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HPC Says It Held Video Talks with Taliban Leaders, Urges Ceasefire Extension
The Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) says it has held video talks with the Taliban leaders in last few days, urging the militant group to extend ceasefire with the Afghan government.
Following the 3-day truce between Taliban and the government during days of Eid-ul-Fitr, the HPC Chairman Karim Khalili on Sunday said that the council had video talks with the Taliban leaders regarding the release of the group’s prisoners.
“We had video talks and exchanged views with the Taliban leaders and we spoke about the current situation and release of the prisoners, ” Khalili said.
He also said that the heads and provincial members of the council were also in talks with the Taliban military authorities.
The HPC, meanwhile, urged the Taliban to extend the ceasefire with the government, insisting that the council is ready to work on all the conditions being suggested by the group including the withdrawal of the foreign forces.
Citing the remarks of the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who has welcomed the Afghan government’s extension of ceasefire, and expressed readiness to discuss even the role of the international forces in peace process, the deputy head of HPC, Akram Khpalwak said that there is no obstacle in peace talks for the Taliban.
Welcoming the government’s “indefinitely” ceasefire extension with the Taliban, Khpalwak, meanwhile, said that some circles within and outside the government are attempting to disrupt the peace process.
“Some individuals don’t seek their interest in peace and they are not only in the government but also outside,” he said.
This comes as the Taliban in a statement stressed that the group’s ceasefire will end today evening and that it has not held any peace talks with the Afghan government.
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US diplomat Bass travels to Qatar and Pakistan to discuss Afghanistan, regional issues
John Bass, US acting under secretary of state for political affairs, will travel to Qatar and Pakistan April 26-30, US State Department announced on Friday.
In Doha, Qatar, he will meet with senior Qatari government officials and other diplomatic missions to discuss support for Afghanistan and shared security interests in the region, US State Department said in a statement.
In Islamabad, Pakistan, Under Secretary Bass will meet with senior Pakistani government officials to discuss a range of regional and bilateral issues as part of the U.S.-Pakistani partnership, the statement added.
John Bass served as US ambassador to Afghanistan under Donald Trump administration between December 2017 and January 2020.
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Tripartite trade meeting held in Kabul to boost regional connectivity
A tripartite meeting between the delegations of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan was held in Kabul with the aim of connecting North Asia to South Asia and reducing transit and transportation costs among these three countries, the Ministry of Trade and Commerce said in a statement.
In this meeting, an agreement was reached on the creation of a joint technical committee to continue the talks.
This tripartite meeting was held under the leadership of Nooruddin Azizi, the Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Vice President of Turkmenistan and Srik Zhumangarin, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.
Earlier, a bilateral meeting was held between the delegation of the Islamic Emirate and Turkmenistan. The ministry of commerce said the participants of the meeting discussed the construction of a large joint logistics center in Torghondi, the trilateral transit agreement between the IEA, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan, the expansion of Afghanistan’s railway, solving issues related to Afghan transit and export goods, and a number of other commercial issues.
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No destructive groups including Daesh present in Afghanistan: Yaqub Mujahid
Acting Minister of National Defense Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid has said that no destructive groups including Daesh have physical presence in Afghanistan, adding the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) will not allow anyone to pose threat to any country in the region from the Afghan soil.
Mujahid made the remarks in a meeting with a delegation from Malaysia in Kabul on Thursday.
According to a statement released by the Ministry of Defense, Mujahid highlighted Malaysia’s “good treatment” of Afghan refugees and its long-standing relations with Afghanistan, and said that Malaysia is a powerful Islamic country and visits should increase.
He added that with the establishment of the Islamic Emirate, occupation and war ended in Afghanistan, and the country is fully secure.
Based on the statement, the Malaysian delegation called Afghanistan a friendly country and while emphasizing on comprehensive cooperation, it assured that what they have seen in Afghanistan will be shared with the authorities of their country.
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