Sources within the Afghan government and the Taliban said an "unannounced ceasefire" has been in place since May 27 and will remain in effect for the next several days, but reports indicate that the three clashes occurred in Zabul, Farah and Parwan over the last 24 hours.

Herat governor Sayed Wahid Qatali on Thursday said that Afghanistan will not accept any compromise on the issue of the alleged drowning of Afghan migrants by the Iranian border police, reiterating the call for the arrest of the perpetrators involved in the incident.