The Taliban said the talks held in Doha, Qatar, “went well,” with Washington freeing up humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after agreeing not to link such assistance to formal recognition of the Taliban.
Afghanistan girl students returned to schools in the Kunduz provinces for the first time since the Taliban took over control.
Taliban Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said that they want to engage with the international community and will not be in favour of one country and against the other one.
Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to meet Saturday and Sunday in Doha, the capital of the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. Officials from both sides have said issues include reining in extremist groups and the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from the country. The Taliban have signaled flexibility on evacuations.
US officials have cited the difficulty of verifying flight manifests without any American officials on the ground in Afghanistan to help, along with other hold-ups.
According to reports, Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul was vandalized two days ago by suspected Taliban fighters.
Russia will invite the Taliban to Moscow for international talks on October 20, reported AFP quoting agencies.
The Gurdwara, located in the Chamkani area of Paktia, was once visited by Guru Nanak.
Earlier in September, the Taliban had ordered high schools to re-open only for boys.
Electricity imports from neighbouring countries like Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan account for half of the country's power consumption.
Several civilians are reportedly killed after a blast took place near a Kabul mosque on Sunday, AFP news agency reported.
No group has claimed responsibility for the shooting so far, but Taliban authorities were investigating the case, according to sources.
The TTP, commonly known as the Pakistani Taliban, is a banned terrorist organisation based along the Afghan-Pakistan border.
After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the ISIS-K is believed to be a threat to the group in the region.
At least two Taliban force members and two civilians were killed in a targeted attack in Jalalabad on Saturday in Afghanistan
Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August, there has been an increase in attacks by IS militants targeting Taliban members. The Taliban and IS are enemies, and the attacks have raised the specter of a wider conflict between the long-time rivals.
The two decrees came after several complaints from various parts of the country were received regarding Taliban ranks searching peoples' houses, taking away their vehicles and also stealing properties in the name of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the report said.
The China-donated supplies, which arrived at the Kabul International Airport on Wednesday night, have been handed over to the Afghanistan side, state-run Xinhua news agency reported from the Afghan capital.
A statement released by the Afghan Embassy in Switzerland read that the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is the only legitimate government of Afghanistan that is elected by the votes of the people and no other government can replace a legitimate one, Khaama News reported.
India had stopped all commercial flight operations to Kabul post August 15.
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