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Acting Defense Minister Warns Pakistan Against ‘Cruel’ Treatment of Afghans

By Mujeeb Rahman Awrang Stanikzai, Head of TOLOnews, online, Nov 3, 2023 at 8:40 PMActing Defense Minister, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, criticized the treatment of Pakistan’s caretaker government towards the Afghan refugees, saying that the decision to expel Afghans had been taken unilaterally and that Pakistan should consider the consequences of such actions. In an audio clip, Mujahid called on the regime in Pakistan to not “be cruel to the Afghans, not seize their personal…

COAS, Pentagon chief discuss recent regional developments on phone

report in The News, Oct 5, 2023ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Asim Munir discussed the “recent regional developments” with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the US Department of Defense said in a statement. In a brief statement, the defense department said the chief of army staff (COAS) and Secretary Austin discussed the regional matters during a phone call. They also discussed areas of mutual interest between the two countries. The military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public…

CPC leader Yuan calls on Acting PM Khadka

report on Nepalnews.com, July 24, 2023Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Yuan Jiajun paid a courtesy call on Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Purna Bahadur Khadka on Sunday. In the meeting held at the Ministry of Defence, Singha Durbar, Acting PM Khadka extended his best wishes to the visiting Chinese leader for assuming office some time ago and expressed his confidence that Nepal-China relations would…

Acting Defense Minister Says US is Obstacle to Intl Recognition

By Banafsha Binesh in TooNews, July 22, 2023 at 6:57 AMThe acting Minister of Defense, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said he considers the US an obstacle to the recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. In an interview with Al Arabiya TV, Yaqoob Mujahid said that the Islamic Emirate has met the requirements for recognition but that some countries aren’t willing to recognize it because of pressure from the United States. The acting defense minister…

Afghanistan: Ministry of Defense Repairs over 300 Military Vehicles

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 19, 2023327 different types of military vehicles were repaired by the technical and professional engineers’ team in collaboration with the Hazrat Ibn Masood training department, the National Defense Ministry said in a statement. The Department of the Military’s technical and professional engineers received 327 different types of military vehicles for repair; after being fixed, the vehicles were ready for use, the Ministry said in a tweet. The…