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Islamic Emirate Committed to Implementation of Qisas: Deputy Supreme Judge

By Fatema Adeeb in Tolo News, Sept 1, 2023 at 10:38 PMThe deputy of the Supreme Court, Abdul Malik Haqqani said that the Islamic Emirate is committed to the Implementation of Qisas (an Islamic term interpreted to mean retaliation in kind). In an interview with TOLOnews, he denied the existence of a desert court by the officials of the interim government. “Implementation of hudud (an Islamic method of punishment) is God’s order and the Quran’s.…

Iranian Delegation Meets Deputy Minister of Interior

By Naweed Samadi in TOLOnews, Aug 28, 2023 at 9:36 PMA 7-member delegation from the Iranian Parliament led by Javad Karimi Ghodoosi discussed the issues of economy, security and Afghan refugees as well as diplomacy with the Islamic Emirate’s deputy of the Interior Ministry. The spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Abdul Matin Qani, said that the deputy minister, Noor Jalal Jalali stressed in the meeting that Iran has never used the Afghan refugees’ presence on…

Hanafi: Islamic Emirate Established Policy of ‘Neutrality’

By Naweed Samadi in ToloNews, Aug 18, 2023 at 9:14 PMSecond Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi said that the Islamic Emirate has established a policy of neutrality in Afghanistan. Speaking at a gathering held by the Shia Ulema in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul, Hanafi asked the world to interact positively in relations with the current Afghan government. “Friendship should be mutual. We interact with them and expect the same interaction and relations with…

Mawlawi Abdul Kabir: Islamic Emirate Will be Recognized by the World

By Fatema Adeeb in Tolo News, Aug 15, 2023 at 9:37 PMTwo years after the takeover of Afganistan by the Islamic Emirate, the political deputy of the PM, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, said he is optimistic that the Islamic Emirate will be recognized by the world. Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, in a special interview with TOLOnews, said that they have completed the conditions for recognition and their government should be recognized by the international community. “The world…

Islamic Emirate’s Relations With World Are ‘Improving’: Deputy PM

By Naveed Samadi in Tolo News, Aug 13, 2023 at 10:01 PMThe Deputy Prime Minister, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, said that the Islamic Emirate’s relations with the international community are improving. Speaking to a gathering of instructors who returned from their educational programs abroad, he said that the Islamic Emirate’s embassies are opened in 16 countries. “The world knows it and timely reaches a hand for engagement with the Islamic Emirate. You know that our embassy…

McCaul: Urgent Need for Transparency on Funding to Afghanistan

By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, Auf 11, 2023US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul criticized the intervention of the Islamic Emirate in the country’s aid to Afghanistan. McCaul said that there is an urgent need for transparency from the Biden administration on funding to Afghanistan. “It is despicable that US taxpayer money is lining the pockets of a terrorist group like the Taliban, which persecutes Afghan women and girls. For months, I have…

Lifting ban on 5 Islamic orgs: Catholic Church irked by Govt.’s election ‘bait’

by Buddhika Samaraweera in in The Morning, Aug 2, 2023Expressing their displeasure over the lifting of the ban imposed on five Islamic organisations following the Easter Sunday terror attacks of 2019, the Catholic Church claimed that the Government’s decision in this regard was motivated by the upcoming elections. The ban on the United Thowheeth Jama’ath (UTJ), the Ceylon Thowheeth Jama’ath (CTJ), the Sri Lanka Thowheeth Jama’ath (SLTJ), the All Ceylon Thowheeth Jama’ath (ACTJ), and the…

Uzbek Delegation to Visit Kabul: Ambassador Says

By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Aug 1, 2023 at 8:50 PMYadgar Shadmanov, Uzbekistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan, said that a high-level delegation will come to Kabul in the coming days to hold discussions with officials of the Islamic Emirate. In an interview with RTA, Shadmanov said that if the current Afghan government accept the demands of the international community, it will be recognized by Uzbekistan and other countries. “We will host a large Uzbek delegation led…

Mawlawi Kabir: There Will ‘Never’ Be Compromise on Islamic Law

By Nazir Shinwari in TOLOnews’, July 23, 2023 at 7:23 PMPolitical Deputy Prime Minister Mawlawi Abdul Kabir said that the Islamic Emirate wants to have positive relations with the international community based on mutual respect, but it will never be ready to compromise on Islamic law. He made the remarks at a gathering at Kabul University. “Now the world has understood this reality, that these individuals are the heirs of Afghanistan and there is a…

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…

EU Sanctions on Islamic Emirate ‘Not Beneficial to Any Side’: Mujahid

By Naveed Samadiin  ToloNews, July 21, 2023 at   9:42 PM Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid reacted to the European Union’s decision to sanction some leaders of the Islamic Emirate, saying that the move is “not beneficial to any side.” On Thursday, the European Council said that it imposed restrictive measures against 18 individuals and 5 entities under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, because of their responsibility for serious human rights violations and abuses…