Daikundi
8am: Residents of Nili, the provincial capital of Daykundi, are raising serious concerns about a sharp rise in armed robberies across the city. Residents say armed thieves are breaking into homes around the clock, making off with everything they can find. The ongoing situation has left families living in constant fear, and many are reluctant to speak out publicly out of fear of Taliban retaliation. The Hasht-e Subh Daily reviewed footage recorded at several of the targeted homes, showing broken doors, ransacked rooms, and torn-open boxes and luggage. Sources have also confirmed that the homes of some local Taliban officials were burglarized during the Eid al-Adha holiday period. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: A resident of Baghlan-e Markazi, the provincial center of Baghlan, whose home was robbed by thieves posing as Taliban intelligence forces conducting an inspection, says that nearly eight months have passed since he began pursuing his case through Taliban institutions, yet the suspects were released in exchange for money and through the use of intermediaries. 
Afghanistan International: Residents of Herat told Afghanistan International that Taliban authorities launched a large-scale operation on Saturday to detain women accused of violating the group’s mandatory dress code, with more than 20 women reportedly arrested in one area alone. Witnesses said Taliban officials also detained women at the Almas Sharq shopping centre and in the Qasr area of Herat. 
Al Jazeera: In April, I accompanied a friend on a visit to villages in Daikundi province, central Afghanistan. The purpose of the trip was to speak to farmer beneficiaries of a project that an NGO operating in the agriculture sector had carried out and to follow up on its impact. The week I spent travelling with him was quite eye-opening regarding the state of the non-profit sector in the country. 
8am: Several citizens of Afghanistan who traveled to Kabul from various provinces to have their tazkiras (national ID card) obtained and translated have raised serious concerns about corruption and obstruction at the “Emirate Affairs” directorate of the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice. They say that after receiving their tazkiras from the Taliban-controlled General Directorate of Civil Registration, they are required to have them verified by this body for translation purposes. However, the head and staff of the department have used various pretexts to obstruct the processing of applicants’ documents and demanded money in exchange for completing their work.