tehran and several other cities remain under a heavy military and security presence, according to the report.

Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s prime minister, has again voiced concern over what he described as coordination and an alliance between the Afghan Taliban and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has described the ongoing protests in Iran as a “major, premeditated conspiracy” involving Israel and the United States. He expressed support for the government of Masoud Pezeshkian.

US Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the planned closure of Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar would leave Afghan migrants housed at the facility exposed to danger and uncertainty.

Afghan women who have been subjected to harassment and violence report that Taliban morality police in Herat have resumed aggressive inspections of women’s dress, and stopping.

Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, has repeatedly warned that internal divisions pose the greatest threat to the survival of the Islamic Emirate, stressing the need for unity and obedience within the group.

The US Department of State said Iran’s leadership has responded to nationwide protests with violence rather than dialogue, accusing the Islamic Republic of threatening neighbouring countries and US interests in the region.

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran held a phone call on Thursday amid growing regional tensions and speculation about possible US military action against Iran.

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday examined challenges surrounding the relocation of Afghan refugees to the United States.

The United Nations Population Fund said Thursday that Japan has allocated $3 million in assistance to Afghanistan, funding that will support about 210,000 people.

The Taliban Supreme Court said it publicly flogged five people, including one woman, in Ghazni province on charges described as theft, “illicit relations” and “moral corruption”.

Residents of Herat say Taliban enforcers have intensified the arrest of women for failing to wear the dress prescribed by the group, with detentions reported across several crowded areas of the city.