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Zamir Kabulov, Russia's special representative for Afghanistan, said that the plan to remove the Taliban from Russia's list of terrorist groups is progressing well.

Matthew Miller, US State Department spokesperson, referring to a UNAMA report, stated that the Taliban's so called morality code undermines the human rights of all Afghans.

On Tuesday, Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State called the Taliban's treatment of Afghan women and girls "ruthless" during a meeting in Washington.

Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, called for a long-term solution to the situation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan at the end of his three-day visit to the country.

About 20 Afghan families, who were relocated to Albania after the fall of the previous government, say that their asylum cases have not yet been addressed.

Pakistan is constructing a new border terminal in the Killa Saifullah area of Balochistan, near the Afghanistan border.

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released a detailed report accusing the Taliban's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice of violating human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Reliable sources have told Afghanistan International that Ali Mojani, a diplomat and advisor to the special representative of Iran for Afghanistan, is on the verge of being expelled.

Following the destruction of the statue of Abdul Ali Mazari, the former leader of the Hezb-e Wahdat-e Islami Party, reports indicate that the Taliban plan to demolish his memorial as well.

On Monday, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the leader of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), emphasised on the need to address the complex issues between Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

John Bolton, former US National Security Advisor, told Afghanistan International that the Taliban must be sidelined to resolve the crisis in Afghanistan.

Omer Bolat, Turkey's Minister of Trade, announced that if 25,000 Afghan farmers were to leave Turkiye, the country's livestock industry would collapse.

The Taliban's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced that 10 million SIM cards have been registered in Afghanistan so far.

Local sources in Herat informed Afghanistan International that the Taliban have removed and torn flags and banners that Shia Muslims had put up for the month of Muharram.

Sources told Afghanistan International that on Sunday, the Taliban closed several currency exchange shops in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar, citing the lack of licenses.

Iranian media reported that the railway transportation company, Raja, has increased train ticket prices for foreign nationals by 50% without any explanation or prior notice.

Shabir Ahmad Saeedi, the Taliban's head of the Traffic Directorate in Jowzjan, reported that eight members of a family lost their lives in a traffic accident on the Sheberghan-Maimana highway.

Sources from western Kabul reported that the Taliban has destroyed the statue of Abdul Ali Mazari, the former leader of Hezb-e-Wahdat Islami, at the Pul-e Sokhta intersection in Kabul.

Filippo Grandi, the head of the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, will travel to Pakistan on Sunday for a three-day visit.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan, stated that due to wars and conflicts in various parts of the world, Afghanistan has fallen out of the international community's focus.

The Taliban's Ministry of Public Works has announced that the Kabul-Kandahar highway will be closed to all types of vehicles from Monday, 8 July to Wednesday, 10 July.