Ambassador Rassoul said the decision was made on the requirements of the host country.

Taliban has not officially confirmed Habibi’s detention, but the U.S. State Department has stated that Habibi is among three American.

The contribution adds to the more than 189 million kroner Norway has donated to the fund over the past decade.

Amir Ali is originally from Jaghori district in Ghazni province. His father had relocated to Herat for work, the sources.

This marks the first time in three years that Germany has deported a group of Afghan refugees via chartered flight.

Massoud was assassinated on September 9, 2001, by two Moroccan operatives who posed as journalists.

"Violators of these regulations will face legal consequences," Chokar warned.

The skirmish occurred on Saturday evening, September 7, in the Zazai Maidan district of the province, these sources told Amu.

The British government has decided to close Afghanistan’s embassy in the United Kingdom, according to a source within the embassy.

Taliban officials claimed to have conducted 87,000 anti-narcotics operations over the past two years