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Army Won’t Allow Any Form of Violence, Khalid Warns
The Acting Minister of Defense Asadullah Khalid on Saturday warned that Afghan military forces will not allow individuals to erupt violence due to their disagreements over vote recount process.
Minister Khalid accepted that concerns are existed, but he said the process will not go into a crisis. He urged politicians to peaceful resolve their differences with the electoral bodies.
“I’m confident that our politicians have the understanding of not going toward the crisis. We will not let any form of violence to disrupt the daily life of the people of Afghanistan,” Khalid said.
Meanwhile, the Chairwoman of Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) expressed her concerns, saying the Commission does not want the partial recount process to be faced with violence in the remaining seven provinces.
“We have worries, because when we call on our provincial offices to start the vote recount and there is a violence, and something happens. It may damage the election process,” Ms. Nuristani said.
The IEC has finalized the vote recount process in 24 provinces, but supporters of Abdullah’s Stability and Partnership campaign did not allow officials to start the process in seven provinces in the north of the country.
A number of presidential candidates including Abdullah Abdullah, a leading candidate, have boycotted the recount process, claiming the commission is trying to validate fraudulent votes.
Abdullah’s campaign claimed that one of their observers was shot dead by Afghan security forces during a protest in Kunduz province, but the presidential palace and Afghan security institutions rejected the allegations.
Following that Afghanistan’s First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum who is a supporter of Abdullah’s ticket warned that he will order his forces to respond with “bullets” if army soldiers hit our people with a gunstock.
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IEA’s foreign ministry summons Pakistan’s charge d’affaires over airstrike
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has summoned Pakistan’s charge d’affaires over Islamabad’s airstrike inside Afghanistan in the early hours of Monday morning.
The ministry presented the charge d’affaires with a letter of protest and advised the new civilian government to curb anti-Afghanistan actions and to not ‘complicate’ relations between the two Muslim countries.
The ministry also condemned the airstrikes, in Paktika and Khost, and warned Islamabad it has a long history of fighting foreign powers and that it will not tolerate military action on its territory.
The ministry said in a statement that Pakistan’s new civilian government and the people of Pakistan should not allow some circles to complicate the relations between the two neighboring Muslim countries.
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Bayat Foundation steps in to help needy families over Ramadan
Dozens of needy families in Herat province received much needed Ramadan aid packages on Monday from Bayat Foundation.
According to Bayat Foundation officials, a transparent assessment was carried out on people in need before the aid was distributed.
The packages included flour, rice and cooking oil. The foundation will carry this initiative through to other provinces during the holy month of Ramadan.
Officials said poverty and unemployment in the country has resulted in more people needing assistance.
Recipients of this aid welcomed the initiative and called on other organizations to also help the needy.
Over the past 20 years, the Bayat Foundation has carried out countless campaigns to help the needy across the country. The foundation is also actively involved in education and health – with the aim of helping the needy in Afghanistan.
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Border forces target military posts along Durand Line in response to airstrikes
The Ministry of National Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said Monday morning that border forces targeted Pakistan “military centers” along the Durand Line in response to airstrikes against civilian homes in Paktika and Khost provinces.
In the early hours of Monday morning, Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, hitting residential houses in Spera district in Khost and Bermel district in Paktika.
At least eight people were killed – five women and three children.
Inayatullah Khwarazmi, the defense ministry’s spokesperson said on X: “In response to this aggression, the border forces targeted Pakistan’s military centers along the Durand line with heavy weapons.”
Khwarazmi added that the country’s defense and security forces are ready to respond to any aggressive actions and will defend their territorial integrity.
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