Local sources report an escalation of the conflict in Panjshir

Ravina Shamdsani, spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said the Taliban's response to peaceful demonstrations in Afghanistan was increasingly violent, with the group using live ammunition, batons and whips to kill at least four people.

Local sources in Panjshir report the death of Ruhollah Azizi, brother of Amrullah Saleh, former First Vice President of Afghanistan Azizi, who commanded one of the Panjshir resistance units, was reportedly arrested and shot dead by Taliban forces on Thursday evening.

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Afghanistan's 17-member Taliban cabinet, including on UN sanctions list, says Afghanistan's envoy to UN

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says 97 percent of Afghanistan's population could fall below the poverty line by mid-2022 if Afghanistan's political and economic crises are not resolved immediately.