The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross called on humanitarian aid organizations to return to Afghanistan and called on the World Bank to resume providing financial assistance to Afghanistan to cover the costs of the fragile treatment system in Afghanistan.

In an interview with SBS Australia, the deputy head of the Taliban Cultural Commission said that sport was not considered important for women and that women in Afghanistan would be barred from doing any sport that "exposed their bodies".

In an interview with SBS Australia, the deputy head of the Taliban Cultural Commission said that sport was not considered important for women and that women in Afghanistan would be barred from doing any sport that "exposed their bodies".
EU foreign policy chief Peter Stano said in a statement that the Taliban had not kept its promise to include women and other ethnic and religious groups in the government, referring to the announcement of members of the new Taliban government in Afghanistan.
Following the announcement of members of the new Taliban government in Afghanistan, Pakistan offered to invite them to a regional summit with Pakistan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Turkmenistan.