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Major Challenges Emerging as Tensions Rise in NUG
A number of Afghan Senators have expressed concern over the current situation of the country; citing the continuation of tensions between National Unity Government (NUG) leaders would cause the government to face more challenges.
They have declared that the continuation of these challenges is not acceptable and will have adverse consequences on the country.
"People are concerning over the current situation of the country and the rise of tensions between the government leaders," said Senator Gulalay Akbari.
Senator Jamauddin Geyanwal said, "The differences among government leaders caused the security situation worsening day by day and terrorist groups become more powerful."
Senator Nadir Baloch also said, "We are concerning over the prejudice and ethnocentrism actions of government leaders and we demand security forces to not be affected by these issues."
Meanwhile, Senators emphasized that the differences among leaders should be seriously investigated.
"Honesty, trust and implementation of the political agreement are very essential at the current situation and the problems should be seriously investigated," said senator Muhammad Alam Izadyar.
With the two year of anniversary of Afghanistan National Unity Government approached in September, long-simmering tensions between president Ghani and CEO, Abdullah Abdullah have broken out into the open.
In mid-August remarks to his supporters, Abdullah made his most public and indirect complaints to date, calling Ghani unfit for presidency.
He said that his counsel was being ignored by Ghani, his position within the government was being marginalized, and his demands for reforms were going unmet.
Although the two leaders have since met one-on-one and attended Afghanistan's Independence day celebrations together on Aug.17, the complicated power-sharing balance within the government, and with its critics on the outside, shows little sign of being resolved anytime soon.
The US-brokered agreement that formed the national unity government and ended a dispute over the outcome of Afghanistan's 2014 presidential election set up an ambitious his former electoral rival Abdullah as Chief Executive, a new position.
Abdullah often accompanies Ghani on state visits, but otherwise he appears to have made limited progress at integrating himself into government decision-making chains.
Over the past two years, the two leaders have fought-up until now largely behind the scenes-over almost all major cabinet appointment and control of the process of reforming Afghanistan electoral law and administration.
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Germany steps up efforts to deport Afghan criminals
Germany is working hard to deport more Afghan criminals, said Interior Minister Nancy Faeser in Berlin on Thursday, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested for a deadly knife attack.
"We are the only country in Europe to have deported serious criminals back to Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban rule. And I would like to make it very clear that we are working hard to deport further criminals to Afghanistan," said Faeser.
The interior minister also took aim at the EU's Dublin rules, under which someone's asylum application has to be processed in their first country of arrival.
The suspected attacker in the southern German city of Aschaffenburg had come to Germany via Bulgaria.
"We are already seeing once again that the Dublin system no longer works," said Faeser.
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Acting Defense Minister describes Qatar as ‘friend and partner’ of Afghanistan
Acting Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid on Thursday met with Mirdef Alqashouti, the Chargé d'Affaires of Qatar for Kabul, and described Qatar as a "friend and partner" of Afghanistan.
Enayatullah Khwarizmi, the spokesman for the ministry, said in a statement that Mujahid emphasized the importance of strengthening relations with Qatar.
Mujahid also expressed gratitude for Qatar's long-standing assistance and cooperation with the people of Afghanistan.
The statement added that the two sides discussed further cooperation in areas such as economic relations, trade, strengthening bilateral ties between Kabul and Doha, and other related issues.
On Wednesday, Yaqoob Mujahid also met with Faisal bin Talq al-Buqami, the Saudi Ambassador to Kabul, and stressed Riyadh's commitment to expanding economic, political, and humanitarian cooperation with Afghanistan.
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Beijing lodges diplomatic discontent after Chinese national killed in Afghanistan
China said Thursday it had lodged “solemn representations” with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) over the killing of a Chinese mine worker in an attack.
“The Chinese side urgently lodged solemn representations with the Afghan side, demanding that (they) thoroughly investigate and punish the perpetrators,” China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said, AFP reported.
“China is deeply shocked by the attack, strongly condemns it and expresses condolences to the victims,” Mao said.
Takhar police said Wednesday a Chinese national was killed by unknown gunmen in Takhar Province on Tuesday night.
Provincial police spokesman, Mohammad Akbar Haqqani, said that the man was travelling without informing security officials.
Haqqani said Wednesday that police had launched an investigation.
Daesh has since claimed responsibility for the shooting.
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