report in TOLOnews, Dec 23, 2023 at 9:00 PMThe Islamic Emirate said that in addition to the current government’s embassies’ operations in sixteen nations, their attachés are also active in the political, cultural, commercial, and immigrant sectors. The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that some attachés are from the previous government and some have been introduced by the Islamic Emirate. “In some countries, attachés of the previous government are employed, while in…
Posts published in “Afghanistan”
report in ToloNews, Dec 19, 2023 at 10:15 PMThe acting minister of foreign affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, said he opposes the appointment of a representative of the UN for peace and reconciliation negotiations in Afghanistan. The new potential envoy was suggested by UN special coordinator for Afghanistan Feridun Sinirlioğlu in his report to the UNSC in November 2023. In a meeting with UK Chargé d’Affaires for Afghanistan Robert Chatterton Dickson, Muttaqi said the report of…
By Hadia Ziaei in ToloNews, Dec 19, 2023 at 9:42 PMThe Islamic Emirate considers the UN members’ decision to not hand over the Afghanistan seat at the United Nations to its ambassador “illegal.” This comes as the UN Credentials Committee has deferred its decision on assigning Afghanistan’s seat in the organization to the Islamic Emirate for the third consecutive time. The committee reviewed two conflicting communications regarding Afghanistan’s representation at the seventy-eighth session of the…
by Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, December 20th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: A powerful United Nations panel, which approves the accreditation of diplomats to its system, has refused to assign the Afghan Taliban a seat at the world body. This was the third time a nine-member UN credential committee rejected a request by the interim Afghan Taliban to assign a seat to its representative at the UN. After the takeover in Aug 2021, the interim Taliban government…
By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Dec 17, 2023 at 9:08 PMThe Ministry of Border and Tribal Affairs said that the renovation work of border signs with Iran have been fifteen percent completed. The ministry’s spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat told TOLOnews that the work on a plan to renew the border signs with Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, including Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China, is still ongoing. “The process of renewal of border marks with Iran has so far…
By Metra Majeedi in ToloNews, Dec 17, 2023 at 9:59 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, called the quarterly report of the UN Secretary-General regarding Afghanistan “optimistic.” UN’s Chief Antonio Guterres in his report to the United Nations Security Council highlighted the security, political, economic and social developments in Afghanistan. However, Mujahid told TOLOnews that Guterres has no precise definition about the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan. “The government is inclusive. We have…
By Naweed Samadi in TOLOnews, Dec 16, 2023 at 10:37 PMNAI, a group that supports open media in Afghanistan, reported that since the beginning of 2023 they have recorded 120 cases of violence, arrest, mistreatment and killing of journalists in the country. The head of NAI, Zarif Karimi, said that this statistic shows an increase in violence against journalists in recent years, based on the number of employees. “In the year 2023 we recorded more…
report in TOLOnews, Dec 16, 2023 at 8:35 PMThe UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his new report titled: “The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security” addressed issues including political progress, security, regional cooperation, human rights, and humanitarian aid. This report mentioned that demands to establish a comprehensive government in Afghanistan have been ignored by the Islamic Emirate, and the rights of women and girls have also been limited. The report…
report in TOLOnews, Dec 16, 2023 at 8:44 PMThe International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) said in a report that in the first operation coordinated across Asia by INTERPOL against illicit firearms, authorities in 10 countries have made over 1,700 arrests and seized 714 firearms, 921 parts and components, and 45,383 rounds of ammunition. According to the report, in Central, South and East Asia, small and light weapons have become the norm for terrorist groups and…
report in TOLOnews, Dec 16, 2023 at 8:57 PMThe Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Emirate for the first time said that in the past one year, nearly forty members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been arrested and imprisoned across the country. The spokesman of the ministry, Abdul Mateen Qani, told TOLOnews that Kabul wants good interactions with neighboring countries and will never allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against other countries, including neighboring…
Report in Dawn, December 17th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Sardar Ahmad Jan Shakib, the interim ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan, called on JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman here on Saturday to discuss “the need for peace” in the region currently plagued by terrorism. Mr Shakib arrived at the residence of the JUI-F chief and delivered a ‘special message’ of the interim Afghan government to Maulana Fazl. JUI-F spokesperson Aslam Ghauri said the meeting between the diplomat and the…