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Pakistan steps up military operation along Durand Line Pakistan claims that militants cross the Durand Line from Afghanistan and carry out attacks in Pakistan targeting Pakistani military forces.
The Pakistani military has recently said that they have stepped up operations along the Durand Line to quell the violence that inflicts causalities to both the... |
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Ghani Removed From UN Heads of State List The United Nations has removed former president Ashraf Ghanis name from its list of Heads of State. The list was released on the UN website on February 15. The name of Mohammad Hanif Atmar, the former foreign minister, also has been removed from the list of Ministers for Foreign Affairs.
Naseer Ahmad... |
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Taliban Delegation Returns to Kabul from Doha The delegation of the Islamic Emirate led by the acting minister of Foriegn Affairs arrived in Kabul on Thursday after a five-day visit to the Gulf state of Qatar, the Foreign Ministry said.
Muttaqi met with the envoys of the European Union and 16 European nations.
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US General: Daesh Concerns Us in Afghanistan A top US military official expressed concerns about Daesh in Afghanistan, saying the US is still "sorting out what is going to happen" since the Islamic Emirate came into power.
The US Central Command (Centcom) chief Gen. Kenneth McKenzie made the remarks in an interview shared on Facebook by the... |
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Talks on Outsourced Airport Operations Still Ongoing: Ministry The talks on running the technical operations of five major airports have yet to be finalized with Turkish and Qatari companies, said the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA).
A spokesman for MoTCA said the sides are discussing the legal aspects of the contracts.
According to MoTCA, a... |
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Atmars Letter to UN Regarding Afghan Mission Denied: Faiq The letter sent by the former Afghan foreign minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar to the permanent mission of the UN was denied, said the Chargé daffaires of the Afghan mission to the United Nations.
Earlier, Atmar in a letter introduced Wali Naeemi as Chargé daffaires of Afghanistan Permanent... |
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Afghan Embassy in US Facing Financial Problems The Afghan embassy in Washington is struggling with financial issues, a top Afghan diplomat said, saying that if the financial problems are not solved, the continuation of Afghanistans diplomatic mission in the US will be impossible.
The deputy Afghan ambassador to the US, Abdul Hadi Najrabi, said... |
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Karzai: Afghan Girls Must Definitely Return to School Former President Hamid Karzai suggested all girls "must definitely" return back to schools even if the international community doesnt push this matter, as it is "absolutely" necessary for the well-being of Afghanistan.
According to Karzai, the return of the girls to school and the access of women... |
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US support for the Taliban/ US supports no armed movement against Afghan government: Envoy US special representative for Afghanistan Thomas West said the US support no armed movement against the current Afghan government and added that they want an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
Talking about Joe Bidens recent decision over Afghanistans asset in the US Peace Institute Thomas West... |
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Europe pledges $11 M to Afghanistans educational sector Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that European representatives pledged $11 million to Afghanistans educational sector and added that the money will increase based on the needs.
The meeting was conducted in the Qatari capital Doha where the acting Foreign Minister of the... |
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Afghan Delegates Meet EU Envoys in Doha The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Tuesday evening that the Islamic Emirate delegates held talks with European Unions representatives today in Doha and discussed Afghanistans requirements as well as the humanitarian, health and education situation.
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UK to Co-Host Afghan Aid Virtual Summit Britain said on Tuesday that it will co-host an international aid conference with the United Nations next month intended to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
In a press release, the UK government said the virtual pledging conference is aimed to help the UN raise $4.4 billion for... |
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Pakistan denies ISI chief meeting Afghan Jihadi leaders in Turkey Pakistans embassy based in Kabul denied the meeting of the chief of the countrys spying agency with Afghan Jihadi leaders- Atta Muhammad Noor, Abdul Rashid Dustom, and Muhammad Muhaqiq- in Turkey.
Diplomats in the embassy dubbed the news as "fake" adding that no Pakistani official has met with Afghan... |
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IRC urges US, Europe to reset their policies towards Afghanistan before humanitarian crisis kills more Afghans International Rescue Committee has expressed concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation of Afghan people and called on the US and Europe to reset their policies towards Afghanistan before it kills more people.
The committee said Afghanistans catastrophe is driven by policies of the international... |
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9/11 unrelated to Afghans, we should not compensate for its victims: protestors in several Afghan provinces Hundreds of people took to the streets of Kabul on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, and condemned US president Joe Bidens decision over Afghanistans funds and asked him to stop enmity with the Afghan people.
Protestors said that 9/11 has no relation with the Afghan people thus; they should not pay the... |
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Afghanistan will initially have a-110,000-member army: acting Defense Minister Acting Defense Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that Afghanistan will initially have a-110,000-mbember army and will then increase if needed.
Speaking in an interview with Afghanistan state TV-RTA, Mujahid said that they have trained 10,000 people... |
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Islamic Emirate Might Change Policy Toward US If Funds Withheld The Islamic Emirate issued a statement on Monday in reaction to US President Joe Bidens Executive Order regarding the frozen funds of Afghanistans central bank, and they called on him to abandon this course of action.
The Islamic Emirate said the funds were frozen against all international norms... |
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Afghan womens open letter to Biden: Reconsider your decision over Afghanistans assets An open letter written to the US president Joe Biden on behalf of 4,000 Afghan women and singed by 100 women reads that they condole with the people of America but the money belongs to Afghan people and should not be given to others.
Afghan women in the letter said that masterminds of 9/11 were all... |
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Taliban Meets Envoys of Gulf States in Doha: FM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a tweet that the delegation of the Islamic Emirate led by the acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, which arrived in Qatar on Sunday, has begun talks with representatives of the Gulf states in Doha on Monday.
"A high-level Afghan delegation led by Mawlawi... |
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Pakistans Khan Calls for Intl Engagement with Islamic Emirate Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan in an interview with CNN on Sunday said the only way for the international community to deal with the economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is to work with the Islamic Emirate.
He said the international community should incentivize the Islamic Emirate... |
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Family Claims Former MoD Officer Detained by Taliban A family in Kabul claims that their son, who was a former officer of the Ministry of Defense, has been detained by the forces of the Taliban.
According to Javad Jafaris family, two nights ago some individuals claiming to be members of the Islamic Emirate, entered their house at 8 pm without a court... |
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Taliban delegation to leave Kabul for maiden London visit Sources in the interim government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that a delegation headed by Qalandar Ebad-acting Health Minister- to leave Kabul to the UK.
The Afghan delegation is believed to discuss humanitarian issues along with other relevant matters.
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Freed Activists Feel Pressure to Not Share Details: Relatives The relatives of the detained female right activists confirmed their release but suggested the activists are not ready to publicize the details about their detention as they are "under pressure" not to do so.
Four female rights activists Zahra Mohammadi, Mursal Ayar, Tamana Paryani and Parwana Ibrahimkhil... |
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Hamid Karzai: fund belongs to no governments, but to the people of Afghanistan / all of it should be returned to Afghanistan Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Sunday at a press conference in Kabul called on the US President Joe Biden to reverse his decision on Afghan banks funds and return all the fund to Afghanistan.
Karzai said the fund belongs to no governments, but to the people of Afghanistan and all of it should... |
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Afghans condemn US plan to fund 9/11 victims with their assets Afghans firmly denounce the United States for unfreezing Afghanistans central bank assets to compensate victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack, claiming that the blocked assets belong to the Afghan people.
US President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order on the blocked property of Da Afghanistan... |
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Taliban: no women will be appointed to cabinet Suhail Shaheen, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistans (Taliban) designated envoy to the United Nations (UN), said in an interview with Ariana News on Friday night that there in no need to include women in the new cabinet and that the Talibans current caretaker government is inclusive.
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Islamic Emirate: Geneva Call Meetings a Success The Geneva Call summit on Afghanistan ended after a week of closed-door consultations in Switzerland.
Latifullah Hakimi, head of the delegation of the Islamic Emirate for the Switzerland summit (Geneva Call Summit) said that the delegation had separate meetings with representatives from Switzerland,... |
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Frozen Assets Earmarked for 9/11 Victims Sparks Intl Response US President Joe Bidens decision to allocate $3.5 billion of Afghan assets--roughly half--to the victims of 9/11, faced widespread reactions inside and outside of Afghanistan.
Biden on Friday signed an executive order to unfreeze $7 billion of the Afghan central banks assets frozen in US banks.... |
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Armed attack on former Afghan government deputy CE left two dead in Kabul Armed attack on the house of Deputy Chief Executive of the former Afghan government Engineer Muhammad khan left two dead and one wounded in Kabul on Friday night.
Security officials of the Afghan capital Kabul said that the attack was triggered by family issues and conflict inside the house and that... |
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Biden Order Splits Frozen Assets, Half to Aid Afghans US President Joe Biden on Friday signed an Executive Order to free up half of the $7 billion assets of Afghanistans central bank frozen in the United States. White House said the order was signed to address the humanitarian and economic crisis in Afghanistan.
According to the order, the US will facilitate... |
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