The Taliban regained control of the Asian nation in mid-2021 and immediately placed restrictions on female participation in sport.

Blankets and luggage carts have become the makeshift homes to more than a hundred Afghan migrants in Sao Paulo's international airport, serving as a temporary shelter for refugees after their year-long odyssey since the Taliban returned to power.

"That's about 10 years' worth of accumulated assets and wealth that just got lost in 10 months," Wignaraja said.

Kaaj Higher Educational Center coaches students, mainly adult men and women, to prepare for university entrance exams.

On Thursday in Kabul, women in headscarves carried banners that read: "Iran has risen, now it's our turn!" and "From Kabul to Iran, say no to dictatorship!"

Nooruddin Azizi said his ministry was working to diversify its trading partners and that Russia had offered the Taliban administration a discount to average global commodity prices.

The Taliban say they respect women's rights in accordance with their interpretation of Islamic law and that since March they have been working on a way of opening girls' high schools.

The Taliban government freed Mark Frerichs, who was working as a civil engineer on construction projects in Afghanistan when he was detained 31 months ago.

Bashir Noorzai, an Afghan tribal leader, was arrested in 2005 and charged with smuggling more than $50 million worth of heroin into the United States.

The Vienna conference brought together some 30 Taliban opponents, mostly living in exile.

"The assets of the people of Afghanistan have been usurped by the United States"

Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 1 wicket and 4 balls remaining in the Super Four stage of Asia Cup ongoing in UAE.