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In western Kabul, several girls have been detained by Taliban forces for not adhering to strict hijab regulations, according to Afghanistan International's sources.

The family of Zamir Zaheer, a press office employee of the former governor in Parwan, said that he remains in prison since his arrest by the Taliban intelligence department in Jabul Saraj on December 5.

Anwarul Haq Kakar, Pakistan’s Interim Prime Minister, has called for additional measures to improve the tracking system for Afghanistan's transit trade.

Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, the leader of Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, on Monday announced that he will visit Kabul next week at the invitation of the Taliban to enhance relations between the group and Pakistan.

Mullah Shirin Akhund, the Taliban governor of Kandahar, is set to visit Islamabad on Wednesday, reports the Pakistani newspaper Express Tribune.

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed support for the United Nations Security Council's recent resolution to appoint a special envoy for peace in Afghanistan.

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in its annual report, claimed responsibility for 881 attacks across Pakistan in 2023, resulting in the deaths of over 2,193 Pakistani soldiers.

Mullah Yaqoob, the Taliban's Minister of Defence, declared on Sunday that the ISIS project in Afghanistan has been unsuccessful and lacks any significant foundation.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has called for the international community to initiate dialogues with women, political, and military groups opposing the Taliban to discuss Afghanistan's future.

President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, in a speech to the country's House of Representatives, expressed grave concerns about the current situation in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Palestine.

Khalilur Rahman Haqqani, Taliban’s Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, said that madrassas should not be limited to religious education.

Documents, which reached Afghanistan International, indicate that the Taliban intelligence agency oversees all recruitments in both government offices within the group and private institutions.

Anna Evstigneeva, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, clarified Russia's abstention from the Security Council resolution on Afghanistan.

A former Afghan security forces member confirmed that the Taliban shot his son and another youth in Dashte Barchi area of Kabul.

Aibek Smadiyarov, Kazakhstan’s spokesperson of the foreign ministry, announced that the country will remove the Taliban from the list of prohibited organisations.

Azerbaijani media reported, quoting Jeyhun Bayramov, the country’s foreign minister, that the country plans to open its diplomatic mission in Kabul in 2024.

Pakistani media outlets wrote that the country’s government has ordered local authorities and the Inspector General of Police in Punjab to investigate the alleged harassment of Afghan immigrants by the police.

The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to meet on Friday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.

The Express Tribune reported that a senior Pakistani official has rejected Taliban’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi’s claim that Islamabad is withdrawing from peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban.

Taliban and Uzbekistan’s Ministers of Transport met in Tashkent to discuss accelerating the construction of the Trans-Afghan Railway.

Iraj Kakavand, Iran’s head of the anti-narcotics police, said that since the beginning of the year, discovery of drugs has increased by 21% in the country.