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Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, announced that the Eid al-Adha prayer was led by Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the group's leader, in Kandahar on Monday.

Ali Bagheri, the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, announced on Sunday evening his first telephone conversation with the Taliban's Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi.

On the verge of the third Doha meeting, Zhao Xing, China's ambassador to Afghanistan, announced that he had met with Markus Potzel, UN Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan.

The National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan (NRCA), in a statement on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, criticised the Taliban's actions, declaring, "There is only one way left, and that is resistance against the Taliban."

Israel’s Army Radio, citing the Al-Akhbar newspaper, reported that the Taliban have assured Iran that in the event of a severe war between Israel and Hezbollah, they will send thousands of fighters to Lebanon.

The Shahadat newspaper, the official publication of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hizbe Islami reported with images that the Eid prayer was held on Sunday, at the "Islamic Party Grand Mosque" in Pakistan.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Taliban, confirmed in an interview with the media that representatives of the group will attend the third Doha meeting.

Abdul Salam Zaeef, the former Taliban ambassador in Islamabad, states that the tyranny and absolute rule of an emir are among the main factors leading to the decline of Islamic societies.

According to numbers from the Taliban's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations, 10,273 Afghan refugees have been returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan over the past week.

Following the arrest of six individuals on charges of membership in ISIS-Khorasan in the United States, some US officials have told CNN that a "dangerous" ISIS-linked cell could carry out an attack on US soil.

Ahmad Vahidi, Iran's Interior Minister, once again emphasised on the expulsion of "unauthorised foreigners," stating that his country cannot accept these individuals.

Sources told Afghanistan International that Taliban intelligence in Parwan province has arrested Abdullah Danish, a former journalist for Maarif TV.

Ilhom Mahkamov, Uzbekistan's Minister of Transport, met Ahmed Farooq, Pakistan's Ambassador to Uzbekistan, to discuss the Termez-Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway project.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that no Taliban officials will be permitted to attend the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Massoud Pezeshkian, a presidential candidate in Iran, says he will seal the border with Afghanistan, if elected.

At least three sources from Kabul confirmed to Afghanistan International that an explosion occurred around 8PM on Wednesday, June 12, at the Tahia-e Maskan neighbourhood of Kabul.

Abdul Aziz Sakhizada, an Ariana News anchor, reported on Thursday that he was beaten up by individuals who identified themselves as members of the Taliban.

Two sources within the Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence informed Afghanistan International that some employees of this department have not received their salaries for three months.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced that with a thousand days having passed since the closure of girls' schools above the sixth grade, Afghan girls have lost three billion hours of learning.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that on Wednesday, 11 individuals were publicly flogged in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar.

Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, responded to a question regarding US involvement in the recent Pakistani military attacks against TTP around the Durand Line in Afghanistan, stating that Washington continues to pursue ISIS leaders and militants in the region.