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Several sources at Kabul International Airport have reported that the Taliban are prohibiting Afghan travellers from carrying laptops while leaving Afghanistan.

The Afghanistan Green Trend (AGT) has claimed that the Taliban has deployed approximately 19,000 of its forces from Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, and Farah provinces to "suppress the people" in Panjshir province.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Thursday that two individuals have been publicly flogged on charges of theft in Paktika province.

The World Bank has announced an USD 84 million aid package for Afghanistan. The World Bank stated that this aid package has been allocated by the International Development Association for Afghanistan Community Resilience and Livelihoods Project.

John Bass, the Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the US State Department, held meetings with several senior officials in Pakistan during his visit to the country.

The Western Region Political Convergence Council, in response to the ISIS attack on a Shia Mosque in Herat province, warned that Afghanistan is facing a situation similar to Pakistan.

The Taliban's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has stated that Indrika Ratwatte, the United Nations’ Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, is trying to persuade Pakistani authorities to decrease the forced expulsion of Afghan refugees.

Vedant Patel, the US State Department Deputy Spokesperson, has said that the country engages with the Taliban when it favours the US interests.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on Hazara worshippers at the Imam Zaman Mosque in Mohammadi town in Guzara district of Herat province.

The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that three individuals were publicly flogged in Khost province on charges of fraud and extramarital relationships.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the attack on a Shia Mosque in the Guzara district of Herat, calling for an immediate investigation into the incident.

Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced that 2,628 Afghan migrants have returned from Iran and Pakistan in a single day, both "voluntarily and forcibly”.

Hassan Makfi, a commander in the Iranian army, announced that four engineering groups have been deployed to the region to implement the plan for border obstruction between Iran and Afghanistan.

The Iranian embassy, in response to the attack on worshippers in Herat, stated that they are ready to cooperate with the Taliban in "fighting terrorism”.

The Afghanistan Green Trend (AGT), led by Amrullah Saleh, former Vice-President of Afghanistan, released a video on Monday showing a Pakistani preacher who, according to AGT, is delivering religious lectures at a school in Kabul.

Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesperson for the Taliban's Ministry of Interior, stated that in an attack on worshippers in the Guzara district of Herat province on Monday night, six civilians had been killed and one was wounded.

The Taliban's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations announced that 3,943 Afghan migrants returned to Afghanistan from Iran, both "voluntarily and forcibly”.

In Afghanistan's national human rights report prepared by the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations, it has been stated that most key figures and decision-makers of the Taliban are included in the list of international sanctions.

Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran's Special Representative for Afghanistan, has emphasised that the recognition of governments is a matter for the people of each country to decide.

The Taliban's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced that the Chinese MCC company, which holds a contract for the Aynak copper mine, is interested in "investing in other major mines" in Afghanistan.

Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, in an audio message attributed to him, has instructed his security commanders in Kandahar to seriously investigate the presence of ISIS-Khorasan in the region.