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Local uprising forces to fall under the police and army: officials
Local uprising forces will in the future operate under the umbrella of the Afghan Interior Ministry (MoI) and the Ministry of Defense (MoD), officials said on Sunday.
Tariq Arian, spokesman for the MoI said that the government has decided to pull in local uprising forces under their command, as they have done with local police and local army.
Security officials said that weapons will only be handed over to members of the uprising forces if they are registered with either the local police or the local army.
“We do not have any formation for uprising force members. We will not support them unless the forces register officially with Afghan forces,” said Ajmal Omar Shinwari, a spokesman for the security sector.
Meanwhile, Atta Mohammad Noor, former governor of Balkh and local uprising forces commander for parts of northern Afghanistan, warned Taliban that they will resist them if they continue fighting.
“We have distributed weapons to the people and will stand by people to defend our country. We have defended our country and will continue to defend it,” said Noor.
On the other hand, sources told Ariana News that clashes between Taliban and Afghan security forces were ongoing on the outskirts of Kunduz, Ghazni, Sheberghan, Sar-e-Pul, Pul-e-Khumri, Kandahar and Maymana cities in the past 24 hours.
Furthermore, local officials of Badghis province said that the Taliban has carried out its fifth attack on Qala-e-Naw city but the insurgents were repelled by Afghan forces.
Hessamuddin Shams, governor of Badghis province, said that 12 Taliban members were killed in the attacks.
In addition to this, sources confirmed that the Pasaband district of Ghor and Garmsir district of Helmand province were seized by the Taliban in the past 24 hours.
However, contradictory reports have emerged about the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat and Sher Khan crossing in Kunduz. Officials have not yet confirmed the status of these two crossings with Ariana News.
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Human traffickers should be sentenced to 1 to 3 years in prison: IEA leader
The Leader of the Islamic Emirate has issued a decree instructing the Ministry of Interior Affairs to prevent human trafficking and to arrest and refer culprits to military courts.
The decree containing six articles says that that military courts should sentence human traffickers to one year in prison for the first time, two years if repeated for the second time and three years if repeated for the third time.
The ministries of Hajj, information, telecommunications, borders, propagation of virtue, as well as religious scholars are asked to inform the public about the dangers and adverse consequences of travelling through smuggling routes.
The decree comes as the rate of migration has increased following the political change in Afghanistan in 2021.
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Eight Afghan migrants die as boat capsizes off Greek island
Eight Afghan migrants died after a speedboat carrying migrants capsized off Greece's eastern island of Rhodes on Friday, the Associated Press reported.
Greek authorities said that the capsizing was the result of the boat’s maneuvering to evade a patrol vessel.
A total of 18 migrants — 12 men, three women and three minors — all Afghan nationals, were rescued, Greece's coast guard said Saturday. The dead were also from Afghanistan, it said.
Some migrants remained hospitalized, with one in critical condition, authorities said.
Two Turkish citizens, ages 23 and 19, were arrested as the suspected traffickers. The boat sank after capsizing, the coast guard said.
The sinking off Rhodes was the second deadly incident involving migrants in the past week.
Seven migrants were killed and dozens were believed missing after a boat partially sank south of the island of Crete over the weekend — one of four rescue operations during which more than 200 migrants were rescued.
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Norwegian Chargé d’Affaires meets with IEA deputy foreign minister
Welcoming the diplomat’s visit to Kabul, Stanikzai underscored the importance of political relations between Afghanistan and Norway, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
The Norwegian Chargé d’Affaires for Afghanistan, Per Albert Ilsaas, on Saturday met with IEA’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanikzai, in Kabul.
Welcoming the diplomat’s visit to Kabul, Stanikzai underscored the importance of political relations between Afghanistan and Norway, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
In addition to focusing on bilateral political, humanitarian, and other pertinent issues, the two sides expressed hope that continued engagement would lead to constructive solutions to related issues.
This comes two weeks after the Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi expressed disappointment regarding the decision by the Norwegian government to downgrade diplomatic relations with Afghanistan.
Balkhi said in a post on X that such decisions should not be linked with internal affairs of other countries.
“Diplomatic engagement is most effective when it fosters mutual understanding and respect, even amidst differing viewpoints,” he stated.
“Access to consular services is a fundamental right of all nationals. We strongly urge all parties to prioritize this principle in the spirit of international cooperation,” he added.
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