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Islamic Emirate: Efforts Underway to Create New Crossing with Turkmenistan

by Habib Rahman Qooyash in ToloNews, Sept 22, 2023 at 8:52 PMThe Islamic Emirate said it plans to establish a new transit crossing with Turkmenistan through the Bala Murghab District of Badghis Province. The Islamic Emirate spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that the purpose of creating this new route is to facilitate the export and import of goods. Mujahid noted that the construction cost of this route has been determined and efforts are underway to implement…

Afghanistan Discussed at UN General Assembly

report in Tolo News online, Sept 20, 2023 at 8:47 PMThe leaders of Qatar, Iran, Uzbekistan and Turkey discussed Afghanistan among other issues at the 78th session General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly. In this discussion, Turkey and Iran emphasized the necessity of forming an inclusive government in Afghanistan. “Regardless of political motives the transport transformation of the interim government into an inclusive administration in which all segments of society are fairly represented…

Islamic Emirate: No Water Agreement Exists With Neighbors Over Amu River

by Habib Rahman Qooyash in Tolo News online, Sept 20, 2023 at 9:12 PMThe Islamic Emirate said that Afghanistan does not have an agreement with any country in the Amu Darya River basin, and that it is Afghanistan’s right to use water resources. Abdul Latif Mansour, the acting Minister of Energy and Water (MoEW), said the current Afghan government is prepared to discuss the Amu Darya water issue in order to resolve the worries of…

German political parties urge suspension of Afghan citizens’ acceptance program

report in Khaama Press,September 21, 2023The Christian Democratic Union of Germany and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria, the largest opposition parties in the Federal Parliament of Germany, have called for a halt to accepting Afghan refugees into the country. According to reports, this proposal has reached the French news agency. It is set to be presented in the Federal Parliament of Germany on Friday to reduce immigration. The proposal suggests that the refugee acceptance…

Around ’30’ Media Outlets Began Activities in Past Two Years: Ministry

By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Sept 18, 2023 at 8:50 PMThe Ministry of Information and Culture said that nearly 30 media organizations have been established since the Islamic Emirate came to power. The MoIC said that efforts are underway to increase efforts to solve the challenges of the media across the country. “After the Islamic Emirate came to power, between 25 to 30 various media organizations resumed their activities. Most of them are radio stations…

Islamic Emirate Expects UN General Assembly to Lift Sanctions: Karimi

report in ToloNews, Sept 18, 2023 at 7:59 PMHeads of state and national representatives gather in New York to attend the UN General Assembly, which is September 18-19, and a spokesman for the Islamic Emirate said that they expect the summit to lift sanctions from the interim government. The deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, Bilal Karimi, said that the summit should also consider the achievements of the Islamic Emirate. “The realities of Afghanistan, the…

World Food Program may withdraw from Afghanistan over budget shortfall

report in Khaama Press online, Sept 18, 2023The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that if it does not secure sufficient funding to assist those in need in Afghanistan, it will be forced to halt its operations there. Cindy McCain, the Executive Director of the World Food Program, has described the organization’s budget reduction as unprecedented and “discouraging” in a conversation with the American news network ABC News. She emphasized that the World Food Program’s…

Kabul govt cracks down on TTP; 70 militants held

by Mateen Haider in The Nation, Sept 19, 2023ISLAMABAD – After Pakistan’s pres­sure to take action against TTP militants involved in the attack on Pakistani border posts in Chitral, Afghan Tali­ban authorities have or­dered operation against TTP hideouts in Kunar. As many as 70 mili­tants affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pa­kistan (TTP), among them 15 who sustained injuries in exchange of fire, have been arrest­ed during the ongoing operation. Last week Pakistan’s charge d’af­faires had met…

Islamic Emirate Increasing Efforts to Raise Chabahar Port Activity

By Habib Rahman Qooyash in ToloNews, Sept 17, 2023 at 1:57 PMOfficials in the Islamic Emirate said that they have increased their efforts to develop the activity of Iran’s Chabahar port with the aim of not harming the merchants of the country and not relying on a single transit route. Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, emphasized that with the increase of the capacity in Chabahar port and the activation of the railway of…

Two Years Passed, Interim Govt Yet to Be Official

By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Sept 17, 2023 at 8:12 PMWith the passage of two years since the announcement of the interim government, the Islamic Emirate has yet to introduce its official cabinet. The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that after the approval of the constitution, some of the issues such as establishment of a council and official cabinet will be addressed. “Our laws are being work on and also the councils are still…

Kabul Only Banned ‘Specific Secular Liberal Education’: UK Cleric

By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Sept 17, 2023 at 8:07 PMShaykh Hamid Mahmood, a member of the delegation of British religious scholars who recently came to Kabul, said that all girls go to schools up to age 10 or 11 in Afghanistan and girls can continue education in specific subjects and he added that education has not completely stopped. Shaykh Hamid said: “It’s a temporary suspension not on education, temporary suspension on specific secular liberal…