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IEA calls on former govt officials and ex-politicians to return home
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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has called on former government officials and members of the political opposition to return to the country.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, who officially assumed duties on Sunday, said that former officials have the right to live as normal citizens in Afghanistan.
“We are in touch with all opposition [members]. We have urged them to return as Afghans; but should not expect to be appointed as a minister again,” Stanikzai said.
He has also called on foreign countries to reopen their embassies in Kabul.
“Their (foreign countries) ambassadors [for Afghanistan] are present in Qatar and opened embassies there, they (ambassadors) live in hotels and are in contact with us in order to have negotiations with us on various issues,” he noted.
Meanwhile, a high-level delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi is in Doha for talks with the EU and the United States.
Mohammad Naeem, a spokesman for the IEa’s political office in Qatar, told Ariana News that talks with the US delegation would begin on Monday.
The release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets and the reopening of embassies in Kabul and humanitarian aid are the main topics of the talks.
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63 Afghan migrants released from Pakistani jails
After receiving humanitarian aid, these individuals were transferred to their original locations in Afghanistan.
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The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriates has confirmed that 63 Afghan citizens have been released from prisons in Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan.
According to a statement released by the ministry on Thursday, these individuals include four Afghan migrant families, comprising 15 members and 48 other individuals.
The statement adds that these individuals were detained in various Pakistani cities for not having legal documentation and were held in prison for between two and six days.
After receiving humanitarian aid, these individuals were transferred to their original locations in Afghanistan.
The detaining and imprisonment of Afghan migrants in Pakistan intensified after the Pakistani government set a deadline for illegal migrants, including Afghans, to leave the country by November 1, 2023.
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UN Security Council condemns Kunduz suicide bombing
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The UN Security Council has strongly condemned Tuesday’s suicide attack near a bank in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province.
Daesh has claimed responsibility for the bombing which, according to local officials, killed five people and injured seven others.
The bombing took place near a Kabul Bank branch in Kunduz.
The UN Security Council said in a statement on Friday the attack was a “heinous terrorist” act and reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to peace and security in Afghanistan, as well as in the world.
The members of the Security Council underlined the need to hold perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these “reprehensible acts of terrorism accountable” and bring them to justice.
They urged all countries, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities in this regard.
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One person killed in explosion at Ministry of Urban Development in Kabul
According to Afghan, one person died in the explosion and three others were wounded.
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Mohammad Kamal Afghan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, confirmed to the media that an attacker who was trying to enter the ministry early this morning was killed by guards before reaching his target.
According to Afghan, one person died in the explosion and three others were wounded.
He added that the attacker was also killed in the incident.
Meanwhile, Abdul Matin Qane, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Emirate, confirmed the explosion and told the media that the situation had been neutralized.
Qane added that the Islamic Emirate forces had killed the suicide bomber before he reached his target.
The spokesman for the Ministry of Interior did not say anything about the number of casualties in the attack.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the incident.
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