Abdullah Abdullah denied the news of his arrest by the Taliban

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a statement calling on the Taliban to end the crackdown on peaceful protests by Afghans and journalists covering the incident. Most of the demonstrators are women who demand equal rights

Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said that with the introduction of the "ruling gang" cabinet, it was clear that "expectation of substantial change and approach" from them [the Taliban] was unreasonable. From the resistance of Afghanistan and Panjshir, we must become the "loud voice of the Afghan people."

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White House spokesman Jen Saki said flights of Afghan refugees to the United States had been temporarily suspended due to the identification of four measles patients.

The White House said 19 Americans flew out of Kabul on a Qatar Airways flight on Friday, and that two US citizens and 11 US permanent residents had left Afghanistan for a third country by US aid.