Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo suggested during a “No Kings" protest livestream that the U.S. government was comparable to Taliban after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.

More than 600 books, many of them written by women, are being purged, based on a contention that they conflict with Sharia principles.

Anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe, concerns about militancy in Asia and acceptance that the Taliban regime is unlikely to collapse soon present a diplomatic opening.

Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo compared President Donald Trump's government to living under the Taliban after Jimmy Kimmel's show was indefinitely suspended.

On Sunday, chief Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid rejected Mr Trump’s assertions and urged the US to adopt a policy of “realism and rationality”. Mujahid posted a defiant message on X in which he insisted that the position of Afghanistan had been consistently communicated to Washington.

The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Sunday called on the US to uphold its commitments under the Doha Agreement, urging Washington to avoid what it described as a return to "past failed approaches" and pursue a "policy of realism and rationality.