The Afghan Taliban has imposed one more ban, this time on political parties in Afghanistan. Interim Minister for Justice, Shaikh Maulavi Abdul Hakeem Sharae said there was a complete ban on activities of political parties in Afghanistan, the Dawn reported.
United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) in Afghanistan thanked India for helping reach 16 million people for providing life saving food to the country.
The campaign, AfghanGirlsVoices, was launched on Tuesday to elevate the voices of young Afghan girls deprived of their basic right to education, precisely came two years after the de facto Taliban authorities seized control of the country.
Afghanistan Cultural Association (AKIS) in collaboration with Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) organised a protest in Austria's Viena on Monday to mark the anniversary of Taliban rule in the country.
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in Afghanistan has arrested at least 25 suicide attackers in different provinces in the last two years, according to Khaama Press.
Afghanistan universities are ready to readmit female students once again but are awaiting for Taliban's decision on when it can happen or whether it happens or not, Khaama Press reported citing education officials.
As many as three people died and seven others suffered injuries in an explosion at a hotel in Khost province of southeast Afghanistan on Monday, reported Khaama Press.
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the treatment of Afghan women and girls "gender apartheid" and urged the American government and the UK government to impose sanctions on the Taliban, people directly responsible for such policies, TOLO News reported.
Abdul Wodod Mukhtarzada, a member of the commission, said that the booksellers have also complained about high taxes which are difficult to pay as their business has witnessed a decline.