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Afghanistan Welcomes ‘Any Option’ for Ending Ongoing War

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

Afghanistan welcomes “any option” for ending the ongoing war in the country that now on its 16th year, Afghan President’s Office said Wednesday.

On Monday, the U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said that “all options” remained on the table over new strategy in Afghanistan, those options included a full withdrawal of troops as well as a proposal for the use of more contractors to manage the U.S. effort there.

The Afghan President’s Office Deputy Spokesman, Dawa Khan Minapal said the government taking “any option that brings lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan and in the region,” into consideration.

Earlier, reports emerged that the Trump administration is considering a plan proposed by Blackwater founder Erik Prince to privatize a large portion of the U.S. effort in Afghanistan.

 “The debate on privatization of U.S. mission in Afghanistan is a plan of one person not all American officials,” Minapal said. “We need to end the ongoing war in Afghanistan,” Minapal added.

Prince’s plan calls for sending about 5,000 private military contractors to replace U.S. troops helping the Afghan army.

In response, the Afghan Defense Ministry Spokesman Dawlat Waziri said: “Whatever the plan is, we want the end of the [ongoing] war. We neither want privatization nor increase or reduction of the [foreign] troops. Most important is to end the war.”

By Shakib Mahmud and Samira Zafari. 

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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days

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(Last Updated On: April 20, 2024)

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

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(Last Updated On: April 20, 2024)

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

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(Last Updated On: April 20, 2024)

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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