Afghan people are facing severe challenges due to the closing of the passport office, TOLO News reported, adding that residents in capital Kabul have called for the resumption of the passport distribution process.
A spokesperson for the Islamic Emirates, Bilal Karimi said, "The execution yesterday took place after many investigations, which were aligned with Islamic (law). All sides should not have any concern in this regard and should respect it."
Speaking during the US State Department press briefing on Wednesday, spokesperson Ned Price said, "This indicates to us that the Taliban seek to - seek a return to their regressive and abusive practices of the 1990s."
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, nearly 80,000 Afghan evacuees have been stranded and living a life of misery in the US, Khaama Press reported adding that there is no guarantee how long they can live there.
West met Deputy National Security Advisor Vikram Misri and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary (PAI) JP Singh. During the meeting, the US Special envoy deeply appreciated India's generous humanitarian support to Afghans.
The UN agency for the coordination of humanitarian affairs stated that Afghanistan continues to be one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with 28.3 million people expected to require aid in the upcoming year, TOLOnews reported.
The economic and political situation of Afghanistan has only gone worse since the Taliban took control of the country in mid-August last year, the Afghans' viewpoints of children's opportunities to study and flourish plummeted to 24 per cent, a Gallup survey said on Thursday.
In a statement, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said West's trip will include visits to Japan and the United Arab Emirates. "Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West will travel to Japan, India, and the United Arab Emirates December 1-8," Price said.
In order to assist the Afghans in need, the Central Bank of Afghanistan on Tuesday announced that cash assistance of USD 40 million has arrived in Kabul, taking the total amount of humanitarian aid from the international community to the war-torn country to USD 1.673 billion, Khaama Press reported.
The five extra points received by the Asian side has taken them to a total of 115 points in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League standings. They are sitting at the seventh spot, safely among the top eight nations which will earn automatic qualification for the cricketing spectacle which will be held in India next year.