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Ghani Sacks Minister of Energy and Water

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

President Ashraf Ghani has fired the minister of energy and water, Ali Ahmad Osmani from his position, according to a statement released by the Presidential Palace on Saturday.

 The statement said that Mohammad Gul Khulmi, the deputy minister of energy and water will replace Usmani as acting minister.

 According to the statement, Khulmi will stay in the position until the president introduces a new minister to Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of the Parliament).

 A close figure to Usmani told Ariana News that Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has not been in process of this dismissal.

This comes weeks after the energy and water minister was stopped by the security forces at Kabul airport when he was about to leave for  Balkh to inaugurate a electricity power sub-station in the province.

Later, the project was inaugurated by President Ghani in Khulm district of Balkh in the absence of Minister of energy and water. Instead, the president was accompanied by Interior Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak whose ministry was attacked by a number of armed assailants on the same day. 

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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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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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