Following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, deadly bombings, often claimed by Islamic State, have become frequent.
Taliban has signed a provisional deal with Russia for an annual supply of petrol, diesel and wheat.
Afghan authorities confirmed the release of a U.S. civil engineer in exchange for an Afghan druglord sentenced to life imprisonment by a U.S. court.
Two Russian embassy employees were killed in a suicide bombing attack in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday.
Nearly 20 million Afghans out of a population of more than 35 million are facing acute food shortage.
They insisted that the assassination also sharpened concerns about militants’ presence in Afghanistan.
Some 3,000 Taliban representatives had gathered in Kabul for an important assembly of leaders to decide on political issues.
The allotment will be used to address the “most immediate needs” of Afghans.
Casualties were feared after a blast was heard in western Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday.
Hundreds of worshippers were gathered inside the Khalifa Sahib Mosque in western Kabul when the huge explosion took place.
