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Tehran Governor Alireza Fakhari announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s security forces are closely monitoring all activities of foreign nationals in the country.

The Afghanistan Turkic Women’s Union has criticised the "monopolistic tendencies" of certain activists and called for inclusive participation in the political and civil processes concerning Afghanistan.

Vladimir Voronkov, UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, told the organisation’s Security Council on Thursday that in the past six months, the "financial and logistical capabilities of ISIS-Khorasan" have improved.

Reliable sources have informed Afghanistan International that the trial of Allah Gul Mujahid, a former Afghan parliament member, is still underway in the Taliban’s court and the final verdict has not been reached yet.

Sources have confirmed to Afghanistan International that, in the past three years, 87 individuals have died as a result of torture in Taliban intelligence prisons.

The Taliban's Supreme Court has reported that the group flogged a woman in Kandahar on Thursday in public for "escaping from home”.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that on Wednesday, its judicial authorities in Maidan Wardak province publicly flogged two individuals accused of theft.

Fox News reported that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been urged to suspend American aid to Afghanistan.

The Taliban's Ministry of Interior rejected a recent Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) report on Wednesday, calling it baseless.

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has accused Pakistani security forces of "burying alive" two of its fighters.

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom stated that the situation of religious minorities in Afghanistan is deteriorating.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) announced on Wednesday that it had conducted an attack on a Taliban checkpoint near Baraki Square in Kabul.

Zia-Ul-Haq Haqmal, the Taliban’s Deputy Minister of Broadcasting of the Ministry of Information and Culture, has met with Patricia McPhillips, the head of UNESCO in Afghanistan.

Sources from Panjab district in Bamiyan province told Afghanistan International that Kuchis (nomads) have attacked the pastures of several villages in the district in recent days.

Amrullah Saleh, the former Vice-President of Afghanistan, has claimed that Mullah Hibatullah, the leader of the Taliban, is fearful of Kabul.

To commemorate the 26th anniversary of the killing of eight Iranian diplomats and one journalist in Mazar-e-Sharif, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the Taliban to hold those responsible for this "crime" accountable.

Alireza Fatehinejad, the governor of Shahriar County in Tehran Province, Iran, has announced the commencement of a "plan to apprehend illegal immigrants" in the county.

Sources informed Afghanistan International that on Wednesday, July 31, unknown armed individuals attacked and wounded Sayed Jalal Hosseini, an employee of Paykan Radio and TV network.

Sources in Iran reported that a 15-year-old Afghan teenager has suffered severe injuries, including a broken neck, as a result of police torture.

Majid Shoja, Commander of the Khorasan Razavi Iranian Border Guards, announced plans to construct 18 telecommunications towers to enhance the security of Iran's eastern borders with Afghanistan.

The State Bank of Pakistan announced that the country's exports to Afghanistan increased by 4.12 percent in the current fiscal year, rising from $522 million to $544 million.