Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban, in a press conference in Kabul, in response to a question about the inclusion of girls’ education beyond sixth grade in the group’s “National Development Strategy,” described it as “a minor issue.”

Local sources in Nuristan say that in Sherodmi village of DowAb district, a man has shot and killed the parents of his wife.

The Taliban have flogged seven individuals, including three women, in Ghor province.

Taliban-controlled media have reported that in just one day, 1,168 Afghan families returned from Iran and Pakistan.