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Khairullah Khairkhwa, the Taliban's Minister of Information and Culture, travelled to Russia on Tuesday.

Eskandar Momeni, Iran's Interior Minister, has called on Afghan migrants residing in Iran to "return to their own country and work to rebuild it”.

Local sources have informed Afghanistan International that, on Monday afternoon, clashes between Afghan Taliban forces and Pakistani forces resumed in the Zazai Maidan district of Khost province.

Habibullah Agha, the Taliban’s Minister of Education, has instructed the heads of education departments in Kabul and other provinces to supervise and inspect the libraries of all educational institutions.

The Haalvsh Human Rights Organisation, announced on Monday, the execution of six prisoners, including an Afghan national, at the central prison in Zahedan, Iran.

Iran's Ambassador to Kabul has announced that the Islamic Republic is cooperating with the Taliban in several areas, including border security, counterterrorism, and combating drug trafficking.

Pakistani media outlets, including Geo News and Radio Pakistan, have reported that eight Taliban fighters were killed and 16 others wounded in a recent border clash with Pakistani forces.

Rasoul Mousavi, an Iranian diplomat, has commented on the closure of Afghanistan's embassy in London, stating that the shutting down of Afghan embassies in Europe is a step towards closer relations between European governments and the Taliban.

The Taliban, citing Roza Otunbayeva, head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), announced that the UN is organising a meeting focused on alternatives to poppy cultivation, drug treatment, and support for farmers.

Ali Amin Gandapur, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan has stated that he has requested permission from Islamabad to negotiate peace with the Afghan Taliban regarding stability in the province.

Diplomatic sources told Afghanistan International that the Taliban asked Germany to strip the Afghan embassy’s ambassador and diplomats of their diplomatic immunity.

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, spokesperson for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, emphasised that the use of Afghan territory to promote terrorism against neighbouring countries is not just Pakistan's concern.

Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations, announced that over the past month, 90 militants have been killed in military operations.

Abdusalom Azizov, the head of Uzbekistan's State Security Service, stated that the Taliban is fighting international terrorism to the best of its ability.

The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) claimed responsibility for an attack on Taliban forces in Taloqan, the capital of Takhar province, stating they killed three Taliban members and injured another.

The UN Secretary-General, in his latest report to the Security Council, warned about the increasing cross-border threats posed by ISIS-Khorasan in Afghanistan.

Sources informed Afghanistan International that tensions have significantly increased between Hibatullah Akhundzada, Taliban's leader; Sirajuddin Haqqani, the interior minister, and Yaqoob Mujahid, the defence minister of the group.

The National Resistance Front (NRF) announced on Wednesday that Ahmad Massoud would have a virtual meeting with the Chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul.

The Iran Human Rights Organisation has reported that at least 100 people were executed in Iran during August this year.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will host a conference in Tashkent focused on counter-terrorism and extremism.

Local sources in Takhar province have reported that Taliban forces executed a former member of the Afghan National Army in the Ganj Ali Baik village, located in Taloqan city, the provincial capital.