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Afghan forces free 59 inmates from Taliban prison in Helmand

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Afghan special forces freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban prison in Helmand, official said on Saturday, as government troops redoubled efforts to push back Taliban from Sangin district of Helmand.

"Fifty Nine people were taken captive by Taliban in Nahr Saraj and Grishk districts in Helmand province, last night Afghan special forces conducted an operation to free these people from jail and they were released," Defense Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said on Saturday," 30 of the captives were soldiers and the rest were civilians."

This is the second Taliban prison which have been broken by Afghan forces in Helmand.

Waziri also announced that a new division has been created in 209th Corps in the north to avoid terrorists advance.

At the same time, Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said fighting still continues in Helmand.

"During the last 24 hours seventeen clearance operations were conducted in Ghazni, Urozgan, and Sar-e Pul provinces, and two huge operations are still continuing in Helmand since 48 hours," Sediqi said.

Officials haven't said anything about the identity of the captives freed, but most probably they are among the people kidnapped by the insurgents from Kabul - Kandahar highway.

The operation to free the prisoners followed months of fighting in which the Taliban has seized several district centres in Helmand, a major centre of opium cultivation and one of its traditional strongholds.

Reported by: Ali Jawad Asghari

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G7 commits to providing humanitarian aid and support to Afghanistan

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G7 Foreign Ministers said in a joint statement issued at the end of the annual summit in Italy that their countries are committed to continue providing humanitarian aid and support to Afghanistan.

The statement noted that the integration of Afghanistan into the international community and establishing peaceful relations with neighboring countries is only possible when an inclusive political process is established.

Afghan women should participate fully, equally and safely in political processes based on the independent assessment of the United Nations, the statement read.

The G7 members added that violations of human rights, restrictions on women and violations of international laws in Afghanistan have raised concern among the group.

Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly said that the rights of the people of Afghanistan are secured according to Islamic Sharia and has emphasized that countries should not interfere in Afghanistan's internal affairs under the pretext of human rights issues.

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IEA ready for comprehensive cooperation with Pakistan: Yaqoob Mujahid

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Acting Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid on Wednesday met with Ubaidur Rehman Nizamani, Pakistan's ambassador to Kabul, and said the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is ready for comprehensive cooperation in various fields with Islamabad, the ministry said in a statement.

Mujahid called Afghanistan and Pakistan "two neighboring countries" and added: “These two countries have a lot in common and these commonalities and stable relations between the two countries have made the Islamic Emirate ready for all-round cooperation in economic, commercial, and other common issues with a sense of neighborliness and mutual respect.”

In this meeting, Nizamani also emphasized the need to expand joint cooperation and strengthen bilateral relations between Kabul and Islamabad.

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Blinken finally scheduled to testify in Congress on Afghanistan

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to testify publicly at a House of Representatives committee hearing on the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.

According to the committee, chair Michael McCaul, Blinken had committed to appear at a public hearing on December 11 to discuss the committee's investigation of the withdrawal three years ago.

The committee and the State Department have been wrangling over Blinken's appearance for months.

Panel Republicans voted in September to recommend Blinken be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena.

The State Department contended that the panel was provided with large amounts of information, with Blinken testifying before Congress on Afghanistan more than 14 times and the department providing nearly 20,000 pages of records, multiple high-level briefings and transcribed interviews, Reuters reported.

McCaul released a report on September 8 on the committee Republicans' investigation of the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, blasting Democratic President Joe Biden's administration for failures surrounding the evacuation.

The issue had become intensely politicized before the presidential election on November 5.

In his successful bid for a second term, Republican former President Donald Trump drew criticism for shooting a video for his campaign at Arlington National Cemetery where he appeared at a ceremony honoring troops killed in the evacuation, Reuters reported.

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