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The Taliban’s Supreme Court said two people were flogged in public in Badghis and Nangarhar.

Sources told Afghanistan International that tribal elders in Kunar and Nuristan sought assistance from Pakistan to ensure their security. Elders confirmed the Taliban had no role in the new agreement reached in Chitral.

Local elders in Nuristan and Nari district of Kunar say the Taliban played no role in a recent agreement with Pakistani forces in Chitral, which led to the reopening of key routes after weeks of closure.

India has delivered 13 tones of vaccines and medical supplies to Afghanistan to support child immunisation against tuberculosis, its foreign ministry spokesman said, in cooperation with WHO and UNICEF.

Hundreds of people marched in Herat to protest the attack on Shia civilians, calling for protection of religious sites, freedom of belief and action against extremist ideology.

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has criticised the UN’s updated sanctions on its officials as unreasonable and ineffective, calling their continuation a clear injustice against Afghans.

Taliban police in Baghlan say three people were killed and four injured in an attack inside a mosque in Khwaja district, during evening prayers on Monday.

The UN Security Council sanctions committee has updated information on four Taliban officials on its sanctions list, including Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund and Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

Hundreds of people marched in Herat on Tuesday during the funeral of victims killed in a recent attack on Shiite worshippers, according to videos obtained by Afghanistan International.

Local sources say roads to Barg-e Matal and Kamdesh in Nuristan reopened on Monday after a jirga with elders from Nuristan and Chitral, alongside an agreement for Taliban and Pakistani forces to halt fire.

The Taliban Supreme Court says one woman and four men were publicly flogged in Maidan Wardak and Zabul provinces for theft, extramarital affairs and same-sex relations. The group said that each of them received 39 lashes and prison terms of two to three years.

Local sources say Pakistani forces carried out mortar strikes on Asadabad in Kunar on Monday evening, April 13, forcing residents to flee their homes.

Taliban health officials say a nationwide polio vaccination campaign has begun with international partners, aiming to reach about 12 million children under five across Afghanistan.

Sources say the Taliban governor of Herat, Noor Ahmad Islamjar, has blocked a planned protest march by Shia residents following a deadly attack on civilians in the province.

China has created a new administrative unit called “Xinling” in Xinjiang near the Afghan border and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, aiming to boost security along the Wakhan Corridor and curb Uighur militant infiltration.

Pakistan has sent its first export shipment to Uzbekistan via Iran after border crossings with Afghanistan remained closed, marking the formal launch of a new Pakistan-Iran transit corridor, an official said.

Local elders in Nuristan say residents of Kamdesh and Barg-e Matal face severe food shortages and risk famine due to prolonged road closures, warning of a looming humanitarian crisis.

Local sources say Pakistan’s army carried out artillery strikes on the Shali Valley in Khas Kunar district on Sunday, April 12. There are no immediate reports of casualties.

At least 10 people were killed and 15 injured by heavy rain, flooding, wall collapses and landslides in the past 24 hours, Taliban disaster management officials said, bringing the total toll from recent natural disasters to about 190.

Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front, said Afghanistan’s deadlock, once in the Taliban’s favour, is beginning to break, hinting at ongoing developments without giving details.

A day after a deadly attack on Shia civilians in Herat’s Injil district, witnesses say gunmen seized victims’ phones before opening fire, killing and wounding dozens.