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Afghanistan Never Becomes House of Taliban Council Leaderships: Menapal
Officials in Afghanistan presidential palace said Taliban have failed to relocate their council leaderships in Nangarhar, Helmand and Paktia provinces of Afghanistan from Pakistan, but their permanent headquarter is still outside the country.
Meanwhile officials in Ministry of Defense confirmed that several Taliban council leadership committees were located in Helmand province, due to variety of issues they left Afghanistan.
Local Governor of Helmand Hayatullah Hayat said, “Taliban were trying to transfer their leaderships to Helmand province, but Afghan security forces prevented Taliban to be stationed in Helmand.”
Taliban were aiming to station in Nangarhar, Helmand, and Paktia provinces of Afghanistan.
President Deputy Spokesman DawaKhan Menapal said, “The policy, supporters and centers staying are clear for all, Afghanistan will never become house of Taliban and not let their leaderships to be placed.”
Taliban are still trying to meet their object in Afghanistan by receiving supports from Pakistan to locate their leaderships in Helmand province.
Minister of Defense Deputy Spokesman Mohammad Radmanish said, “ We have advance and sophisticated planes to pound the enemies, we are fully focusing on the issue and we will not allow anyone to do so.”
Meanwhile former Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs Mirza Mohammad Yarmand said, “Pakistan is clearly launching efforts to transfer the Taliban council leaderships into Afghanistan to destabilize Afghanistan and convert the country as the center of terrorism.”
Concerns and fears are in rise if the Taliban council leadership is transferred from Pakistan into Afghanistan and if Afghanistan is converted as the terrorism center.
Reported by: Bais Hayat
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IEA urges World Bank to resume work on 7,000 incomplete projects
Officials at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) say 7,000 incomplete projects of the World Bank are at risk of destruction in Afghanistan. They call on the World Bank to resume the work of these projects.
According to them, discussions have been held with the World Bank about these projects, but there has been no result yet.
“7,000 incomplete projects are being destroyed, and if the work is not started, these projects will be destroyed. We ask the World Bank to resume the work of these projects as soon as possible,” said Noorul Hadi Adel, the spokesperson of MRRD.
Meanwhile, members of the private sector also ask international institutions to resume their work in Afghanistan.
According to the officials of this sector, with the start of these projects, job opportunities will be provided for thousands of people in the country.
“These projects create employment for our people and the country will grow a lot,” said Mirwais Hajizadeh, a member of the private sector.
However, economic experts stated if the work of these projects does not start soon, they will be destroyed and the investments made in them will be wasted.
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Ten people killed by floods in Helmand
Ten people have been killed and six others injured by floods in Helmand province in the past week, local officials said on Friday.
According to officials, seven of those were members of the same family, and they were killed in Kajaki district last night.
“Most of the people moved from vulnerable areas to high lands and mountains, and thanks Allah the number of casualties is low,” Sher Mohammad Vahdat, the head of information of the Directorate of Information and Culture in Helmand, said adding rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to help people.
It is said that the telecommunication system has also been disrupted due to the effect of floods in Kajaki district. Floods have also destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land.
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UN envoy meets Indian foreign minister to discuss Afghanistan
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.
During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.
Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.
“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.
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