Afghanistan

The Taliban's Defense Minister, amid rising political tensions between Islamabad and Kabul, visited a newly established security outpost along the Durand Line. 

The Afghan Journalists in Exile organization has reported that during the three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, 309 Afghan journalists have been imprisoned, with 69 of them being held in detention for prolonged periods.

In response to the Taliban's restrictions on Afghan women and girls, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated that as long as the Taliban do not fulfill their international commitments, joining the global community will remain impossible.

UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, has reported that the Taliban government has deliberately deprived at least 1.4 million girls of education.

Mohammad Haneef Atmar, the former Foreign Minister of the Republic and a prominent figure in Afghan politics, stated that his primary goal, along with his party, is to establish lasting peace and stability in cooperation with the Taliban.

Local sources have informed Tarz Press that a massive and destructive fire broke out this afternoon, Wednesday, August 14, at the Herat Customs Office. 

Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the Taliban's Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, claims that the Taliban have successfully ended the fifty-year war in Afghanistan, bringing prosperity and security to the country.

Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the Taliban's Prime Minister, has stated in a message celebrating the third anniversary of the group's return to power in Afghanistan that it is now their responsibility to address the damages caused by past wars.

The Taliban have stated that they will respond seriously to any violation of Afghanistan's airspace by Pakistani fighter jets and have begun investigations into the matter.

The Taliban have announced that an explosion in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul has resulted in one death and 11 injuries.