Kabul [Afghanistan], October 16 (ANI): The Taliban has directed local officials to refrain from carrying out punishments in public unless Afghanistan's "top court" issues the order for public execution.
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The United States on Friday said that it cannot confirm at the moment that its representative will be at the Extended Troika meeting on Afghanistan scheduled for October 19 in Moscow.
Kandahar [Afghanistan], October 15 (ANI): At least 47 people have been killed and 70 other suffered injuries in an explosion inside a Shia mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar.
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): The international community cannot look away from the multiple crises unfolding in Afghanistan, said a UN official, adding that Hunger the plight of women and girls, the looming economic crisis and COVID-19 remain alarming and require urgent action.
Moscow [Russia], October 15 (ANI): Russia hopes for a frank conversation with Taliban on October 20 in a Moscow-format meeting, said Zamir Kabulov, Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan on Friday.
Ankara [Turkey], October 15 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that Ankara, which has previously run Kabul airport, can take similar steps in the future, along with Qatar and Afghanistan, if the three countries can reach a deal, reported Anadolu Agency.
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 15 (ANI): Highlighting the continuity of terrorism in Afghanistan, the United Nations on Friday condemned the latest terror attack at a Shia mosque in Kandahar, where over two dozen people were killed.
Moscow [Russia], October 15 (ANI): A delegation of the Taliban will take part in the Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan, which is being hosted by Russia on October 20, reported Sputnik.
Moscow [Russia], October 15 (ANI): Noting that the international community should maintain contact with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, however, said there should be no haste to recognise the interim government led by the group officially.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): After Pakistan cancelled the national carrier's flights between Islamabad and Kabul, a key route out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan was cut off on Thursday.
Zurich [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI): FIFA on Friday confirmed that following complex negotiations, it has, with the support of Qatar, evacuated almost 100 members of the football family from Afghanistan, including female players.