Taliban militant (file photo)
The Guardian (UK): Despite their promises of peace and stability, the country is on its knees, and its people are desperate “The Taliban are representing the Taliban, not Afghanistan. Half of the population has not been represented in government at all in the past nine months,” said the Afghan analyst. As in 2001, whole ethnic, religious and cultural communities have been excluded from a government dominated almost entirely by Pashtun Taliban extremists. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The incident took place on Saturday (August 6th) in Kishktan village of the second district of Kapisa province. Attacks on Taliban forces have increased in various parts of Kapisa province in the past several months. 
8am: According to the initial report, the blast took place at around 6:00pm this Sunday evening in the Pul-e-Asmayi area of Kabul. It is said that a vehicle carrying passengers to the west of Kabul was targeted by the explosion. According to eyewitnesses, some of the victims of the incident have been taken to hospitals near the targeted area. During the past three days, Kabul has witnessed explosive incidents. 
Tolo News: Iran’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazimi Qomi, posted a video on Twitter and said that water has flowed from Afghanistan into Sistan, Iran. Meanwhile, the residents of Nimroz said that the recent droughts have severely affected their crops and they should be provided with irrigation water from Kamal Khan dam. “Unfortunately, our farmers don’t have access to enough water and they have suffered due to lack of water,” said Riza Sharifi, a resident of Nimroz. 
Tolo News: Information and Culture department head Rahmatullah Hamad said that in Zabul two women and one man were publically whipped for committing adultery and another two men were whipped for robbery. Earlier, the leader of the Islamic Emirate, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, said that all previous laws will be considered null, and Sharia law will be implemented in the country. “First of all, Hudud has its own conditions which require an actual witness and a confession that is not forced. I am sure that these two issues have not been observed,” said Munisa Mubariz, a human rights activist. 
8am: Local sources said on Sunday (August 7th) that three days ago, a money changer with 14,600 dollars, 550,000 Afghanis and a car disappeared in the center of Bamiyan province. After searching, the family members of this money changer found out that the forces of the Taliban’s 5th Infantry Brigade had arrested him. There have been reports indicating that Taliban forces have looted people’s property in other provinces. 