- Taliban said it will not extend August 31 deadline of foreign countries' evacuation and that the U.S. should pull out all troops and contractors before the deadline.

- Taliban said the U.S. should stop taking skilled Afghans like engineers out of Afghanistan and called on the Afghans not to leave. 

- The Taliban spokesperson refused to confirm the secret meeting between the CIA chief and the Taliban leader, saying he's not aware if the two had met.

- Taliban said Afghan media outlets are now operational again, so are hospitals, schools, universities and local governments.

- The spokesperson said they're trying to come up with a procedure so women can return to work. Currently, female government workers are asked to stay home until security allows.

- Taliban also said security issues will be resolved all across Afghanistan and there's no list of people targeted for reprisals.