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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.

Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said that it is still unclear what the Biden administration plans to do for the release of Ryan Corbett, a US citizen held by the Taliban.

Hidayatullah Badri, the head of the Taliban's Central Bank, has claimed that the value of the Afghani currency has remained stable against the US dollar compared to the currencies of neighbouring countries.

More than 50 Shia figures from Afghanistan in Europe emphasised on the necessity of "firm resistance" against the Taliban at a meeting in Frankfurt, Germany.

Askar Jalalian, Iran’s deputy justice minister for human rights, has stated that currently, there are eight thousand foreign nationals imprisoned in Iran, most of whom are from Afghanistan.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation reported that on Tuesday, 3,437 Afghan migrants returned from Iran to Afghanistan, both voluntarily and involuntarily.

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has warned that the European Union must prepare for the consequences of a future heroin shortage.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian Parliament Speaker and candidate for the presidential elections, stated in a television interview that addressing the issue of illegal immigrants, most of whom are Afghans, is part of his campaign agenda.

Heather Barr, a Human Rights Watch official, stated that the UN Human Rights Rapporteur in his new report on Afghanistan has called for countries to criminalise gender apartheid.

Following threats against Iran International TV network staff, Mehran Abasian, a journalist for this network in Sweden, was placed under the protection of the Swedish security police and moved to a safe house due to security threats.

Local sources told Afghanistan International that "Hamid Shamerghak”, the bodyguard of Taliban’s governor for Ghor province, has been killed during a "sexual assault" on a woman.

The Foreign Ministers of BRICS called for an immediate peaceful solution to the Afghanistan issue to enhance security and stability in the region.

The International Research Council For Religious Affairs (IRCRA) reported that the Kandahari Taliban adopt a stricter and more conservative stance on girls' education compared to the Haqqani Network and the Taliban from Paktika.

The Long War Journal reported that ISIS-K, in collaboration with its networks in Central and South Asia, has "acquired the capacity to launch operations" in Asia and Europe.

Nasser Kanaani, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, explained the absence of the Taliban at the Tehran meeting held on Saturday.