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Nearly 2,000 Taliban affiliates dissociated so far: Officials Officials of the purification commission of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that they have dissociated 1895 Taliban affiliates due to their misbehavior.
A spokesperson of IEA Inamullah Samangani in a Twitter post said that provincial heads of some directorates are also among those whose membership... |
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Taliban dissolve two ministries and electoral bodies Cabinet of the Taliban interim government recently decided to dissolve ministry government in peace affairs, ministry of government in parliament affairs, Independent Election Commission, Independent Election Complaints Commission from their cabinet.
As per the new decision, the Independent Commission... |
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Turkey, Qatar ink deal to jointly operate Kabul Airport Turkey and Qatar agreed to jointly operate the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan, Reuters quoting diplomatic sources told Anadolu Agency on Thursday.
After talks between committees from both countries, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Turkish and Qatari companies to operate... |
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Russia Blames US for Current Afghan Situation A Russian Federation official blamed the US and its allies for "undermining" the situation in Afghanistan.
"Instead of admitting mistakes and refusing to dictate, they took the financial leverage to push their demands on the Taliban movement," Oleg Syromolotov, deputy foreign minister, told an international... |
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UNAMA welcomes humanitarian exception around Afghan sanctions The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday welcomed the adoption of a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution that allows a humanitarian exception in the UN sanctions regime applicable in Afghanistan.
UNAMA said on Twitter that it welcomed the UNSC decision of facilitating... |
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Attack on Passport Department Thwarted: MoI The Ministry of Interior Affairs said that an attack was stopped in front of the passport department on Thursday afternoon in Kabul.
An early message to media from a government source said there had been a car bomb, but this was later changed.
The Interior Ministry tweeted the following:
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US authorizes some transactions with Taliban to keep aid flowing to Afghanistan The United States formally exempted on Wednesday U.S. and U.N. officials doing permitted business with the Taliban from U.S. sanctions to try to maintain the flow of aid to Afghanistan as it sinks deeper into a humanitarian crisis, Reuters reported.
According to Reuters it was unclear, however, whether... |
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Taliban, Turkey, Qatar to discuss airports management today Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that negotiations over the management of five airports of Afghanistan will begin on Thursday, December 23.
Spokesperson of the ministry Imamudin Ahmadi said that delegations of the two countries are supposed to... |
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UNSC passes resolution over easing financial restrictions on Afghanistan United Nations Security Council unanimously passed resolution 2615 proposed by the United States and allowed money to flow to Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes.
The resolution with changes in the draft was proposed by the US after China, Russia, Britain, France, and India opposed the countrys... |
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US presents to UNSC second draft for delivering humanitarian aids to Afghanistan After China denied US resolution over step by step ease of sanctions on Afghanistan, the country has presented its second draft of the resolution based on humanitarian aid will be delivered directly to the Afghan people.
Based on the draft, the United States will be providing humanitarian aid to Afghan... |
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Abdullah calls on OIC to mobilize more funds to help Afghans Abdullah Abdullah, former Chairman of the High Peace Council, welcomed decisions taken by delegates who attended the 17th extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad but called for the organization to mobilize more money for Afghanistan.
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US Continues to be the Largest Aid Provider to Afghans: Blinken The US State Secretary Antony Blinken, said that the US is closely watching the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and is continuing its humanitarian support for the people of Afghanistan to help them cope with this difficult situation.
Talking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Blinken said the humanitarian... |
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Sanctions on Afghanistan only affect common people: Suhail Shaheen Talibans UN-designate Suhail Shaheen in a Twitter post said that continuing sanctions on Afghanistan are only impacting the common people of the country.
Suhail Shaheen said that the sanction on Afghanistan is not the protection of human rights but a punishment to the common people of Afghanistan.
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UN may pay $8.2 million to Taliban for security Reuters has cited a UN document and sources familiar to the matter that, United Nations has proposed up to $8.2 million to the interior ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan for protection in the country.
The document reviews that the money will be paid next year to subsidize Taliban fighters... |
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China Against USs Afghan Sanction Exemption Plan at UN Amid the economic problems in Afghanistan and while the assets of Afghanistans central bank remain frozen, the Biden Administration is taking steps to help Afghanistans economy by aiding economic "liquidity" and humanitarian assistance, the US State Department said on Monday.
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Taliban destroys Pakistans barbed-wire erected on Durand Line Special Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the Gushta district of eastern Nangarhar province destroyed the barbed wire erected by Pakistani forces on Durand Line.
The barbed wire was destroyed and brought to Afghanistan after Pakistani forces reportedly wanted to erect and widen the wire.
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US Will Continue Aid to Afghanistan: State Dept The US State Department spokesperson, Ned Price, on Monday at a press briefing said the US will continue its humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and added that the US is acting as the global leader in providing humanitarian support to the people of Afghanistan.
Price said Washington is well aware of the... |
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Journalist Stabbed in Kabul, Increased Attacks on Media Reported Javid Yousufi, a Kabul-based reporter, was stabbed by multiple people on Sunday evening in PD 13, in the western part of the city.
Yousufi, who is currently employe at Ufuq News, has worked with several media organizations for around 10 years. Yousufi said that he does not have personal conflict with... |
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Muttaqi Downplays Pakistan PM Khans Remarks Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said at a press conference in Kabul on Monday that he believes remarks made by the Pakistani prime minister at the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) summit in Islamabad were not an insult to Afghanistan. He also said Khans remarks were critical of the... |
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Turkey, Qatar Plan Kabul Trip to Discuss Airport Mission: Reuters Reuters - Turkish and Qatari officials will meet in Doha on Monday night and later travel together to Kabul to discuss a formal deal to operate the Afghan capitals airport with the ruling Taliban, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
Turkey has said it would be open to operating Kabuls international... |
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Tariq Ali Bakheet appointed OICs special representative to Afghanistan Organization of Islamic Cooperation in a statement said that the organizations Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha announced Tariq Aali Bakheets appointment as his special envoy to Afghanistan.
Tariq Ali Bakheet was Tahas Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Cultural, and Social Affairs.
The... |
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Islamic countries pledge humanitarian trust fund to stave off humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan Pakistans Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi (Photo by AFP)
Foreign ministers who attended the latest meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have pledged to establish a humanitarian trust fund to address the growing chaos and economic crisis in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan Must Not Interfere in Afghan Affairs: Karzai Former president Hamid Karzai on Sunday evening reacted to Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khans remarks about Afghan politics and the threat of Daesh. Khan claimed several Daesh attacks had been launched from Afghanistans border into Pakistan.
On Sunday, Khan at the Organization for Islamic Cooperation... |
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Iran FM: Sustainable security in Afghanistan only possible through inclusive govt. representing all ethnicities Irans Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks at the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad, Pakistan, on December 19, 2021. (Photo by mfa.gov.ir)
Irans Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says establishment of... |
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US must unfreeze Afghanistans assets; weakening Afghan government is in no ones interest: Motaqi Afghanistans acting foreign minister Amir Khan Motaqi said that the United States must unfreeze billions of dollars of Afghanistan as the country desperately needs cash.
Speaking at the OICs extraordinary session on Afghanistan, Amir Khan Motaqi said that weakening the government of Afghanistan... |
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India-Central Asia Dialogue: Prevent Terrorism in Afghanistan Foreign Ministers of India and the five Central Asian Republics - Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan - on Sunday held the 3rd India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi where they discussed trade and regional connectivity between India and Central Asia, and also exchanged views... |
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Afghanistan is worlds worst man-made crisis, world must act now: Imran Khan Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the ongoing situation is the worst man-made humanitarian crisis on earth and called on the international community to act now.
Speaking at the OICs extraordinary session on Afghanistan in Islamabad, the Premier expressed his concerns over Afghanistans... |
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India-Central Asia Dialogue: Prevent Terrorism in Afghanistan Foreign Ministers of India and the five Central Asian Republics - Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan - on Sunday held the 3rd India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi where they discussed trade and regional connectivity between India and Central Asia, and also exchanged views... |
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Taliban leaders call for international aid as refugee exodus looms This picture shows then-Taliban negotiator Abbas Stanikzai arriving to attend the Intra Afghan Dialog talks in the Qatari capital Doha on July 7, 2019. (File photo by AFP)
Taliban leaders have once more appealed to the international community to extend aid to Afghanistan amid a worsening economic... |
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Islamabad is all set to host OIC meeting on Afghanistan today Pakistan is now all set to host the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Sunday, December 19 that will be focused on Afghanistan.
Not only foreign ministers of the 57 member states but the US, UK, Russia, China, UN, EU, the World Bank, and other humanitarian organizations... |
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