Afghanistan

Dmitry Zhirnov, the Russian Ambassador to Kabul, stated in an exclusive interview with Russian news agency TASS that Moscow does not rule out the possibility of opening more consulates in Afghanistan. 

The Afghanistan Journalists Center reports that threats and pressure on Afghan journalists by the Taliban have intensified.

The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Taliban's deputy ambassador concerning the recent deadly attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for Afghanistan, expressed his condolences to the mourners of Muharram and emphasized the importance of observing Ashura traditions.

The Afghanistan Journalists Support Organization (AJSO) reports that the Taliban have once again arrested independent journalist Mohammad Yar Majrooh in Kandahar and demands his immediate release.

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban's Foreign Minister, stated that if the West is genuinely concerned about terrorist safe havens in Afghanistan, they should reopen their embassies and monitor everything closely.

Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, has recently ordered Taliban officials to stop using government facilities for personal use, especially government buildings.

While relations between Kabul under Taliban rule and Riyadh continue to deteriorate, sources report the return of the Saudi ambassador to Kabul after one and a half years.

Local sources in Faryab report that a young man was killed by his father-in-law. According to findings by Tarz Press, the 20-year-old man named Mohammad was beheaded by his father-in-law while he was resting at his workplace.

The Taliban government has prohibited the operation of mobile money changers in Sarai Shahzada, Afghanistan's largest currency exchange market.