Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that the decision has been taken to assure Pakistan that refugees are not involved in attacks against the Pakistani government.
Mohammad Rahmani, the director of the provincial department of education said that poisoning had occurred in the Sangcharak district among female pupils in grades 1 through 6.
As the situation of Afghanistan continues to deteriorate under Taliban's hardline restrictions, taking a veiled dig, UN Chief Antonio Guterres has said that gender equality is significantly essential for a world without hunger, adding accessing education will increase food security for women
Two convicts guilty of theft in the Khusamand area of eastern Paktika province were publicly flogged, Taliban's Supreme Court announced, according to Khaama Press which reported the incident on Sunday.
United Arab Emirates' Permanent Representative to the United Nations Lana Nusseibeh said that they will hold a meeting on the Afghanistan situation on August 21.
Warnings on Pakistan and Afghanistan have been issued in a report jointly published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).