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Sources in Herat report that the Taliban have arrested more than 60 money exchangers over the past week for operating without licences.

The National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan has condemned the Taliban’s increasing restrictions throughout 2024, describing this period as the “darkest and bleakest” in the nation’s history.

The Taliban’s Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs has attributed severe water shortages and a lack of resources in rural areas as the primary drivers behind migration from villages to cities.

Statistics from the Taliban’s Supreme Court and statements from officials across Afghanistan indicate that the group publicly flogged 583 people and executed six individuals during 2024.

Anwar Zeb Khan, a representative of Bajaur in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly of Pakistan, has revealed that hundreds of insurgents from Afghanistan have entered the Bajaur region and seized control of five checkpoints.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has revealed that 455 civilians were killed or injured in 234 explosion-related incidents across Afghanistan in 2024.

The National Resistance Front (NRF) announced on Tuesday that it had targeted the convoy of Abdul Latif Mansour, the Taliban’s Minister of Energy and Water, in the Khair Khana area of northern Kabul.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has condemned the Taliban’s recent directive threatening to revoke the licences of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that employ women.

Emomali Rahmon, the President of Tajikistan, met with General Asim Munir, the Director-General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), in Dushanbe.

Taliban officials have inaugurated the “Shah wa Arous” dam in the Shakardara district of Kabul.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced that it has provided 475,000 children in Afghanistan with therapeutic food rich in protein, vitamins and minerals this year with the aim of combating malnutrition.

Issa Bozorgzadeh, the spokesman for the Islamic Republic's water industry, said that Afghanistan's "unilateral" exploitation of the Harirud River is a violation of Iran's customary rights.

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and candidate for German chancellor, called for fundamental changes in Germany's immigration and asylum policies.

Abolfazl Zohrevand, a member of Iran's parliament, criticised the supporters of a "full relationship with the Taliban", saying that the group acts as a threat to Iran.

French MP Maud Petit strongly criticised the Taliban's restrictions on Afghan women.

Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban's deputy spokesman, said that any decision on Afghanistan at UN Security Council meetings without the presence of the group's representative is "one-sided and inconclusive".

Taliban’s Ministry of Economy, marking the second year since banning women from employment in non-governmental organisations (NGOs), has issued a renewed warning to domestic and international organisations to strictly adhere to this directive.

Afghanistan’s Central Bank, under Taliban control, has announced that the Participation Banks Association of Turkiye conducted a three-day training programme for its employees.

The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced its support for Afghan saffron farmers by providing seeds and expert consultation to assist in cultivating and processing this highly valuable spice.

Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry, has expressed concern over escalating tensions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Zakharova urged both Pakistan and the Taliban to “show restraint” and resolve their disputes through dialogue.

The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency has reported that, within the past 24 hours, 115 migrant families have returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan.