By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, June 15, 2023The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia warned of the expanding threat from Islamic State from Afghanistan to the neighbouring countries in the region. According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, the Islamic State (IS), also named Daesh, is trying to undermine the security and stability in Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries with the support of externals. “The security situation in Afghanistan is tense,” she…
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By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in ToloNews, June 14, 2023 at 9:40 PMThe acting Minister of Defense Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that demands against Islamic laws will never be accepted in the country. In a special interview with TOLOnews, Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said the current Afghan government would never accept some of the demands made by the international community because they are in opposition to Islamic Sharia and Afghan culture. According to Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid,…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press online, June 14, 2023Recently, several Chinese investors have traveled to Maidan Wardak to assess potential business opportunities in the central Afghan provinces, official sources said. During the visit, Chinese investors met with the governor of Maidan Wardak province Qari Bakhtyar Mouaz and stated they are interested to build production plants of kitchen utensils, wire nets, and diapers, according to reports. The report added, these foreign investors would like to…
By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, June 14, 2023 at 9:20 PMParticipants at the meeting in Oslo, Norway on the Afghan situation stressed the need for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan and discussed the Islamic Emirate’s commitments to the international community as well as the education of girls, a source told TOLOnews. The second day of the meeting was held on Wednesday, and members of the Islamic Emirate were in attendance. The UN…
By Abdul Ghafar Azizi in TOLOnews Online, June 13, 2023 at 7:37 PMLocal officials in Nimroz said that 100 Afghan citizens in prison in Iran were handed over to Islamic Emirate officials. According to local officials, some of these prisoners have spent 10 to 20 years of imprisonment in Iran and are going to spend the rest of their imprisonment in Afghanistan’s prisons. Afghan citizens were in prison for various crimes, and have been handed…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews, June 13, 2023 at 8:45 PMNorway’s foreign minister Anniken Huitfeldt announced the ministry “invited three people from the civil service in Kabul to participate in this year’s Oslo Forum,” adding “they are not from the political leadership of the Taliban.” At the forum, which is ongoing now, these representatives are meeting “Afghan civil society and representatives from other countries to talk about the major challenges in Afghanistan,” Huitfeldt said. Islamic…
By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, June 12, 2023 at 8:59 PMOn World Day Against Child Labour, the head of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Afghanistan warned of an increase in the number of children who are engaged in work generally and with hazardous jobs particularly. A gathering was held by the UN in Kabul to mark World Day Against Child Labor under the title of “Social Justice.” “More than 1.06 million children were…
By Najib Ahmad Najib in TOLOnews, June 12, 2023 at 1:13 PMFamilies of victims of night operations of foreign forces in Chak Maidan Wardak district are demanding justice from international courts and human rights organizations. They called the event a war crime and asked the international courts to punish the perpetrators for their actions. Shams Rahman, one of the relatives of the victims, said that as a result of the night operations of foreign forces…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, June 12, 2023The Islamic Republic of Iran handed over 101 Afghan prisoners on Sunday to Afghanistan who were serving prison sentences in Iran. According to the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan on Monday, “As a result of the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Directorate of Follow-up and Supervision of the Leader’s Orders and the General Director of Prisons, 100 Afghan prisoners were transferred again in…
By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, June 12, 2023 at 9:32 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said that the Waziristan refugees will be relocated in the north, south and central areas of Afghanistan. Mujahid said that the relocation of these refugees will not cause threats to any province of the country and that it is also not “based on racism,” but the decision was made to ensure the interest of both countries—Afghanistan and Pakistan. He…