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Afghanistan International: Former Afghan vice-president Amrullah Saleh says Afghanistan has entered a civil war, warning that the conflict remains limited for now but could develop into a more violent and destructive confrontation. In an interview with Outlook, Saleh described Taliban rule as “illegitimate” and said public opposition to the group was taking various forms, with armed attacks being its most visible expression. Saleh called for the secret annexes of the Doha Agreement to be made public, saying: “If the secret annexes to the Doha deal are made public. We can decode the Taliban’s conduct more easily. Afghanistan was handed over to them for a purpose.” Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Local sources in Ghazni say that the Taliban have harassed residents of Nawur district in the province and extorted money from them under the pretext of possessing weapons. Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Thursday, September 24, that the Taliban had arrested and tortured four residents of the “Khawat and Gorg Koshteh” villages in Nawur district this week on the pretext of possessing weapons. This comes as the Taliban have previously extorted money from people in Nawur, Jaghori and Malistan districts of Ghazni province under similar pretexts. 
8am: Sources say that at around 3:30 a.m. last night, Pakistani fighter jets bombed the Sarai Mullah Sahib area. According to the sources, the area is now the headquarters of a military unit affiliated with the special forces of Mullah Hibatullah, the Taliban Supreme Leader. 
Amu: Nepal defeated Afghanistan by five wickets in the men’s cricket competition at the Asian Games on Friday, handing the Afghan side its first loss of the tournament. The result leaves Afghanistan with one win and one loss from its two Group A matches. Nepal’s victory was also its first T20 win over Afghanistan since the 2014 T20 World Cup. 
8am: The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has announced that one member of the Taliban was killed and two others were wounded in a military attack on a Taliban patrol vehicle in Kabul’s Deh Sabz district. The front said in a statement on Thursday, September 24, that the attack was carried out at around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday along the main Kabul-Bagram road. 
Khaama: Two Afghan nationals have entered the United States under a narrow exception to current immigration restrictions, according to AfghanEvac, an organization advocating for the relocation of Afghan allies and their families. he development comes amid continuing restrictions on the entry and visa issuance of Afghan nationals. AfghanEvac says a federal court ruling allows a limited category of Afghan family members to proceed under the I-730 follow-to-join process when the principal family member has already been granted asylum in the United States. 
TOI: Pakistan said early Thursday that it had carried out airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan. There was no immediate response from Kabul to the latest Pakistani strikes. Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid had denied on Wednesday that Afghan Taliban forces carried out attacks against Pakistan.