"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

The total number of people flogged by the Taliban on Saturday alone has reached 11.

No images or concrete details from these visits have been released.

Sources indicate that the Taliban have been focusing these inspections primarily on young people.

The report noted a 36 percent drop in security incidents compared to July.

One of the key speakers, Besmillah Taban, a former senior police official in Afghanistan and a doctoral student in security.

According to a statement from the Taliban-run Supreme Court on Saturday, each individual received 39 lashes for "fleeing from home".