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Afghanistan International: Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front, thanked members of the European Parliament for opposing the normalisation of relations with the Taliban. The European Commission has confirmed that, in cooperation with Swedish authorities, it is planning to host technical meetings with a Taliban delegation in the Belgian capital over the coming summer, though the exact date of the visit has not yet been finalised. This will be the first time that the European Union has officially hosted Taliban officials since the fall of Kabul in August 2021. Click here to read more (external link).
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Amu: Juma Khan Fateh, the Taliban’s deputy governor in Zabul province in south, has agreed to disarm armed men loyal to him in Badakhshan as Taliban attempt to contain a widening dispute over gold mines in the northeastern province, local sources told Amu TV on Saturday. The reported agreement was reached during a meeting with Fasihuddin Fitrat, the Taliban army chief of staff, who traveled to Badakhshan last week amid escalating tensions between local residents and Taliban-linked groups over access to gold deposits. 
8am: Kabul residents living in areas far from the city center are complaining about the lack of garbage bins in their neighborhoods. They say that even after walking long distances, not a single trash receptacle can be found, and the problem has caused significant hardship for the public. According to them, the absence of bins has forced people to dump waste along roads, alleys, and drainage channels. They add that the accumulation of garbage beside streets and lanes has also created serious health and environmental problems. Sharif, a resident of the Chihilsutun area, says the Taliban-run Kabul Municipality has not installed a single garbage bin in his neighborhood, leaving people no choice but to dump their trash along public roads and around residential complexes. 
Khaama: Local officials in Baghlan Province said flash floods have killed at least 15 people, injured dozens and damaged or destroyed around 200 homes in northern Afghanistan. Farooqi Khpalwak said the floods struck several districts, including Baghlan-e-Markazi District, Dand-e-Ghori and Dehna Ghori, following heavy rainfall. Heavy rains and flash floods have hit several parts of Afghanistan in recent days, blocking roads and disrupting transportation routes. 
Afghanistan International: Afghanistan Freedom Front says it carried out rocket attacks on a Taliban base at Kabul’s military airport on Wednesday night, claiming the site stored key equipment and trained Taliban fighters. In a statement released on Thursday, the group said the attack was precise and coordinated and caused a major fire at the site of the explosions. 
Khaama: Local sources in Bamyan say Taliban authorities shut down the Baran Health Sciences Institute, detained several staff members and sealed the institute for a second time. Sources said one of the institute’s founders, administrative officials and several teachers were detained during the raid earlier this week. Some staff members were later released, but the fate of others remains unclear. The institute, located near Bamyan airport, was one of the few educational centers still providing health sciences training for girls in the province.