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U.S. Vice President Pence and Ghani Discuss Balkh Leadership In Call
The U.S. Vice President, Mike Pence and President Ashraf Ghani have discussed the controversial issue of Balkh leadership over a phone talk yesterday, the White House stated via a statement.
Mr. Pence has stressed on the peaceful resolution to the issue and that he supports Afghan government to engage with Balkh Governor Atta peacefully.
“The Vice President emphasized his support for the Afghan government to engage with Balkh Governor Atta and conduct a peacefully negotiated transition of leadership”, the statement reads.
Mr. Pence recommendation of a peaceful resolution for the issue of Balkh leadership was soon welcomed by Jamiat Party.
Salahuddin Rabbani, the leader of Jamiat Party who is acting as the Foreign Minister of the country posted a brief welcome statement on his official Twitter account.
“I welcome VP Pence’s emphasis on a practical/negotiated and peaceful resolution to the issue concerning the leadership in Balkh Province + the need 4 political inclusion, effective reforms and timely/transparent elections”, he noted.
The statement further noted that the security situation in Afghanistan and the impact of president Trump’s South Asia strategy were also discussed between the two leaders.
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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days
As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.
Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.
The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.
Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.
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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners
Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.
Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.
This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.
Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.
Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.
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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand
Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.
Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.
According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.
This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.
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