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Afghanistan Emphasizes on ‘Responsible Withdrawal’ of Foreign Troops

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

In reaction to the latest round of talks between the U.S. and Taliban negotiators in Qatar, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Saturday that foreign forces will withdraw from Afghanistan responsibly.

“Foreign forces must withdraw from Afghanistan responsibly. Doha talks aimed to pave the ground for intra-Afghan dialogue,” said Sebghatullah Ahmadi, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman.

MoFA Spokesman further said that U.S.-Taliban talks are ongoing in coordination with the Afghan government.

The U.S. and Taliban negotiators concluded their sixth round of talks in Doha, the capital of Qatar on Thursday.

Taliban said the talks was “positive and constructive” but the U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation said there is a need for “faster progress”.

Meanwhile, sources close to the Taliban said that in the latest round of talks, the two sides have only agreed on the timeline of the foreign forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and there was no agreement on security guarantees.

“The two sides have agreed on troops withdrawal. They will consult with their leaders and then they will sign the draft agreement,” said Mawlawi Qalamuddin, a former Taliban official.

On the other hand, preparations are underway to hold the already delayed intra-Afghan dialogue meeting in Doha after the holy month of Ramadan.

“Now efforts are underway to hold the intra-Afghan dialogue between the sixth and seventh round of talks. They will use the decisions of intra-Afghan dialogue in the seventh round to end the Afghan crisis,” said Sayed Akbar Agha, another former Taliban official.

At the same time, Omid Maysam, a spokesman for the Office of Afghanistan’s Chief Executive said that consultations are ongoing on the formation of a new negotiation team.

“Discussions and consultations regarding the formation of the negotiating team that should be able to represent the whole Afghanistan are ongoing and we hope to introduce the new delegation in the near future,” said Maysam.

This comes as the U.S. has said it will not agree to any withdrawal of troops until the Taliban put in place security guarantees, implement a ceasefire and sign off on other commitments including an “intra-Afghan dialogue” with the Afghan government and other politicians.

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IEA condemns Israel for confiscating 800 hectares of land in West Bank’s Jordan Valley

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(Last Updated On: March 29, 2024)

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) strongly condemned on Thursday Israel’s decision to seize 800 hectares of land in the occupied West Bank’s Jordan Valley region.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that the recent actions by “the Zionist regime demonstrate that it does not to adhere to international laws, especially international humanitarian law.”

“Continuation of such unilateral actions and ignoring the rights of Palestinian people will further deteriorate the situation,” the statement said.

“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan expects international actors, particularly influential regional Muslim countries to fulfill their legitimate, human and moral responsibilities in supporting the oppressed people of Palestine and prevent the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied territories,” it added.

Israeli media have reported that Israel seized 800 hectares of land in the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank, claiming it as “state land.”

It is reported the seized land could be used for the construction of illegal Jewish settlements.

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ISIS-K leader reportedly living in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province

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(Last Updated On: March 28, 2024)

Sanaullah Ghaffari, also known as Shahab al-Muhajar, is reportedly the ISIS-Khorasan (Daesh) branch leader and is holed up in Pakistan, Reuters reports.

The 29-year-old took over as leader in 2020 and under his leadership the group has carried out extreme attacks as a means of recruiting, Reuters reported.

Reuters noted that little was known about Ghafari before the deadly 2021 ISIS attack on Kabul Airport, which killed 170 Afghan civilians and 13 American soldiers.

But after Friday’s deadly attack in a concert hall in Moscow, which left 139 people dead, Ghaffari’s group has come under intense scrutiny.

Reuters reports that Ghaffari is said to have been involved in several attacks in Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan.

Pakistani officials said months ago that Ghaffari had been killed in Kunar province in Afghanistan in June last year, but Reuters has reported that he did not die and instead fled to Pakistan and lives in the border province of Baluchistan.

Abdul Matin Qani, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan, says that Daesh has been suppressed in Afghanistan for more than two years and has lost its operational capacity.

The last attack carried out by Daesh in Afghanistan was the attack on the Kabul Bank office in Kandahar last week which left three dead and 12 wounded.

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IPL: Sunrisers thump MI in record breaking match

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(Last Updated On: March 28, 2024)

It was raining records at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday with the hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) clinching a 31-run victory over Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 8 of the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

Sunrisers’ batting rewrote the record books on a batting belter after the posted 277 for three.

SRH now have the highest team score in the history of the IPL – beating Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) 263 for five from the 2013 season.

In reply, MI made a spirited effort, and at one stage, were contenders to do the near impossible. In the slog overs, the enormity of the target proved a bit too much, and SRH clinched victory, but not without numerous nervous moments.

To put into perspective the carnage we witnessed – Heinrich Klaasen’s 23-ball half-century was the slowest fifty of the SRH innings.

Travis Head, playing his first match for SRH, raced to the milestone in 18 balls. Abhishek Sharma got there even faster – in 16 balls – to record the quickest fifty by an SRH batter in IPL history.

While Sunrisers notched up the highest total in the 16-year history of the IPL, just as incredibly, Mumbai Indians almost paid them back with the same coin, their batters coming out with a nothing-to-lose attitude.

The sixes kept rolling off the Mumbai bats too, helping them keep up with the asking rate for most of the chase, eventually however, they ran out of steam and finished on 246 for 5, the highest IPL total in a losing cause.

As ESPNcricinfo reported, never were more runs scored in a men’s T20 match (523). Never were most sixes hit in a men’s T20 (38). At the end of the close to four-hour six-fest, only two bowlers returned with an economy rate of under ten an over.

Thursday, March 28 : Match 9

Thursday’s match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur sees Rajasthan Royals go up against Delhi Capitals.

Fans in Afghanistan can tune in to Ariana Television to watch the match live from 6.30pm. Alternatively the match can be screened live on arianatelevision.com

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