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According to the Afghan Ministry of Education in Afghanistan, boy students and male teachers are required to return to schools in all 34 provinces. While the secondary and high schools for girls are still closed, a Taliban spokesman said the issues including the allocation of teachers and classrooms for the girls are still being discussed.

The Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan claimed responsibility Sunday for a series of blasts over the weekend in the countrys east that reportedly killed several people and injured tens more in another escalation of violence as the Taliban works to consolidate its control.

"Afghanistan will have a regular, disciplined and strong army in near future to defend and protect the country," said Talibans army chief of staff Qari Fasihuddin.

Have a look at Afghan capital city Kabul after the Talibans takeover on Aug. 15 and the southern Kandahar province, one of the most war-torn regions in the country over the past 20 years.

While the security situation in Afghanistan has remained stable since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, the Central Asian country is now facing economic and humanitarian challenges, with its people longing for better life and the Taliban new government calling for international assistance.

Afghan female students are allowed to go to school in gender-separated classes, and wearing an Islamic dress is also necessary, said the Talibans acting education minister.

Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to study in universities and postgraduate programs but only in gender-segregated classrooms and in Islamic dress, a senior Taliban official announced Sunday as the militant group began to articulate its vision for the country after forming an all-male cabinet and raising its flag over the presidential palace.

India and Australia discuss the prevailing crisis in Afghanistan, maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region and cooperation in multilateral formats on Saturday in New Delhi.

"As a caretaker and committed cabinet has been announced by authorities of the Islamic Emirate to control and run affairs of the country which will start functioning at the earliest (time possible), I assure all countrymen that the figures will work hard towards Islamic rules and Sharia law."

The last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, morality police roamed the streets, implementing the groups austere interpretation of Islamic law - with harsh restrictions on women, strictly enforced prayer times and even bans on kite-flying and chess.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a press conference here that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Abdul Salam Hanafi were named as the acting deputy prime ministers, while Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, son of the late Taliban co-founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, was appointed as the acting defense minister.

"The way the situation in Afghanistan has transpired recently is proof that foreign military intervention and the imposition of a democratic transformation program does nothing to help solve any problem. It only creates more problems and failure is the inevitable outcome," a Chinese envoy said.