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The Taliban announced that Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, the group's defence minister, met Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar.

Hamidullah Akhundzada, Taliban’s Minister of Civil Aviation and Transport, and an Iranian delegation discussed cooperation for the development of international roads.

Rawalpindi police in Pakistan have reported that they thwarted a militant attack on Adiala prison, where former Prime Minister Imran Khan is currently detained.

Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, has announced preparations for the third Doha meeting on Afghanistan.

Munir Akram, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, asked the Taliban not to threaten the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of neighbouring countries.

Bakhtar News Agency, under Taliban control, in an analytical article about the election of Shehbaz Sharif as the Prime Minister of Pakistan wrote that Pakistan no longer blames the Taliban for its internal problems.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that it has punished 10 people, including two women and eight men, in Maidan Wardak province on charges of "adultery, sodomy and immorality"

Tasnim news agency has reported that the rise in rainfall within the Helmand River's catchment area, coupled with the filling of the Kamal Khan Dam, has led to the release of water into Iran.

Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, stated that the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) conducted 24 verified attacks against Taliban forces between November 1, 2023, and January 10, 2024.

Fasihuddin Fitrat, the Taliban’s Chief of Staff, has stated in an interview with TOLOnews TV, that the suicide bombers’ battalions have been dissolved and its forces have been transferred to the special forces command of the Taliban army.

Mullah Yaqoob, the Taliban's defence minister, and Fasihuddin Fitrat, the Taliban’s chief of staff of army, met with Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, Qatar's Minister of State for Defence Affairs.

Matthew Miller, US State Department spokesperson, has said that Washington is still the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan since the takeover of power by the Taliban.

Sources have reported that the Iranian government has begun the re-registration of former Afghan security forces within its borders.

In a significant discussion on security matters, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban's Interior Minister, highlighted the importance of "enhanced security cooperation" during his meeting with Dmitry Zhirnov, the Russian Ambassador to Kabul.

During the inaugural session of the Centre for Dialogue and Progress - Geneva "National Dialogue Conference" on Afghanistan, participants unanimously opposed the idea of engaging with the Taliban.

Dawn News reported that the six fighters who were killed in North Waziristan on February 28 were Afghan citizens and members of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), under Taliban control, has announced that the United Nations is organising an upcoming international conference in Kabul focused on alternatives to poppy cultivation.

Maulana Yousaf Shah, from Haqqania madrasa, has indicated that negotiations between Pakistan and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are set to resume, contingent on approval from Taliban leaders in Kandahar and the group's Interior Minister.

Commander Ahmadali Goodarzi of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Border Guard announced the discovery of one tonne and 230 kilogrammes of narcotics near the Afghan border.

Local sources told Afghanistan International that Taliban intelligence operatives detained Agha Lali, the former director of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Lashkargah city, along with seven other ex-NDS personnel.

During a visit to the Taybad district, Abdullah Sohrabi, an assistant to the Iranian Foreign Minister, asserted the necessity for Iran to take control of markets in Afghanistan and unspecified "target countries."