The Taliban has arrested “dozens” of people in Kapisa provinces in the last few days, sources said.

The displaced families so far have not received any assistance from aid organizations, a source said.

The attack happened in Hese Awal-e-Kohistan district in the central province of Kapisa.

The council said in a statement that the Taliban violated human rights “by attacking civilians in Balkhab.”

The Shia clerics’ council asked the two sides of the conflict to prevent any harm to civilians.

Mawlawi Zarif Muzaffair was a key Tajik governor of the Taliban that cut his ties with the group in June.

India says it will continue its longstanding links with Afghan society and its development partnership.

At least 100 female employees of media outlets in Kunduz have lost their jobs following the fall of the previous.

Sources said the Taliban has stationed nearly 3,000 soldiers in Balkhab and its surroundings to suppress commander Mahdi.

Muzaffari served as Sar-e-Pul governor and commander of Taliban corps in Herat after the fall of Kabul.