By Shamsurrahman Khpalwak in Tolo News,Oct 2, 2023 at 9:03 AMDeputy Interior Minister Mohammad Nabi Omari said that some Afghan political leaders want to talk with the Islamic Emirate but “there is no issue” which needs to be discussed. Speaking at a ceremony to introduce the Paktia governor, he said that the Islamic Emirate has established its government and will not debate democracy. “What will the agenda of the meeting be? The egregious democracy, which…
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report in TOLOnews, Sept 30, 2023 at 9:08 PMThe acting minister of higher education, Neda Mohammad Nadim, said in a meeting at Baghlan University that there are now attempts being made to demolish the current system under the pretext of concerns related to women. Nadim added that based on Sharia and Allahs’s decrees, men and women are not equal. He said that despite efforts by Western nations to demonstrate that men and women have equal…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 30, 2023The US envoy for Afghan women and human rights, Rina Amiri, on Saturday, said that the global consensus is clear. If the Taliban does not respect women’s rights, it cannot join the international community. Amiri, on her social media platform X, revealed that during the 78th UN General Assembly, she engaged in high-level meetings with officials from various countries, concentrating specifically on Afghanistan and the challenges faced by…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 29, 2023Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will not meet with the Taliban delegation invited as “guests” to the Moscow Format meeting in Kazan, confirmed Zamir Kabulov, the Russian special envoy for Afghanistan. Kabulov’s comments came during an interview with the RTVI media outlet in response to a question about the potential for Lavrov to meet with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign Minister of the Taliban, at the event.…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 29, 2023During the Moscow Format meeting, the Special Representative of Russia for Afghanistan, quoting his country’s Foreign Minister, stated that without the involvement of ethnic groups in the government, peace in Afghanistan is not possible. In another part of his remarks, Mr. Kabulov noted that the Taliban has been ineffective in countering terrorist groups, notably ISIS. Mr. Kabulov expressed concern about the Taliban’s performance against ISIS in the region.…
report in TOLOnews, Sept 28, 2023 at 9:16 PMThe fifth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan will take place Friday in Kazan, Russia. Earlier, the Russian special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that this meeting will focus on the topic of inclusivity of the current Afghan government, counterterrorism, and drug-related crime. Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate, who went to Russia to attend the meeting, met with various Russians before…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 28, 2023In a newsletter, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Afghanistan announced on Thursday that Sarajuddin Haqqani had engaged in discussions with media figures and political activists about the current issues and their potential solutions. In this meeting, the Taliban Interior Minister emphasized that differences of opinion and challenges should be resolved through consultation and coordination to avoid missed opportunities. The Taliban Interior Minister, Haqqani, said they are ready…
By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, Sept 28, 2023The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan as well as representatives of the UK, China, Pakistan, and Iran called for the continuation of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. Speaking at the UN Security Council Meeting, the head of UNAMA, Roza Otunbayeva, said that the Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan had received US $872 million, approximately only 28 per cent of the $3.2 billion requested. “Many programmes have already closed…
report in TOLOnews, Sept 28, 2023Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the deputy minister of Foreign Affairs said that baseless criticism by neighboring countries will negatively affect bilateral relations between Afghanistan and its neighbors. Speaking at the celebration ceremony of World Tourism Day in Kabul, the deputy Foreign Minister said neighboring countries are blaming Afghanistan for the spread of terrorism from its soil to gain the satisfaction of world powers, which is not a rational solution. “Criticizing…
by Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, Sept 27, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to send back all the illegal Afghan refugees in a major policy decision, which is seen in the context of ongoing tensions between the two countries. Official sources said that the caretaker federal cabinet, through a circulation summary, approved the decision to repatriate as many as 1.1 million Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan illegally. However, there was no official confirmation yet from…