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Local sources informed Afghanistan International that ISIS fighters have beheaded a man, Wali Gul, after accusing him of spying for the Taliban in Chawkay district of Kunar province.

The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Taliban outpost in the Hesa Awal Kohistan district of Kapisa, resulting in the deaths of two Taliban members and wounding three others.

Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, has condemned the Taliban's recent arrests of women in Kabul for not adhering to their strict dress code.

Matthew Miller, the US State Department Spokesperson, told Afghanistan International on Thursday that Washington insists that the Taliban be held accountable for the rise in terrorist group activities in Afghanistan.

Zakir Jalali, a foreign ministry adviser for the Taliban, addressed criticism from the former Iranian ambassador to Kabul regarding the Taliban's reluctance to label the ISIS suicide attack in Kerman, Iran, as a “terrorist” act.

Sources from the Shia Ulema Council told Afghanistan International that Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has shown no interest in meeting with the council, despite their repeated efforts.

In response to UNAMA's call to cease “arbitrary detention”, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that no individual has been detained arbitrarily.

Ahmad Vahidi, Iranian Minister of the Interior, has announced the initiation of a comprehensive plan to seal the country's borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan. The plan prioritises border points with vulnerabilities currently being exploited.

Zamir Kabulov, Russia's envoy for Afghanistan, has announced that a meeting under the supervision of the United Nations on Afghanistan may take place in the second half of January.

Senior officials from Afghanistan's former government and prominent political figures have condemned the recent deadly explosions in Kerman city of Iran.

Masoom Stanekzai, the former chief of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security, has called on the Taliban to learn from the past and choose a path beneficial for the Afghan citizen’s well-being.

The Ministry of the Interior of Pakistan has announced concerns over ISIS's efforts to establish a foothold in the country.

On Wednesday, ombudsmen from the Taliban’s Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, visited several sports clubs in Kabul, urging athletes not to wear attire that contradicts Sharia principles.

Two explosions in Kerman, Iran, on the fourth anniversary of Qasem Soleimani's death, resulted in at least 73 fatalities and 170 injuries.

The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) announced that two Taliban members have been killed and three other members got injured after its forces attacked the group’s posts in Baghlan and Badakhshan provinces.

Sources informed Afghanistan International that on Tuesday, Mullah Shirin Akhund, the governor of Kandahar for the Taliban, and his accompanying delegation, arrived in Pakistan.

On Tuesday, the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan announced that its forces attacked a Taliban vehicle in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province.

Shirin Tagabi, a former public uprising commander, was assassinated by unidentified individuals in the Shirin Tagab district of Faryab province, local sources reported.

In western Kabul, several girls have been detained by Taliban forces for not adhering to strict hijab regulations, according to Afghanistan International's sources.

The family of Zamir Zaheer, a press office employee of the former governor in Parwan, said that he remains in prison since his arrest by the Taliban intelligence department in Jabul Saraj on December 5.

Anwarul Haq Kakar, Pakistan’s Interim Prime Minister, has called for additional measures to improve the tracking system for Afghanistan's transit trade.