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The Taliban have conducted a public examination aimed at enrolling 50,000 students in seminaries or jihadi madrassas across Kabul and various Afghan provinces.

Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Chief Justice for International Affairs, visited Kabul, as reported by Iranian media on Saturday. Gharibabadi met with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi during his visit.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban's spokesperson, dismissed the Russian Foreign Minister's call for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.

The US State Department confirmed to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) that it dispatches $80 million in cash to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan every 10-14 days.

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence on Friday announced that Adel Aref, the perpetrator of the attack on Kabul University in 2020, has been involved in the terrorist attacks in Kerman city of Iran.

Iran's Intelligence Ministry has declared the elimination of two ISIS-Khorasan operatives by the country's security forces. Additionally, the ministry apprehended several high-ranking operatives of the group.

On Friday, the Express Tribune newspaper reported that trade between Pakistan and Central Asian countries has halted due to the closure of five crossings on the Afghan border.

Kazem Jalali, Iran’s ambassador to Russia, met Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special representative for Afghanistan.

In a recently released audio message believed to be from Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban's supreme leader, public criticism of the group's decrees is declared forbidden.

Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the Iranian Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan, recently highlighted the crucial role of Afghanistan in the foreign policy of regional nations.

Khalid Zadran, the spokesperson for the Taliban's Police in Kabul, firmly rejected any association between the Taliban and the Iranian militant group Jaish al-Adl.

Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, recently commended the Taliban for its effective management of security issues concerning Iran.

Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban's leader, in an audio clip released on Wednesday, criticised West's focus on human rights in Afghanistan and other countries, while pointing to the situation in Palestine as an example of a 'genocide'.

Atiqullah Azizi, the Taliban's Deputy Minister of Information and Culture, has justified the collection and confiscation of books from Afghan libraries and bookstores, targeting books that allegedly spread "poison" among the people.

During a meeting with Raffaella Iodice, Charge d’Affaires of the EU Delegation to Afghanistan, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Taliban’s Interior Minister, asked for the Taliban government's inclusion in “important international Orgnisations”.

Alireza Rajaei, Iran's assistant foreign minister, stated during a programme, "In light of the recent developments, Afghanistan will be reclaimed by its own citizens in the near future."

The leader of the Taliban has requested the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to reconsider their strategy towards Pakistan and reduce acts of violence, as reported by Pakistan's Express Tribune citing sources.

Data from the Turkish Ministry of Interior's Directorate General of Migration Management indicates that 41,978 Afghan nationals currently hold residency permits in Turkey.

Several families in Kandahar informed Afghanistan International that in a number of religious schools in this province children are being taught "Jihadi education" in Urdu language.

Tamana Paryani, alongside several other activists, ended their fifth sit-in on Monday in Bochum city of Germany, protesting against the gender apartheid imposed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Four days after the closure of the Torkham border crossing for trucks, Taliban and Pakistani border officials met to discuss the reopening of this crossing.