The visit follows a trip by Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, to Pakistan.

Local journalists said that the Taliban blocked photography and videography during several recent events.

Yari’s resignation follows that of Lotfullah Sadat, Afghanistan’s consul general in Bonn.

The punishments, carried out in the Sar-e-Rawza district, were ordered by a Taliban primary court.

Sadat revealed that the financial accounts of the Afghan Consulate in Bonn had been under "direct oversight" by the German.

The EU strongly opposes the death penalty at all times and in all circumstances,” Nicholson

Taliban deputy spokesperson meanwhile dismissed China’s concerns about terrorism as baseless.

The two individuals have been handed over to the Taliban judiciary for further action.

OCHA says the funds would be used to support Afghanistan’s most vulnerable populations in emergency situations.

He says China’s approach to Afghanistan over the past three years is rooted in a vision of “building a shared.