Tars Press - The Taliban have condemned Israel's deadly attacks in Lebanon, stating that the failure to respond in time to Tel Aviv's actions in Gaza has now allowed Israel to threaten the security of the entire region.
Tarz Press - Russian media have revealed that the Taliban sent a letter to Vladimir Putin's aide, expressing their interest in participating in the BRICS summit.
Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the representative of the Iranian government for Afghanistan, has described the Taliban's refusal to stand for Iran's national anthem as a violation of diplomatic principles.
The European Parliament has passed a resolution condemning the normalization of relations between certain unnamed countries and the Taliban, calling for new sanctions against officials of the group.
Rina Amiri, the U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan Women, stated that her main priority is to apply pressure on the Taliban to make them abandon their "destructive" policies towards Afghan women.
Islamabad has strongly condemned the Taliban's Consul General for not standing up during the playing of Pakistan's national anthem, stating that disrespecting the host country's national anthem is against diplomatic principles.