Uzbek prime minister is in Afghanistan in highest level visit since the Taliban took power

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Taliban-run media stops showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces

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An Afghan province bans all media from showing images of living things to comply with Taliban laws

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The Taliban say blasts and gunfire in Iran targeted and killed at least 2 Afghans earlier this month

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