The interior ministry said around 600,000 security personnel were guarding the polls in the nuclear-armed Islamic republic.
At least 26 people were killed and 45 others injured in Pakistan.
Mr Uddin said it wasn’t immediately known if it was suicide bombing or a planted device went off.
At least 473,556 Afghan refugees have left the country, according to the officials.
So far, less attention has been paid to the damage caused to the education system for boys, according to HRW.
Pakistani troops have killed eight Islamist militants in a shoot-out in the volatile north-western border region, says the military.
As of June, the number of forcibly displaced individuals worldwide stood at 110 million, marking an increase of 1.6 million from the end of 2022.
WHO has appealed for $160.4 million to respond to cholera through the global strategic preparedness, readiness and response plan in seven countries.
Responding to the report, the Taliban’s foreign ministry told the UN that they are respecting the rights of detainees.
The UN chief said closing girls’ schools is “an unjustifiable violation of human rights that inflicts long-lasting damage on the entire country.”
