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Daesh has training centers outside Afghanistan, Muttaqi says at Moscow meeting
He called on countries in the region to stop their citizens from being recruited by Daesh.
Addressing a meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Friday expressed concern that Daesh has established equipping and training centers outside Afghanistan.
Muttaqi said that the attacks claimed by Daesh in Afghanistan over the past three years mostly involved foreign nationals.
He called on countries in the region to stop their citizens from being recruited by Daesh.
Muttaqi also called the concerns of some countries about the existence of threats on Afghan soil “completely baseless," saying that it indicated an "information vacuum" or "distortion of information by saboteur circles".
"Our request is not to look at Afghanistan through the lens of outsiders, but to make sure you use reliable sources of information," he said. “We are willing to cooperate in this regard.”
Muttaqi also called on countries in the region to cooperate in preventing the smuggling of processed drugs into Afghanistan.
"We have been able to change the narrative in Afghanistan over the past three years from security concerns to development orientation, economic reconstruction, attracting investment and providing better services to the Afghan people," he said.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the meeting that Moscow wants to expand relations with Afghanistan in the political and economic spheres. He praised the Islamic Emirate's efforts to ensure security and fight drugs.
Lavrov also said that Russian companies are interested in investing in agriculture, mining and transport in Afghanistan.
He claimed that the US and its allies are attempting to use the United Nations to insert themselves into the Afghan settlement process and take it under their control.
"In this regard, I would like to call for exercising vigilance in relation to attempts by the United States and its allies to insert themselves into the settlement process in order to take it under their control, including by using the authority of the UN for these nefarious purposes," he said.
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Iranian official: Hiring foreigners is allowed only for hard labor jobs
He warned that violators will face action.
A local Iranian official has said that the recruitment of foreigners is allowed only for hard labor jobs and that is also conditioned on having worker visas.
Behnam Emami, head of Eslamshahr city’s Labor, Cooperation and Social Welfare Department, told Mehr news agency that even if foreigners have legal status, they cannot work in food and protein production, packaging and sales centers.
He warned that violators will face action.
“Employing foreigners in our country is only allowed in hard labor jobs and with a worker visa, and they should not be employed in centers related to food such as greenhouses and shopping centers,” Emami said.
He asked people to report to the police if they see any violation.
Emami said that employers who hire foreigners without a work permit will be fined first, and if the violation is repeated, they will be prosecuted.
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Islamabad police arrest 60 Afghans ahead of protest by Imran Khan’s party
The crackdown comes as PTI, under the direction of its founder Imran Khan, called for a protest at D-Chowk in Islamabad on October 4. In response, the authorities implemented strict security measures to prevent demonstrators from reaching the protest site.
Islamabad police have arrested 412 individuals, including 60 Afghan nationals, ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) planned protest on Friday, local media reported.
According to Express News, the detainees were found in possession of spiked batons, slingshots, and marbles. The arrests were made in the areas of Bara Kahu, Tarnol, and Sangjani.
The crackdown comes as PTI, under the direction of its founder Imran Khan, called for a protest at D-Chowk in Islamabad on October 4. In response, the authorities implemented strict security measures to prevent demonstrators from reaching the protest site.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi had warned PTI leaders to reconsider the protest, citing the presence of the Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Islamabad.
Authorities have closed all roads between Islamabad and Rawalpindi and have suspended mobile services in the two cities.
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No consensus yet on IEA’s participation in BRICS summit: Russia
He said that the unrecognized status of the Islamic Emirate is a problem that will be taken into account when deciding on its participation.
There is no consensus yet on the Islamic Emirate’s participation in the upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan city, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has said.
Rudenko told reporters that the invitation of guests to the summit is decided by consensus of the BRICS members, TASS news agency reported.
He said that the unrecognized status of the Islamic Emirate is a problem that will be taken into account when deciding on its participation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul has formally asked to attend the BRICS summit in Kazan.
The meeting is scheduled to begin on October 22.
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