Afghans are reduced to sell their possessions as livelihoods crush, economy plummets and cash in the bank starts to dry. Is selling their possessions to pay for food the solution to overcome hunger or can they expect worse to come?

UNHCR chief claimed that as Taliban's statements on Afghan women rights contradict reality, their other pledges need to be taken with a metaphorical grain of salt in the backdrop of its ethnic Pashtun dominated cabinet and zero women representation.

This is the country that was being blamed for harnessing terrorists, but here it was serving humanity with all its resources employed. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi has reignited the charge for Pakistan to take regional affairs by the wheel.

Qatar has long acted as a mediator on Afghanistan, hosting the Taliban's talks with the United States under former president Donald Trump, and then with the now-deposed Afghan government of President Ashraf Ghani.

The Taliban have good reason to hate Dostum. Dostum is widely suspected to have hugely profited from the corruption and embezzlement that discredited the former government.

New policies were shared at a news conference, and on Saturday, the Taliban had officially begun work at the Presidential palace. The Taliban say they have changed, however, women have been banned from sports and reports on the ground have suggested that the Taliban have used violence against women protesters.

The Taliban say they have granted a general amnesty to everyone who worked for the former government -- including the army, police and other security branches.

Malala, while addressing UNSC meeting said that Afghan women fundamental rights and education should not be compromised and urges UN crucial role in this regard. She adds that the Taliban's statements are only acceptable if they are put into practice.

As UN human rights official reports that Taliban's violent crackdown on protests had killed four on Friday, many wonder whether Taliban rule would be any different this time.

UNDP report paints a grim picture of Afghanistan's humanitarian collapse and urges urgent release of frozen assets to create a breathing space. The report and correspondents reporting from Kabul highlight dire situation on the country as poverty levels rising exponentially.

McCallum said that after Al-Qaeda's plane hijackings of September 11, 2001, the threat had evolved with the so-called Islamic State group inspiring followers into extremism online.

Since the group entered Kabul on Aug. 15, armed members have roamed the streets in battlefield dress, often with no obvious chain of command. Many city dwellers are not used to the sight, and heavy-handed security tactics have not helped.