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HPC Awaits Taliban’s ‘Formal’ Response to Government’s Peace Proposal
Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) on Saturday said that the Taliban has indirectly rejected the government ‘unconditional’ peace offer, but the group’s faction led by Mullah Rasool has welcomed the proposal.
The Taliban has not publicly responded to President Ghani’s offer delivered at Kabul Process II meeting last week, which included a cease-fire and prisoner swap, passports for Taliban representatives and their families, Taliban’s participation in elections and a review of the constitution and recognizing the group has legitimate political force.
On Thursday, in reply to an “Open Letter” – published last week in the New Yorker magazine in which the Taliban was urged to accept talks with the Kabul government – the Taliban issued a cool response to proposal that they should begin peace talks with the Afghan government.
“Our country has been occupied, which has led to an American-style supposed Afghan government being imposed upon us,” the Taliban response said.
“And your view that we talk to them and accept their legitimacy is the same formula adopted by America to win the war,” it said, adding that the Kabul Process II meeting was simply aimed at seeking the “surrender” of the Taliban.
Until now, the Taliban has refused to negotiate with Kabul and said it will not join talks until all foreign forces have left the country.
However, the High Peace Council said that there are still some positive signs which might open the door for peace talks as the Taliban reasoning lack of foreign troops’ issue in the offered proposal as an indication for the denial.
“There is disagreement and will be. They [the Taliban] have proposed an agenda that needs to be discussed, but if the Taliban respond [to the proposal] negatively, the world’s position towards them will get worse,” said Din Mohammad, Deputy Head of HPC.
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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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