The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the United Nations to reconsider its engagement with the Taliban to compel the group to end gender apartheid in Afghanistan.
Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Pakistan's Minister of Defense, has once again supported the ban on travel without visas and passports at his country's border with Afghanistan.
Abdul Hamid Khorasani, a Tajik commander of the Taliban, says that the behaviour of the "Emirate's leadership" towards non-Pashtun Taliban members is like that of “prisoners of war, slaves, and servants”.
Zakir Jalali, a senior official from the Taliban's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the upcoming Doha meeting is expected to address the lifting of sanctions imposed by the West on the group.
Zamir Kabulov, the Russian special representative for Afghanistan, stated that the third Doha meeting will be successful if it facilitates cooperation between the international community and the Taliban.
Sources from the National Resistance Front (NRF) confirmed to Afghanistan International that Abdul Samad Kohgaday, also known as Commander Hamza, a commander of the NRF, was killed in a battle with the Taliban.
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will continue to play its role in addressing issues related to Afghanistan.
The US State Department released its annual report on "International Religious Freedom" on Wednesday, stating that religious minorities in Afghanistan faced violent attacks and widespread discrimination last year.
Rasoul Mousavi, General Director of the Iranian Foreign Ministry's West Asia Department, described the Taliban's policies as "very intelligent and calculated”.
Yue Xiaoyong, China's Special Envoy for Afghanistan, evaded commenting on the ban on girls' education in Afghanistan.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Thursday, that three individuals were publicly flogged in Paktia province on charges of theft and extramarital relations.
Zubaida Akbar, a human rights activist, has announced that she received an invitation from the United Nations to participate in the Doha meeting, but has decided not to attend it.
Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN Under Secretary-General, stated on Wednesday during a meeting with Afghanistan International and four other news agencies that the third Doha meeting will not discuss recognising the Taliban government.
Sources told Afghanistan International that a meeting to support Afghan women will be hosted by the Belgian delegation at the United Nations on Thursday.
Local sources confirmed that Taliban fighters clashed with residents in Khash district of Badakhshan province on Wednesday. The conflict erupted due to the eradication of poppy cultivation in the province.
On the final day of the Vienna meeting, opponents of Taliban stated that setting the Doha meeting's agenda according to the Taliban's demands and the group's unilateral participation indicates that the UN has deviated from its primary mission.
Twelve prominent female leaders have stated that excluding women from the Doha meeting and yielding to the Taliban's conditions will legitimise the group and lead to further oppression of women in Afghanistan.
US Congressman Timothy Burchett announced on Tuesday that the "No Taxpayer Funding for the Taliban Act" was passed in the House of Representatives.
Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Afghanistan, has reiterated that the Taliban's policies towards women amount to "gender apartheid" and "crimes against humanity”.
The National Resistance Front (NRF) claimed on Tuesday that its forces killed six Taliban members and wounded one in two separate attacks in Kabul city.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Tuesday, that a woman in Parwan province has been lashed for fleeing her home.