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Ghani, Modi Inaugurate Renovated Storay Palace In Kabul
President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday jointly inaugurated the renovated Storay Palace in Kabul through video conferencing.
During his speech, Ghani said the logic of peace and benevolence will defeat the logic of terror and violence as he said India and Afghanistan have always been close friends and joint initiatives like these are a fruitful journey of cooperation between the two nations.
“Let me express my most sincere thanks to the government and people of India for standing beside us in days of happiness and sorrow,” Afghan president said,” our relation with India will not stop here, we are fully prepared to work for the empowerment of the people and the governments, we are trying to overcome on war and violence through logic and diplomacy.”
On his part, Indian PM Modi said in our hearts and minds, Indians and Afghans have always been closest of friends and assured the people of Afghanistan that the 1.25 billion people of India will always be on Afghanistan’s side to build a prosperous, peaceful, secure and stable Afghanistan.
“To those who cannot see beyond shadows of violence in Afghanistan, the restored Stor palace is a reminder of the glory of Afghanistan’s rich traditions,” Modi said,” it saddens us to see that your proud nation continues to be challenged by externally sponsored instruments and entities of violence and terror.”
The Storay palace that is located in the ground of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs cost about $5.7 million and was funded by the government of India.
India has played a significant role in the reconstruction and rehabilitation process in Afghanistan over the past few years. Construction of the Afghan Parliament building, the India-Afghanistan-Iran corridor agreement, India-Afghan Friendship Dam are among the major projects implemented and funded by the government of India in Afghanistan.
Reported by: Ali Asghari
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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 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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