The Islamic Emirate’s deputy spokesman for the foreign ministry Zia Ahmad Takal has strongly condemned the "recent barbaric attacks by the Zionist regime" in Lebanon, which have resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people, including children and women.

“Failure to respond seriously to the genocide of the Zionist regime in Gaza has made this regime endanger the security of the entire region,” Takal said in a statement on Tuesday.

The statement added: “The international community must quickly take responsible measures to prevent the crimes of the “Zionist regime" in Lebanon and Palestine, especially Gaza, and ensure the security of civilians.”

Tajikistan says it has exported $82 million worth of electricity to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan between January and August this year.

According to Tajik media reports, this is a drop of almost $3 million against the same period last year.

Electricity production in Tajikistan, for export, during this period totalled 15.4 billion kilowatt hours.

Of this amount, 80 percent was exported to Afghanistan and the remaining 20 percent to Uzbekistan.

Tajikistan signed electricity export contracts with these two neighboring countries in 2024.

Tajikistan only exports electricity to Uzbekistan in the summer, but mostly exports electricity to Afghanistan in autumn and winter.

Afghanistan imports up to 70% of its electricity needs from neighboring countries including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Iran.

Earlier this year, the State-owned Corporations said that during the last year, Da Afghanistan Breshna (DABS) has produced a total of 1.2 million megawatts of electricity and imported a total of 5.6 million megawatts of electricity from neighboring countries.

The head of UN political affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, on Monday warned that the Doha process is at risk given the Islamic Emirate’s increasing restrictive policies.

Addressing a meeting on women’s rights in New York, ahead of the UN General Assembly, she said the Doha process “entails a step-for-step approach” with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), requiring them to, for example, make governance more inclusive, and to respect women’s and girl’s rights.

In exchange, the international community would then incrementally ease restrictions and provide development support.

DiCarlo said the situation has been complicated by the IEA’s new morality law.

“We had Member States willing to engage, willing to go forward with a step-for-step project. However, I think we risk right now of ending this process,” she warned.

“At this point, those who've been participating in our process want to continue, but they really expect the Taliban (IEA) to take part in good faith, and they've got to start abiding by their international obligations.”

She emphasized that “engagement is key”, stressing that “we cannot let Afghan women and men down.”

The general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly opened Tuesday, 24 September, and will continue through Saturday, 28 September, and conclude on Monday, 30 September 2024.

The theme for the general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly is "Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations".