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When an oppressive regime, such as the Taliban, exerts control over a society, it leaves an indelible mark not just on the political landscape, but on the collective psyche of its citizens.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) condemned the explosion at a sports club in the Dashte Barchi area of Kabul city.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Badruddin Haqqani has arrived in Abu Dhabi as "the new head of the Afghan Embassy in the United Arab Emirates".

Pakistan is creating special deportation centres to deport immigrants, including 1.7 million Afghans who reside illegally in the country.

Matiullah Wesa, an Afghan activist for girls' education, was released from Taliban custody after 215 days, on Thursday.

Ahmad Vahidi, the Minister of Interior of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced that foreign nationals should not live around certain locations in the country.

Sarfaraz Bugti, the Interior Minister of Pakistan, said that his country currently has no plans to extend the deadline for the deportation of illegal immigrants.

Khalil Ur Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban's Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, said that most of the aid provided by relief organisations "is spent on administrative issues and projects that are not necessary”.

The Pakistani embassy in Kabul has announced that more than 116,000 Afghan applicants have received Pakistani visas since the beginning of this year.

Reliable sources told Afghanistan International that the Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada refused to meet Feridun Sinirlioğlu, the UN Special Coordinator, and did not allow him to travel to Kandahar.

Ahmad Vahidi, Iran’s Minister of Interior, has said that dealing with Afghan criminals and offenders does not mean that they are anti-Afghans.

Richard Bennett, UN's Special Human Rights Rapporteur for Afghanistan on Tuesday, said that the Taliban's focus on "religious education" promotes extremism.

As the sit-in continued at the Chaman border, Taliban and Pakistani border officials discussed the problems of residents on both sides of the border.

Ahmad Ali Goudarzi, Iran's border guard commander, said that since the beginning of this year, more than 738,000 "illegal foreign nationals" have been deported from Iran.

Local sources in Injil district of Herat province told Afghanistan International that unknown gunmen attacked a Shia cleric Eid Mohammad Etimadi.

Jalil Abbas Jilani, Pakistan's Caretaker Foreign Minister, said that Ubaid Ur Rehman Nizamani, the Charge d'affaires of the country's embassy in Kabul, will be introduced as Pakistan's new ambassador to Afghanistan.

The Federal Investigation Agency of Pakistan (FIA) has established a visa verification system at the Torkham crossing to prevent the illegal entry of Afghans into Pakistan.

The Spontaneous Movement of Afghan Women (SMAW) confirmed that the Taliban has detained Manizha Sediqi, a human rights activist and a member of the movement, in Kabul.

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report on human rights situation in Afghanistan for the period of July to September and highlighted how minority communities continue to face human rights violations.

Mortaza Behboudi, an Afghan journalist who was released after spending 284 days inside Taliban prison, said that constant pressure by the media on the group saved his life.

Several sources in Indonesia confirmed that an Afghan refugee committed suicide in the "Tanjung Pinang" city of this country.