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.
Tribal elders in Nimroz province of Afghanistan called out the Taliban to reopen schools for girls above the sixth grade and said that depriving young girls of education is not in the interest of the country, TOLO news reported.
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year, the distribution of passports has been halted more than five times. Residents of Kabul called on the Taliban to resume issuing passports as the General Department of Passports in Afghanistan halted the distribution temporarily one month ago.
A social media campaign called "Let Afghan Girls Learn" is doing the rounds in Afghanistan to call out the Taliban to immediately open the gates of secondary and high schools for girls in the country.
One person was killed and three were injured after a gunman opened fire on civilians in Kunar province of Afghanistan. There have been more instances of criminal behaviour, abduction, hostage-taking, and violently settling old scores between families and ethnic groups since the Taliban took control.
Afghanistan's Taliban security head killed a young girl in Balkh province after she rejected his marriage proposal, Khaama Press reported citing local sources.
US Representative from Western Michigan, Peter Meijer said that the Western countries and America particularly are moving too slowly in engaging with the Afghanistan interim government.