report in Khaama Press online, August 17, 2023Qatar’s Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Counterterrorism and Mediation in Conflict Resolution, Mutlaq bin Majed al-Qahtani met on Wednesday with Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva, who is visiting the country. According to an official statement from Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, the two diplomats held an extensive discussion that covered the collaborative initiatives between Qatar and the…
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By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in ToloNews, Aug 17, 2023 at 9:42 PMSome Political Parties in the previous administration criticized the Ministry of Justice’s decision to ban political parties’ activity in the nation. Party leaders said that political parties are essential for the nation and they urged the current government to not hinder their activities. Salim Paigir, the chairman of the Afghanistan Intellectual Committed Party and a political activist who founded his party over eight years…
By Asma Saayin in ToloNews, Aug 18, 2023 at 8:14 AMFemale students and teachers said they are worried that nothing was said about schools on the second anniversary of the Islamic Emirate’s takeover. Once again they emphasized their right to education and asked the current government to reopen academic institutions for girls as soon as possible. “Yesterday, I thought that maybe schools, universities, and many other places that were closed would open but they didn’t,”…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, August 17, 2023Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has brought to light a worrying surge in the detention of journalists in Afghanistan following the takeover of the country by the Taliban. Within the past 10 days, nine journalists have been arrested by the Taliban, causing significant concern among media organizations globally. The organization revealed on Wednesday that 12 journalists are currently being held in detention without any apparent reasons given.…
report in The Express Tribune, August 18th, 2023.PESHAWAR: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday held a daylong meeting on the joint border to discuss various issues relating to the transit trade, including the pendency in the clearance of goods. The border committee meetings are held regularly on a fortnightly basis to improve effective liaison and coordination for smooth operation of bilateral and transit trade on both sides of the border. At the meeting, the 15-member Pakistani…
report in The Express Tribune, August 18th, 2023.PESHAWAR: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday held a daylong meeting on the joint border to discuss various issues relating to the transit trade, including the pendency in the clearance of goods. The border committee meetings are held regularly on a fortnightly basis to improve effective liaison and coordination for smooth operation of bilateral and transit trade on both sides of the border. At the meeting, the 15-member Pakistani…
By Rasheed Khalid in The News, August 17, 2023Islamabad:Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb, Charge d’Affaires, Afghanistan, has claimed a substantial 90% reduction in poppy production and work on drug addicts rehabilitation which included a vocational programme for drug addiction recovery. Sardar Shakeeb was addressing a webinar on “Interim Afghan government in power – two years on” organised here by the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS). …. The Afghan envoy said that the economic achievements include combating food…
By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, Aug 16, 2023 at 9:07 PMA major security threat for the Central Asian nations is now emerging in Afghanistan, “where international terrorist organizations are gaining in influence,” Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security. “The security of Russia’s CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization] allies in Central Asia is a key priority for the work of Russia’s defense agencies. Today, the main challenges and…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, August 16, 2023As the Taliban marked the two-year anniversary of its rule, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry explicitly labelled the fall of Kabul as a military and political “failure” of the United States. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, August 15, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that Afghanistan has been stable for two years, and the future of this country is now back in the…
Report in Dawn, August 17th, 2023PESHAWAR: The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday said there was a complete ban on activities of political parties in Afghanistan. “Political parties’ activities have been completely stopped in the country because neither do these parties have any standing in Sharia, any place in Sharia nor are any national interests attached to these parties or the nation liked them,” Interim Minister for Justice, Shaikh Maulavi Abdul Hakeem Sharae said while presenting annual…