There has been a terrifying escalation in abuses against women since the Taliban took over power in August, says Human Rights Watch.
Russia warned other countries against freezing Afghanistan’s gold and currency reserves.
The World Bank has frozen payments for its projects in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover.
The U.S. defense department says the CIA and Taliban were communicating “several times a day”.
Taliban has named a 12-member council, including ex-Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Abdul Ghani Baradar.
The Talibans’ chief political negotiator arrived in Kabul to begin talks on forming a more inclusive government for Afghanistan.
The American government has frozen the Afghanistan government reserves held in U.S. bank accounts as the Taliban rolled into Kabul, according to a report on Thursday.
