A series of explosions continued in eastern Afghanistan, where two people were killed and injured today, Monday, when two explosive devices exploded in the center of the city of Jalalabad, according to a security source told Al-Jazeera, and the interim government decided to dismiss the governors of two states against the backdrop of the deteriorating security situation.

Al-Jazeera correspondent quoted a security source as saying that the governors of the provinces of Nangarhar and Konar were dismissed against the background of the recent events, and the reporter added that the interim government appointed 5 new commanders of the police forces in districts located in the east and west of the country, noting that these measures are the first of their kind since the formation of the Taliban government temporary weeks ago.

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that the authorities arrested a number of people in connection with the series of bombings, which were claimed by the Islamic State, which left a number of dead and wounded among the security forces of the interim government and civilians.

Mujahid stated that the government forces conducted a search on the outskirts of the city of Jalalabad (the center of Nangarhar province), in search of the perpetrators.

The province is the stronghold of the Islamic State in Afghanistan, which calls itself "Khorasan Province".

A security source told Al Jazeera that the number of detainees in Jalalabad is in the dozens, and may reach more than 40 detainees.

Yesterday, Sunday, ISIS claimed - in a statement broadcast on social media - a series of bombings that took place on Saturday and Sunday in Jalalabad, and said that they had killed or wounded more than 35 Taliban fighters.


Negotiations with the United Nations

Meanwhile, the movement of United Nations officials in Afghanistan is accelerating, amid calls for more aid to the Afghan people.

Today, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with Acting Prime Minister Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund and Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaki at the Presidential Palace in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The visit of Ghebreyesus, who arrived at Kabul Airport on a Qatari military plane, came after most of the United Nations bodies returned to work in Afghanistan, and had previously warned of the deteriorating health and humanitarian conditions in the country.

The US State Department said it is committed to ensuring that the United Nations and non-governmental organizations continue to provide assistance in Afghanistan, and to work to ensure respect for human rights and the rights of women and minorities there.

She added that Washington is working with others in the region and around the world to ensure that the Taliban fulfill their obligations to ensure that Afghanistan is not used as a base for terrorism, respect the rights of women, children and minorities, and allow those who want to leave the country to do so.


The US State Department stressed the need for vigilance to monitor any threat that might come from Afghanistan.

Today, Monday, the ministry said in a statement that a Qatar Airways flight left Kabul yesterday, carrying 21 Americans and 48 other people with permanent residence in the United States.

Since the Taliban took control of the country last month with the withdrawal of foreign forces;

The State of Qatar has played a major role in facilitating the evacuation of Afghan and Western nationals through Doha.