SECRETARY OF STATE: We identified a relatively small group of Americans in Mazar-e-Sharif

A number of Esteghlal football team fans gathered in front of the Ministry of Sports building and demanded that Hamid Sajjadi address the club's situation. Fans also called on the Minister of Sports to dismiss Esteghlal CEO Madadi.

TOLOnews confirmed that Taliban had arrested the cameraman on Tuesday. According to TOLOnews, the Taliban prevented journalists and cameramen from covering the protests in Kabul. The group has also banned the media from covering the call for #Massoud_Uprising_Public_Uprising.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşo .lu said the process of talks with the UAE had been "positive". He added that relations between the two countries, if the same trend is maintained, can be directed in the right direction. Turkey and the UAE have made several contacts in recent weeks to ease tensions

Nizamuddin Mousavi, spokesman for the Iranian parliament's presidency: "The Islamic Republic is in contact with the Taliban and is working to guarantee the interests of the Iranian and Afghan people."

Azizi Khadem, the president of the Iranian Football Federation, said in a TV program: "To host South Korea, we have to launch an air show by October 11th."