Iran accused the Taliban of being responsible for the deaths following the attack, but the Taliban denied this, saying that "renegade forces" had killed the Iranians instead.
An Iranian delegation is on a visit to Kabul to speak with Taliban representatives about a variety of topics, including water rights, reported Khaama Press on Tuesday citing an official.
Amid the dire need for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said that almost 30 million people are in serious need of assistance as funding shortfalls jeopardize the humanitarian response after the Taliban took over in Afghanistan, TOLO News reported.
Two children were killed after unidentified persons hurled grenades into a home in Afghanistan's eastern region of Nangarhar, Khaama Press reported, citing officials, on Tuesday.
In order to strengthen the reading culture in Afghanistan, a group of young people in Kabul organised the "Smart Way" book display, according to TOLOnews.
An Afghan refugee in Pakistan said, “The refugees who lack visas in Pakistan are being detained by the police. Some of these refugees have been returned to Afghanistan and some are being released based on money.”
Taliban-appointed Acting Interior Minister of Afghanistan Sirajuddin Haqqani while speaking to a gathering of religious clerics, tribal elders and local officials in Laghman, said that the current Jihad in the country is to implement Sharia law.
The Taliban-appointed Deputy Minister of Economy for Afghanistan Abdul Latif Nazari has said that nearly 216 aid organizations have closed their operations in Afghanistan within the last year, TOLO News reported.
In the Khost area of eastern Afghanistan, nearly 200 people were poisoned and hospitalised after consuming donated food, Khaama Press reported citing the officials on Monday.