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Abdullah gives peace talks update, says teams to continue discussions
Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation said the Afghan Republic’s talks team and the Taliban met on Monday and discussed the agenda to take the peace talks forward.
Addressing a press conference in Kabul on Tuesday, Abdullah said: “Today the delegations have group consultations and very serious discussions will start tomorrow (Wednesday).”
“This is the first time that a real opportunity for peace has come; a realistic opportunity, but it is up to both sides to seize it,” Abdullah said.
“Peace requires thinking and believing in peace, and in this regard, we expect the other side (the Taliban) to take a big step, and I am sure that they will not regret it, and this is not only a political issue, but also a responsibility,” Abdullah stated.
This comes after the teams, based in Doha, discussed the agenda for the third day on Monday, sources confirmed.
The parties to the talks met on Saturday and Sunday after last week’s breakthrough in the talks deadlock.
Naeem Wardak, a spokesman for the Taliban’s political office in Qatar, said on Monday the meetings were preliminary and that discussions around the agenda needed more time.
This comes after the two sides last week agreed to the procedures and rules on peace talks, following a drawn out deadlock after talks ground to a halt soon after the September 12 launch.
However, a breakthrough was reached last week following the intervention by a number of entities and governments including Qatar, Pakistan and the US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
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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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