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Acting defense minister meets Qatari official in Kabul

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Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, the acting minister of National Defense, met Thursday with Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Kabul, the spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense Inayatullah Khwarazmi said in a statement.

Khwarazmi stated that in this meeting, Mujahid expressed his gratitude for Qatar’s humanitarian aid to the recent earthquake and flood victims in the country.

Mujahid also emphasized strengthening relations and continuing cooperation with Qatar, the statement added.

The statement noted that Al-Khulaifi assured all Afghans of the strengthening of friendly relations and the continuation of further cooperation in various fields.

In addition, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting Minister of Interior, also met with Al-Khulaifi on Thursday.

The interior ministry said in a statement that Al-Khulaifi said Qatar will stand with Afghanistan and expressed hope of strengthening ties and making further progress in the political, security, and economic sectors.

Haqqani also thanked the government of Qatar for providing emergency assistance to the families affected by recent floods, the statement added.

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Khalilzad: Another US citizen to be released from Afghan custody soon

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Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan, has announced the release of another American citizen in the country.

Khalilzad said in a post on his X account that, according to information from the Islamic Emirate’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Faye Dai Hall, an American citizen who has been in custody in Afghanistan, will be released soon.

Earlier, George Glezmann, an American citizen whom the Islamic Emirate had held for over two years, was also released.

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About $80 billion worth of US military equipment abandoned in Afghanistan: Vance

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US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that Joe Biden administration left about $80 billion worth of military equipment in Afghanistan, which was a “catastrophic error.”

Vance made the remarks during a visit to a military base in Greenland.

He also said the Biden administration’s “catastrophic error” led to the deaths of 13 US soldiers in an attack during the evacuation at Kabul airport in August 2021.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump also criticized the abandonment of military equipment in Afghanistan and called for its return.

The Islamic Emirate, however, has said that the weapons left by the US in Afghanistan belong to the Afghans and will not be returned.

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IEA frees over 2,400 prisoners on the occasion of Eid

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The Supreme Court announced on Saturday that based on the ruling of the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, 2,463 prisoners have been pardoned and released on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

The court said in a statement that the prison terms of another 3,152 prisoners have been reduced.

Eid in Afghanistan will be celebrated on Sunday or Monday, depending on the moon sighting.

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