Sirajuddin Haqqani
Afghanistan International: Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s Interior Minister, said at a ceremony in Andar district, Ghazni province, that the Taliban administration does not fully adhere to Islamic Sharia. He said that the problem is that we are not even one step in line with Sharia, the path of the Prophet and our predecessors. Haqqani added that officials should prioritise the welfare of the people and improving their own conduct rather than shifting responsibility for their shortcomings onto others. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghanistan ended the second day of the first Test against Zimbabwe at 113 for 1 after 35 overs, remaining 391 runs behind Zimbabwe’s first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. Afghanistan will resume their innings on Day Three, aiming to build a strong partnership and narrow the gap against Zimbabwe. 
LeMonde: Following the lead of several other European countries, France has opened a dialogue with the Taliban regime to coordinate the deportation of undocumented Afghans. It is now official. France, like other European countries such as Germany and Norway, has reestablished contact with Afghanistan’s Taliban regime, which remains under international sanctions and is ostracized for excluding girls and women from public life. 
Ariana: More than half of Afghanistan’s primary school-age children remain outside formal education, while more than 2.6 million girls are unable to continue their studies beyond the sixth grade, according to a new report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and UNICEF. 
8am: The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced an increase in dengue fever cases in eastern Afghanistan. On Thursday, November 5, the organization urged people to protect themselves against mosquito bites and seek medical attention at health centres as soon as possible if they develop symptoms. 
8am: Several Kabul residents say the presence of drug users in the city’s alleys and streets has increased. According to them, in addition to people who have recently started using drugs, a number of those who were being treated at the Omid addiction treatment center were forced out of the center after Pakistan’s airstrikes and have returned to the streets. They say the return of people with addiction to the city’s alleys and roads has created conditions for more crime, including theft and pickpocketing. 
Ariana: A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting detained Afghan nationals to Afghanistan or Pakistan, following warnings that their lives could be at risk. US District Judge Valerie Caproni issued the order in New York on Tuesday, suspending deportations until Saturday, according to the Associated Press (AP). More than 80 detained Afghans have reportedly contacted human rights organizations and immigration lawyers after receiving notices from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) indicating they could be deported via Pakistan.