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2 killed, 9 injured in Kabul blast: official

By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press Online, October 27, 2023The security official in Kabul says that based on initial information, an explosion occurred on Thursday evening, resulting in 4 casualties in the 18th district of Kabul city. The security official has announced in a press release that the death toll from this explosion is 2 people, with 9 others wounded. An investigative team has been dispatched to the scene to determine the cause of the…

Kabul says launching attacks in Pakistan not jihad

report in Daily Times, Oct 26, 2023A top Afghanistan diplomat said Wednesday that the Islamic Emirate – or the Taliban administration – had already issued a fatwa (decree) that launching attacks in “Pakistan is not jihad” (holy war). Hafiz Mohibullah Shakir, the acting consul general at the Afghan Consulate in Peshawar, told a private news channel the neighbouring country’s defence ministry had also made it clear that attacking Pakistan did not fall under jihad. The…

Kabul Rejects Putin’s Remarks About Threat Posed by Afghanistan

By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Oct 14, 2023 at 8:49 PMThe Islamic Emirate rejected the recent remarks made by the Russian President Vladimir Putin on threats coming from Afghanistan, saying they are baseless. The Islamic Emirate’s spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that Afghanistan’s territory is secure and that no terrorist organization is present here to pose a threat to other nations. “According to us, the statements made by the President of Russia may be based on…

Flydubai resumes Kabul flights following a 2-year suspension:

By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 12, 20230124Flydubai is resuming flights between Kabul and the United Arab Emirates, as confirmed by the Afghanistan Consulate General in Dubai. This decision comes after a two-year suspension of these flights and marks a significant development in air travel between the two destinations. Meanwhile, after almost four months of concerted efforts, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan is on the verge of granting…

Govt urged to delay deportation of Afghan artists:

By Sher Alam Shinwari in Dawn, October 10th, 2023PESHAWAR: Local artists, rights activists and civil society members gathered in a studio in Saddar Bazaar to urge authorities to delay deportation of Afghan artists and musicians as current rulers of Kabul had imposed ban on music and art in the neighbouring country. Large number of human rights activists, folk artists and civil society members attended the gathering. Noted Afghan performers and artists based in and around…

Pakistan seeks Kabul’s consulate in Chaman to ease visa process:

By Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 9th, 2023QUETTA: Pakistan has suggested the interim Afghanistan government establish a sub-consulate in Chaman, as efforts are underway to devise a mechanism for the issuance of an on-arrival visa to Afghan citizens at the border town on the basis of their identification documents. The authorities concerned would also approach the federal government seeking the installation of a passport reader in the border town. These issues were taken up during…

80 States Urge Kabul to Reverse Edicts Against Women

By Shamsurrahman Khpalwak in ToloNews,Oct 4, 2023 at 9:51 PMEighty countries in a joint statement delivered to the UNGA 78th meeting expressed their concern over the violation of women and girls’ rights in Afghanistan. UAE, Australia, Japan, Spain Chile, EU and 74 UN member states and observers- in the statement- have asked the Islamic Emirate to respect women and girls’ rights based on Islamic values and international human rights. In the joint statement, the countries…

Kabul Denies Pakistan’s Claim of Afghans Involved in Suicide Bombings

By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews,Oct 4, 2023 at 8:59 PMThe Islamic Emirate denied the remarks of the Pakistani official alleging involvement of Afghan refugees in the suicide bombings which have recently ripped the country. The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said on X that the Afghan refugees are not involved in the attacks and that Islamabad seeks to harass them under various pretexts. “We deny that if the refugees settled in Pakistan, they would have…

Regional powers ask Kabul to eliminate ‘terror hotspots’

Report in Dawn, Oct 1st, 2023KARACHI: A regional security meeting on Afghanistan, hosted by Russia with participation from China and other regional countries, has called upon the interim Afghan government to take effective measures to ‘dismantle’ all sorts of terrorist groups based in the country and to ensure that their territory no longer serves as ‘terrorism hotspot’. The call for enhanced security measures arose during the fifth Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, which gathered high-ranking…

Kabul, Islamabad Discuss Afghan Immigrants’ Situation in Pakistan

report in TOLOnews, Sept 27, 2023 at 8:45 PMFollowing reports about the detention and mistreatment of Afghan immigrants in Pakistan by the Pakistani police, the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said that they have discussed the issue with Pakistani officials. Mujahid said that Pakistani officials pledged that they would not harass Afghan immigrants. “We have protested both through the embassy and the institutions and the delegation who came. They promised that this situation will change.…

Drivers Voice Frustration Over Continued Blockage of Kabul-Jalalabad Road

By Habib Rahman Qooyash in ToloNews, Sept 22, 2023 at 8:52 PMDrivers and passengers voiced their frustration over the continued blockage of Kabul-Jalalabad highway, and called on the interim government officials to reopen the highway as soon as possible. The Kabul-Jalalabad highway was blocked on Sunday after major rockslides blocked the highway in the Pul-e-Charkhi area of Kabul. The Ministry of Defense earlier announced on social media that the engineering teams of the ministry have…