Taliban seeks control of additional Afghan embassies.

The Taliban government is attempting to take control of more Afghan embassies abroad, according to a spokesman, as the international community remains wary of officially recognizing the Taliban due to their restrictions on women and girls. The administration has sent diplomats to at least 14 countries, including Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, and other Arab and African countries. The Taliban have banned girls from middle school, high school, and university, and women from most fields of employment, including at nongovernmental groups.