The Taliban's ombudsmen from the Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice hindered women from accessing Gulghondi Hill, a recreational area in Parwan province during the Eid festivities.
Bakhtar News Agency reported that the Taliban carried out an operation in Kunar province, in eastern Afghanistan, killing "two ISIS members”.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami party of Afghanistan, in his Eid message, said that Afghanistan is yet to achieve full freedom and independence, and the country's airspace is still under the control of the United States.
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported that after two and a half years of systematic abuses against women and girls, the Taliban has become bolder in its attacks against women.
General Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, visited border areas near Afghanistan on the first day of Eid al-Fitr.
Yaqub Rezazadeh, a member of the Iranian Parliament, accused Pakistani border guards and the Afghan Taliban of collaborating with Jundallah, a militant group in Iran.
Russia, along with fellow Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) members, voiced their apprehensions about the terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan, highlighting the persistent issues related to terrorism and drug trafficking.
Local sources informed Afghanistan International that the Taliban, on Wednesday, disrupted telecommunication services in the provinces of Kandahar, Ghazni, Herat, and Mazar-e-Sharif on the day of Eid al-Fitr.
According to statements attributed to Hibatullah Akhundzada, leader of the Taliban, he has called on the group’s suicide attackers to continue their attacks as in the past.
In their Eid message, the Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) stressed that diplomats and employees of foreign organisations should not fear anyone.
Imangali Tasmagambetov, the Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), announced that the organisation supports an Afghanistan which is free of terrorism, war, and drugs.
The Afghanistan Green Trend (AGT), led by Amrullah Saleh, has released a list of 189 senior Taliban officials, who have allegedly established "an ethnic, madrassa, and acquaintance network" within the Ministry of Defence.
Chuck Schumer, the Majority Leader of the US Senate, and Mitch McConnell, the Minority Leader, called for the release of Ryan Corbett, an American citizen, from Taliban’s custody.
Pakistani media reported a 20 percent increase in Pakistan's exports to Afghanistan last month, while imports from Afghanistan decreased by nearly half.
Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesperson of the Taliban, responded to the remarks made by the UN Secretary-General spokesperson, stating that appointing a special representative for Afghanistan is an unnecessary step.
The Taliban's Commission for Return and Communication with former Afghan officials announced that Narendra Singh Khalsa, the representative of Hindus and Sikhs in the former Afghan parliament, has returned to the country from Canada.
The George Bush Institute, in a report referring to the Taliban's ties with terrorist groups and continued violation of women's rights, has urged the United States and the international community to officially designate the Taliban as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed concern on Monday regarding the Taliban's decision to limit or block Facebook in Afghanistan.
Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, disclosed that the United Nations is actively working towards appointing a Special Representative for Afghanistan.
Several Afghan immigrants in Iran have informed Afghanistan International that Iranian police, in addition to undocumented migrants, are also expelling migrants with legal documents.
In a letter, the Taliban's Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs has requested mosque clerics to cooperate in preventing "propaganda and gatherings against the regime and factors that disrupt security”.