By Nazeer Shinwari in TOLOnews Online, Dec 06, 2023 at 9:12 PMThe Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs, Abdul Salam Hanafi, said that the Islamic Emirate never sought to damage other countries, and urged the neighboring countries to be politically neutral towards Afghanistan. Speaking at a gathering in the Academy of Science of Afghanistan, the Deputy PM said the Islamic Emirate wants to have good relations with all countries and that the foreigners should also…
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By Nazeer Shinwari in TOLOnews Online, Dec 06, 2023 at 7:58 PMThomas West, US Special Representative, said that he has started travels to Pakistan, UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia from December 5-15. “Look forward to meeting with key partners to discuss shared security interests, refugee protection and resettlement, humanitarian needs, human rights, and economic issues,” West said. Political analyst Torek Farhadi said the West may ask for financial support for the UN operations in Afghanistan.…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 5, 2023The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced that Afghanistan has witnessed an increase in violence against Shia and Hazara communities in the past month in the provinces of Kabul, Balkh, and Herat. UNAMA continues to call for support for individuals at risk. This comes in response to the recent attack on Shia Muslims in Herat province, which has prompted strong reactions. It…
By Nazeer Shinwari in TOLOnews Online, Dec 05, 2023 at 8:48 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s Prime Minister, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, chaired the cabinet meeting after a long absence on Monday, where participants discussed various issues, according to a statement released by the Arg. The statement said that the cabinet members discussed the formation of centers for cancer and heart treatment. “In the meeting, essential recommendations were made to the military centers. It was instructed that…
AFP report, Dec 5, 2023 at 02.15 PM ISTBEIJING: China said on Tuesday Afghanistan’s Taliban government will need to introduce political reforms, improve security and mend relations with its neighbours before receiving full diplomatic recognition. Beijing does not formally recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, although both countries host each others’ ambassadors and have maintained diplomatic engagement. “China has always believed that Afghanistan should not be excluded from the international community,” foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said…
By Mariana Baabar in The News, December 06, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan Asif Durrani and Ambassador Julieta Valls Noyes, US Assistant Secretary for Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, in their meeting at the Foreign Office on Tuesday focused specifically on Pakistan’s policy of the return to Afghanistan of all undocumented Afghans and those assured by Washington they would be eligible for consideration under the US Refugee Admissions Programme (USRAP). “It was a…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 4, 2023The Taliban administration in Afghanistan considers one of its achievements in the past two years to be a reduction in conflicts and the establishment of overall security. While this claim is not entirely unfounded when it comes to armed confrontations, the question remains whether the security of citizens is truly guaranteed with a decrease in hostilities between opposing groups. Are people now able to continue…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, December 4, 2023The human rights organization known as “Hengaw” has said that Iran has carried out the execution of at least 12 prisoners in its prisons over the past month, including three Afghan citizens. This organization, on Sunday, released a report stating that in the past month, executions of nine prisoners in Iran have been carried out every other day. According to “Hengaw,” those executed include at…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Dec 04, 2023 at 9:18 PMThe religious clerics of various countries have visited Afghanistan over the last two years and met with officials of the Islamic Emirate to discuss various issues, including girls’ education and women’s access to work. The Islamic Emirate came to power on August 15, 2021. In July 2022, a number of religious clerics came from Pakistan and in October 2022, a religious clerics’ delegation from Turkey arrived…
By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 04, 2023 at 8:54 PMThe second day of a meeting of opposition leaders and foreign diplomats was held in Vienna, where participants discussed the extension of cooperation, diplomatic movements and a political roadmap for the future of Afghanistan. The diplomats were from the US, UK, Austria, Germany, Spain and Norway. “Today, there was a free discussion and suggestions were made for a roadmap to solve the crisis of…