Following the end of the US invasion of Afghanistan that started 20 years ago, the Taliban declared the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The streets are back to normal and schools opened.

At least three people were killed and about 20 wounded in a series of blasts in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, two sources in the city said, Trend reports citing Reuters.

The question of the arrival of Afghan students in Azerbaijan enrolled in educational institutions in our country is under discussion, Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Education Tural Ahmadov said, Trend reports.

Afghanistan will cooperate with Turkey once the new government is formed, Taliban’s spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid told Turkey’s Yeni Shafak newspaper on September 5.

Taliban forces have taken full control of Afghanistan including the Panjshir valley where opposition forces had been holding out, three Taliban sources said on Friday as heavy celebratory gunfire was heard in the Afghan capital Kabul, Trend reports citing Reuters.

The U.S. embassy has thanked the Azerbaijani peacekeepers who served in Afghanistan.

In an interview with an Italian media member of the Italian Senate from the Forward Italy party, Senator Urania Papatheu praised the activity of the Azerbaijani peacekeeping contingent to ensure the security of the Kabul international airport, Trend reports on Aug. 30.

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan in a phone call on Saturday, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah.

Azerbaijan's 120-member peacekeeper contingent have returned to Baku after serving at the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan, the local media reported on August 27.

The main priority for Turkey in the current situation in Afghanistan is the evacuation of its citizens, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a press conference before the start of his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Trend reports on Aug.27.