At least three journalists were beaten up by Taliban members armed with M16 assault rifles and AK-47s for reporting on women marching in Kabul in support of women’s participation in society, education and employment.
UN agencies say nationwide polio vaccination drive will start in Afghanistan from November 8.
"Winter is difficult, and we have nothing except God, and we need more help," says aid recipient Bibi Pashtoon during the distribution of relief to hundreds of displaced families in capital Kabul.
Turkey’s President Erdogan highlights urgent need for security to be established in Afghanistan as worries grow about a looming humanitarian disaster following the Taliban’s return to power.
The warning came days after an attack claimed by Daesh that killed dozens at a mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz city.
Those who descended on Afghanistan’s capital city passport office came despite warnings that the distribution of passports would not begin until Saturday and initially for only those with prior applications.
Simon Gass, British PM's envoy for Afghanistan, meets with Taliban leaders including Abdul Ghani Baradar "to discuss humanitarian crisis and ways to prevent the country from becoming an incubator for militants."
"The Islamic Emirate will implement the constitutional law of the former King Mohammad Zahir Shah for a temporary period without any content that contradicts Islamic law and the principles of the Islamic Emirate," says Taliban's Justice Ministry.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Milley both testified at the US Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan.
Around 20 Afghan women who ran away from their abusive families or partners to a shelter in Afghanistan’s Pul-e-Kumri have been forced to leave the refuge after the Taliban seized power.
Dispute between Taliban and former government envoy over who should speak at UN's annual meeting of world leaders ends up without a speech from Afghanistan.
The investigation initially covered offences allegedly committed by Afghan govt forces, the Taliban, American troops and US foreign intelligence operatives dating back to 2002.
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