Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, called for constructive engagement between the international community and the Taliban at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that five people in Kandahar province have been punished with 30 lashes for sexual relations and each has been sentenced to one month of imprisonment.
The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries emphasised on the necessity of forming an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan stated that establishing peace and stability in Afghanistan benefits all member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan and President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan have called for the establishment of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
A group of human rights activists have accused the United Nations of normalising interactions with the Taliban in a recently released statement.
The Taliban's Ministry of Commerce and Industry has said that Uzbekistan has expressed readiness to invest in Afghanistan's electricity transmission and railway sectors.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, announced on Wednesday that they had discussed prisoner exchanges with representatives of the United States in Doha.
The Indian Revenue Service has reported the arrest of four jewellers linked to the smuggling case involving Zakia Wardak, former Afghan Consul General in Mumbai, who attempted to smuggle 25 kilograms of gold.
Residents of Darayim district in Badakhshan province protested against the Taliban again on Wednesday, due to the destruction of poppy fields by the group.
Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN Under-Secretary-General, has emphasised that human rights and girls' education in Afghanistan are not merely domestic issues, given the country's international obligations.
Vasily Nebenzya, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, has said that the Taliban justifies its policies towards Afghan women and girls with Islamic principles, but they are "not Islamic”.
Rosemary DiCarlo, head of the United Nations delegation at the third Doha meeting, has refuted the Taliban spokesperson's claim about lifting of some of the banking restrictions.
An organisation supporting LGBTQ+ individuals in Afghanistan has condemned the flogging of four members of this community by the Taliban.
Vasily Nebenzya, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, on Monday hinted at the possibility of lifting Russia's sanctions against the Taliban.
The Taliban governor's office in Uruzgan has announced that 18 individuals will be publicly flogged at the stadium of the province capital, Tarinkot.
Abdulhai Omari, the provincial director of the Propagation of Virtue in Kandahar, has mandated that journalists and media workers grow beards and wear turbans.
Tariq Ali Bakheet, the representative of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Secretary-General at the Doha meeting, called for constructive and ongoing engagement with the Taliban to address Afghanistan's issues.
The Taliban spokesperson announced that on the second day of the Doha meeting, there was a commitment to lift economic and banking restrictions on the group.
Zabihullah Mujahid, head of the Taliban delegation, urged participants of the third Doha meeting to release Afghanistan's Central Bank reserves and lift financial and banking sanctions on the group.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, reported that he met with the Norwegian representative at the venue of the third Doha meeting.