By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikzai, in TOLOnews, June 27, 2023 at 8:54 PMSpeaking at a press conference, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that Beijing hopes the Afghan interim government will take more solid steps in the direction that serves the interests of the Afghan people and meets the expectations of the international community, “so as to gain more understanding, trust and support from the rest of the world.” She made the remarks…
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By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, June 27, 2023 at 10:52 PMThe Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) said that the Islamic Emirate and China are interested in connecting via the Wakhan corridor. The spokesman for the MoIC, Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, said connecting Afghanistan across the Wakhan will increase trade with world countries and increase national revenue. “One of our dreams from the past is to connect via the Wakhan corridor with China… both…
report in The News, June 28, 2023KABUL: Over a thousand Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021, according to a report by the UN’s mission to Afghanistan released on Tuesday. Between August 15 2021 and May this year 1,095 civilians were killed and 2,679 wounded, according to the UN Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA), underscoring the security challenges even after the end of…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, June 26, 2023The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported that Afghanistan produced the majority of global illicit opium production in 2022, which makes 80%, despite the Taliban’s ban on opium cultivation in April last year. The report released a day before the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, said that the supply and trafficking of illegal drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamine, have increased…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, June 26, 2023According to a statement released by the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) on Monday, Afghan security forces in the country’s eastern Paktika province have confiscated significant weapons and ammunition. The confiscated weapons and ammunition, according to the statement, include thousands of bullets and explosive devices, 35 rocket shells, four mines, 14 hand grenades, and some other unlawfully preserved munitions. They were found during operations in the…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, June 25, 2023Former Parliament Member Allah Gul Mujahid returned to Kabul from Iran on Sunday. According to officials, Mujahid was in Iran and returned to Kabul today. He was an influential political figure in the former administration who was imprisoned and humiliated by the Taliban security forces in the early years of the de facto administration. Earlier, Mujahid met with Fazal Mohammad Haqqani, the Afghan embassy’s head…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, June 25, 2023Nearly 230 Afghan migrants have been deported from different cities in Turkey, according to Turkish media outlets. According to reports, most deported Afghan refugees were undocumented and illegal migrants. Based on the reports, the Turkish authorities have emphasized that they will continue identifying illegal asylum seekers in the eastern city of Agri, Turkey. Earlier, the General Directorate of Migration of Turkey announced that it had…
Report in TOLOnews, June 25, 2023 at 9:38 PMThe Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs approved the “plan sanctioned by the National Transit Committee for the transportation of gas and oil from Turkmenistan to Pakistan, passing through Afghanistan, for a trial period.” The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs said on Twitter: “This significant undertaking aims to stimulate economic growth and fortify transit capabilities. The implementation of this project…
Report in TOLOnews, June 25, 2023 at 7:21 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s Leader, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, in a message on the arrival of Eid-al Adha, said that the Islamic Emirate wants good political and economic relations with the world, “especially with Islamic countries, and has fulfilled its responsibility in this regard.” The message was released by the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid. “Just as we do not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, in…
By Rohullah Sangar in TOLOnews, June 24, 2023 at 9:25 PMSome religious clerics in Parwan province asked the Islamic Emirate to reopen schools for girls above the sixth grade. These religious clerics stressed the need for modern science education in addition to religious instruction during the opening ceremony of a religious school. “We ask the Islamic Emirate government to let girls get an education in accordance with Sharia law,” said Nasrullah Urfan, a religious cleric.…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews, June 24, 2023 at 9:09 PMThe UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Irene Khan, said at the 53rd regular session of the Human Rights Council that in Afghanistan women’s public presence has been totally erased by the ‘Taliban’. Irene Khan said in a report that Women’s rights groups play an important role in the struggle for gender equality and in promoting the agency of women. “Women’s rights…