A suicide blast in the Afghan capital killed 25, including two staffers

Roza Otunbayeva is currently a member of a high-level UN council dealing with the mediation and prevention of conflicts.

Government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed Mujib ur Rahman Ansari, the imam of the mosque, was among the dead.

Hundreds of thousands fled Afghanistan in August 2021 after the US left the country in a chaotic military pullout, allowing the hardline Taliban Islamists to retake control.

"If the travel ban is extended, it will create distance instead of promoting dialogue & engagement, an outcome that must be prevented"

"It's the day of victory and happiness for the Afghan Muslims and people. It is the day of conquest and victory of the white flag"

To tighten their grip, the Taliban have poured thousands of fighters into the Panshjir Valley, home to the only conventional military threat the Islamists have faced since their takeover.

The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a balcony at his Kabul hideout on Sunday

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A Taliban transport ministry spokesman confirmed an aviation security contract had already been signed with the UAE but said the air traffic contract was not finalised or confirmed yet.

In question are $3.5 billion in frozen reserves, half the total blocked by the US government.