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Sources told Afghanistan International that on Monday, an Afghan singer, Muslim Nuristani, and his brother had been killed by unknown armed men in the Mandol district of Nuristan province.

Arezoo Ahmadi, a female Afghan jujitsu fighter who won a gold medal on Sunday at the international jujitsu competition in Karachi, Pakistan, has been arrested by the Pakistani police.

Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, the Taliban’s deputy governor of Badakhshan, has been killed in a car explosion in Faizabad city, on Tuesday. Taliban’s director of information and culture in Badakhshan said that the attack has also wounded six others.

Ismael Yoon, the owner of Zhwandoon TV, criticised the Taliban in an unprecedented manner on Monday. Yoon said that those who have lived in Pakistan for years have become the rulers of Afghanistan.

Sources said that during his recent meeting with the Taliban leader in Kandahar, Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar, discussed the release of American prisoners, Afghan women, and the fight against ISIS.

Azad-ul-Haq Naibzada, a wrestler from Baghlan Province, has been kidnapped by unknown armed people on Wednesday evening. Family members of Naibzada claim that Taliban may be responsible for his kidnapping.

Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) announced that the front has killed two Taliban members in Pol-e-Khomri city, in Baghlan province. According to AFF, four other Taliban members have been injured in the front’s operation on Sunday.

Qalandar Ebad, the Taliban’s Minister of Public Health, asked Iran to establish a serum production factory in Afghanistan. Ebad discussed the Taliban’s need in the health sector with the director of Iran’s Export Authority.

Qasim Rezaei, the Deputy Chief of Police of Iran, said that Iran is ready to train to Taliban border forces in lessons of border protocols. Rezaei added that Tehran has announced its readiness for the training, but the Taliban forces have not shown up for it so far.

Local sources said that Mujib Zia, a civil activist, has been released from Taliban detention on Saturday. Zia has been released after the mediation of Abdullah Abdullah, former chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation.

The Taliban Railway Authority claimed that the Turkish Steel producer Kardemir has offered to produce rails for Afghanistan in exchange for minerals. The Taliban has not mentioned what type of minerals Kardemir has asked to produce rails.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of Uzbekistan, said on Friday that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has been rapidly deteriorating and millions of Afghans have been struggling to survive.

Ismatullah Irgashev, Uzbekistan's special envoy for Afghanistan, and Ahmad Farooq, Pakistan’s ambassador in Tashkent have discussed transportation projects and construction of a railway track from Uzbekistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan.

Members of the Afghanistan Mighty Women Movement have appeared in a group dance to protest the statement of the Taliban leader about Afghan women. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has reportedly said that Afghan women have been reformed.

The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency claimed on Thursday that Taliban members have killed a senior ISIS commander along with an accomplice in Nangarhar. The ISIS commander has been killed in a special operation of the Taliban.

National Resistance Front (NRF) announced that its fighters attacked the Baharak district headquarters in Takhar province killing and wounding nine Taliban members. NRF said that they fired several rockets at the Baharak district building.

li Jadi, a member of parliament of Iran, rejected the Taliban's claim of an inclusive government in Afghanistan and said that such a government cannot be formed by armed forces and coups. Jadi said that to survive, the Taliban has no choice, but to form an inclusive government.

There are no updates on UN Special Coordinator Feridun Sinirlioglu’s activities, even a month after the Turkish diplomat’s appointment to the role.

Hossein Maroufi, Deputy Head of Mobilisation of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), referred to border clash with Taliban and said that many on social media, spoke about waging a war with the group. Maroufi stressed that Afghanistan and Pakistan are not a threat to Iran.

The Directorate of Economy of Herat province announced that a four-member committee has been appointed to oversee the activities of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). The committee will supervise the hiring, project implementation, and aid distribution of these NGOs.

Hours after the deployment of military forces to the border areas near Iran, a Taliban official said that Islam Qala customs on the border with Iran is open. Mohammad Abdullah Bilal, director of the Taliban customs in Herat, said that Islam Qala customs was operational.