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Faryab’s Dawlat Abad district falls to Taliban: officials

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Dawlat Abad district in the northern province of Faryab fell to the Taliban on Monday evening, a member of the provincial council, Abdul Ahad Elbek said on Tuesday.

“The district has been under siege by the Taliban for three years and was captured by the Taliban last night due to Taliban attacks and lack of government support,” Elbek said.

Elbek told Ariana News that two soldiers were killed, 15 captured and the rest were able to retreat to neighboring districts.

Local officials have not commented.

In the past week at least six districts have fallen to the Taliban in various provinces around the country.

On Monday, the district headquarters, the bazaar, the police headquarters and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) compound in Gizab district in Uruzgan province fell to the Taliban after days of fighting, local officials said.

Uruzgan provincial council secretary Abdul Karim Khadimzai said more than 60 soldiers had been trapped in a residential property in the district for at least six days, with food, water and weapons running out.

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UNAMA chief to brief UNSC on Afghanistan on Wednesday

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UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, Roza Otunbayeva, is expected to brief the UN Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday after UNAMA released its quarterly report Tuesday.

Tanja Fajon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, will preside over the meeting.

UNAMA’s latest report, which includes information gathered after the last report dated June 13, states that security incidents have increased against the same period last year; restrictions on women have increased, and almost more than 24 million people still need humanitarian aid.

The Islamic Emirate, meanwhile, expects that the reality of Afghanistan should be reflected in Otunbayeva’s report.

IEA has already asked UNAMA many times to reflect on the realities of Afghanistan in its reports and to refrain from exaggerating small issues.

Otunbayeva stated in her last report that by August 30 of this year, only 24.9 percent of the $2.9 billion dollars required for aid to Afghanistan had been provided.

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Haqqani meets with Japanese ambassador to Kabul

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Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani met on Tuesday with the Japanese Ambassador to Kabul,Takayoshi Kuromiya, the ministry said in a statement.

Abdul Matin Qane, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, said in a post on X that apart from expressing satisfaction over the improved security situation, they discussed boosting Japan's aid to Afghanistan.

They also discussed a working group with UNAMA to tackle issues related to narcotics.

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IEA says Afghan embassy reopens in Oman

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A spokesman for Afghanistan’s foreign affairs said Tuesday Islamic Emirate diplomats have been posted to Oman to reopen the Afghanistan embassy.

Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal said in a post on X the embassy in Muscat opened last Sunday.

Takal added that resuming the activities of the Afghan embassy with the cooperation of the host country will play a constructive role in strengthening political, economic, social and religious relations between Kabul and Muscat.

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