Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 14, 2023 at 8:30 PMThe UN Secretary-General in his independent assessment of the situation of Afghanistan said that needs of Afghans should be addressed, and a roadmap should be created to facilitate engagement between the international community and Afghanistan. The second part of the assessment recommends: “Building Confidence by Addressing the Immediate Needs of Afghans, continuing cooperation on key security, regional and political Issues, A roadmap for reintegration of the…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 14, 2023The special representative of Russia for Afghanistan has unequivocally declared that Moscow has no plans to recognize the Taliban formally. Zamir Kabulov told the TASS news agency that Russia has repeatedly stated at all possible levels that there is no discussion about recognizing the Taliban. He told TASS, “There is no progress, and this has been discussed at all possible levels.” Russia is a member…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 12, 2023 at 10:04 PMThe Afghans who were deported from Pakistan following Islamabad’s deadline for undocumented refugees, said that they are struggling with cold weather. The deportees said that they were forced to leave everything behind in Pakistan and that they are now facing dire conditions. Pari Gul, 80, was living in Pakistan for 40 years. “We have spent 40 years in Pakistan. We have done farming. They have forcefully…
By Fidel Rahmati in THe Khaama Press Online, November 12, 2023In the last 20 days, 3,090 Afghan people were flown from Turkey to Kabul due to deportation, as reported by the head of the Legal Support Directorate of the Ministry of Refugees’ Affairs. According to the source, among these 3,090 individuals who were deported by air, there were 7 families and 7 children. Assistance in the form of cash has been provided to 3,083 of…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 12, 2023Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev expressed satisfaction over counter-narcotics in Afghanistan, saying that the “Taliban” has contributed more to the fight against drugs in Afghanistan in the past year than a two-decade effort by a coalition led by the United States. He said that the US-led coalition forces were interested in “exporting heroin” to Russia and other countries. “In less than a year, the Taliban, no matter…
By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikzai in TOLOnews Online, Nov 12, 2023 at 8:42 PMThe UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in an assessment of the situation of Afghanistan to the UN Security Council, recommended a roadmap for reintegration of the country into the international system. On 16 March 2023, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2679 requesting the Secretary-General to provide the Security Council an independent assessment on Afghanistan, no later than 17 November 2023. In…
by Naveed Hussain in T- magazine in The Express Tribune, Nov 12th, 2023.KARACHI: The ongoing spurt in high-profile and mass casualty terrorist attacks in Pakistan is worrying. Of more concern is the fact that Afghanistan served as a springboard for most of these attacks. The brazen assault on the Mianwali training airbase and the deadly ambush on a military convoy in Gwadar happened in quick succession, preceded by a bomb attack on a police patrol…
By Fatema Adeeb IN TOLOnews, Nov 11, 2023 at8:32 PMFollowing the Islamic Emirate officials’ reactions to the expulsion of the immigrants from Pakistan, Mohammad Arsalah Kharoti, deputy of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR), called Pakistan’s decision to deport Afghan immigrants from this country “rushed.” In an interview with TOLOnews, Kharoti added that Pakistan should treat Afghan immigrants responsibly and allow them to return to the country of their own volition. “They have made…
By Abdul Ghafar Azizi in TOLOnews Online, Nov 08, 2023 at 9:13 PMThe bodies of five hundred Afghan immigrants who have been killed in Iran in the past six months have been transferred to the country through the border of Rah-e-Abrisham, officials said. According to the local officials of Nimroz, these migrants have been killed in various incidents, especially traffic incidents on smuggling routes. “500 bodies have been transferred to the country from Iran in…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 8, 2023In response to the recent attack on a civilian bus in western Kabul, the United Nations Special Rapporteur has called for an urgent and thorough investigation to identify the culprits behind the explosion. On Wednesday, Richard Bent, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, expressed his concerns, saying, “This is the third attack on the Hazaras in Afghanistan in less than a month.” He…