By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, May 25, 2023 at 10:00 PMThe US Department of State spokesperson said that Washington has suspended operations in Ghor province following “evidence of continued attempts by the Taliban” to divert assistance. Speaking to reporters in Washington D.C., the US State Department’s Spokesman Mathew Miller also said that the World Food Program halted distribution in two districts of Ghazni province from January to April, when local officials attempted to interfere…
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By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, May 25, 2023 at 10:47 PMThe acting Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, said he considers the current government inclusive, but said there is no place in this government for some figures of the previous government who the nation does not want and who are not acceptable to the international community. Speaking at a gathering of Islamic Emirate leaders and tribal elders, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir said…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, May 24, 2023 at 9:04 PMThe US Department of State’s spokesman Matthew Miller said that Washington understands that the “Taliban continues to seek international recognition, but to get international recognition they have to earn legitimacy.” Miller made the remarks at a press conference in Washington D.C. “So I will say with respect to tensions between Iran and Afghanistan, I don’t have any specific comment other than that, obviously, we…
By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, May 24, 2023 at 9:02 PMDirect flights between Afghanistan and China resumed on Wednesday morning after three years–with Ariana Afghan Airlines conducting the first flight to Urumqi. Speaking at the ceremony of the first flight of Ariana airlines to Urumqi, Ghulam Jailani Wafa, deputy minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (MTCA), said that these flights will have a direct impact on the growth of the country’s economy and will…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, May 24, 2023Zalmay Khalilzad, the former US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, said on Wednesday that Iranian leaders must not threaten Afghanistan over water rights. Khalilzad said on Twitter, “Taliban authorities are being surprisingly restrained and statesmanlike over the issue. They acknowledged the treaty while arguing that the lower amount of water is due to drought and climate change.” He also said that the Taliban authorities had…
Report in TOLOnews Online, May 24, 2023 at 9:58 PMThe Iranian Minister of Interior, Ahmad Wahidi, at a public forum rejected the statements of Islamic Emirate authorities about the lack of water in the Helmand River and said that the existing reports are “contrary to the claims made, and that is why the officials’ field visit is proposed and if there is no water, the issue will be resolved.” The tension between Kabul and Tehran…
Report in TOLOnews Online, May 23, 2023 at 8:58 PMThe Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said that China and other countries are interested in investing in Afghanistan’s lithium resources. The majority of Afghanistan’s lithium is known to be in the provinces of Kunar, Nuristan, and Helmand, according to Homayoun Afghan, the ministry’s spokesman. “A number of countries and investors have expressed interest in the lithium business in addition to the Chinese. The Chinese even…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, May 23, 2023The acting Interior Minister of the interim government in Afghanistan, Sirajuddin Haqqani, met with Mr Wang Yu, the Chinese ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday. According to a statement issued by the Ministry, the two sides underlined the issues of mutual interest, including the tripartite conference in Islamabad. According to Haqqani, justice is crucial in international engagement, and he praised China for taking a realistic…
Report in TOLOnews, May 22, 2023 at 8:42 PMThe acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, referring to recent tensions over water between Kabul and Tehran, said that the recent droughts should not be ignored, and Kabul expects the Iranian officials to make their demands based on the treaty. Addressing a ceremony on the 7th anniversary of the death of former Islamic Emirate leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the acting Minister of Foreign Affair…
Report in TOLOnews, May 22, 2023 at 4:10 PMThe Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said that China and Qatar are interested in investing in the oil and gas sector in the country. Homyaoon Afghan, a spokesman for the MoMP, said that representatives of these two countries have met four times with the acting Ministry of Mines and Petroleum regarding oil extraction in the past month. “We have had four meetings with Qatari and Chines investors,…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, May 22, 2023One child was killed, and another was injured when an explosive device left over from a past conflict exploded in the Deyak district of Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province, according to provincial spokesperson Niyaz Mohammad. On Sunday, two youngsters, ages 9 and 12, found the explosive device that resembled a toy and tried to carry it home. However, a provincial official said that the explosive device…