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IEA says virtue and vice law ‘firmly rooted’ in Islamic teachings
Mujahid encouraged Muslims to familiarize themselves with the laws and to consult scholars to better understand them
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Monday that the newly ratified virtue and vice law is “firmly rooted” in Islamic teachings and the IEA will not be swayed by concerns in this regard.
Mujahid called on critics, particularly non-Muslims, to have a thorough understanding of Islamic laws and respect Islamic values.
“To reject these laws without such understanding is, in our view, an expression of arrogance,” he said.
Mujahid also encouraged Muslims to familiarize themselves with the laws and to consult scholars to better understand them.
“For a Muslim to reject or criticize these laws is to demonstrate a lack of understanding of their religion, and such actions may even lead to the decline of their faith,” he said.
“As Afghanistan is an Islamic nation, Islamic laws are inherently applicable within its society. It is the responsibility of every Muslim and Islamic government to promote good and forbid evil, as prescribed by the Holy Qur'an,” he added.
Mujahid stressed that the concerns raised by various parties, including UNAMA, will not sway the Islamic Emirate from its commitment to upholding and enforcing Islamic Sharia law.
This comes after the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Sunday it is concerned by the new morality law and said it would have wide-ranging and far-reaching restrictions on personal conduct and one that provides morality police with broad powers of enforcement.
Last week the Islamic Emirate announced the ratification of a “Law on the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice”, with 35 articles detailing significant restrictions on the Afghan population.
“For a Muslim to reject or criticize these laws is to demonstrate a lack of understanding of their religion, and such actions may even lead to the decline of their faith,” Mujahid said
“It is a distressing vision for Afghanistan’s future, where moral inspectors have discretionary powers to threaten and detain anyone based on broad and sometimes vague lists of infractions,” said Roza Otunbayeva, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of UNAMA.
“It extends the already intolerable restrictions on the rights of Afghan women and girls, with even the sound of a female voice outside the home apparently deemed a moral violation,” she said.
UNAMA stated it is studying the newly ratified law and its implications for the Afghan people, as well as its potential impact on United Nations and other vital humanitarian assistance for the country.
UNAMA is also seeking clarification from the Islamic Emirate on a number of articles and on plans for enforcement.
Last Wednesday, the ministry of justice announced that Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, had approved the law.
Barakatullah Rasouli, a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice, said the law regulates the affairs of the Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice and duties and powers of Muhtasibs (inspectors/morality police).
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Construction of largest terminal in Herat kicks off
The Ministry of Transport and Aviation says the construction of the country's largest terminal has begun in Herat province. The terminal worth more than $20 million is being built by the private sector and the government.
In the opening ceremony of this terminal, the local officials of Herat called on traders and investors to invest in the country for economic growth and job opportunities.
This terminal will be built in a large set with all the required parts.
It will be built on 1,000 acres of land near Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport, employing 4,000 people.
“This national project will be built on nearly one acre of state land. About 1.8 billion afghanis have been invested in this project,” said Hamidullah Akhundzada, acting minister of Transport and Aviation.
Construction of the terminal costs 20,500,000 US dollars, 70 percent of which is paid by the private sector and 30 percent by the Islamic Emirate.
“This project is one of the most crucial projects for Herat province, especially the western zone,” said Habibullah Samadi, project manager of the terminal.
Noor Ahmad Islam Jar, the governor of Herat, also assured about the availability of investment opportunities in this province and asked investors and businessmen to invest in Afghanistan to improve the economic situation and provide work opportunities.
The passenger terminal of Herat is now located in the north of the city, where the movement of large passenger cars from the central roads of Herat city has always caused disorder and traffic accidents.
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IEA confirms 14 civilians killed in attack
Mujahid said on X that six others were wounded in the attack.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) confirmed on Friday that 14 civilians were killed in an attack in an area between Daikundi and Ghor provinces.
Mujahid said on X that six others were wounded in the attack.
He called the attack "brutal" and strongly condemned it.
Mujahid said that the Islamic Emirate was seriously trying to find the perpetrators of the incident and bring them to justice.
Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Haqqani: We should use knowledge instead of force in calling people to truth
He also stressed on preventing the misuse of public resources.
Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has stressed that an investigation should be conducted before any decision and that knowledge should be used instead of force in calling people to the path of truth.
Haqqani made the remarks at a capacity-building seminar for officials in eastern Kunar province.
"Positions and responsibilities are temporary, but people's trust is a great thing to be kept safe,” he said. “Transparency and purity in governing and serving are our foundations, and we must protect ourselves from seeking fame, materialism and seeking position, and keep spirituality high so that Allah’s help is not lost.”
Highlighting the importance of unity, Haqqani said: "The enemies are afraid of our unity, so we must avoid suspicion. Always make decisions after investigation and invite people to the truth with intellectual and mental knowledge instead of force.”
He also stressed on preventing the misuse of public resources.
"Avoid extravagance, take care of state resources and vehicles and refrain from irresponsible use of public resources," he said.
Meanwhile, Acting Minister of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, said that the Islamic Emirate is a special Islamic system in which the dignity of scholars, students, and religious people is protected.
He also emphasized on maintaining unity and treating people well.
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