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MoI Assigns Authorized Delegation to Probe Three Bloody Incidents in Kabul
Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) has assigned an authorized delegation to probe the recent three deadly incidents in the capital, Kabul.
MoI officials warned serious punishment for those who neglected in their duties.
Acting spokesman of MoI office, Najib Danish said, “the delegation assigned for those who neglected in their duties.”
However, the protesters do not consider the appointment of a delegation enough.
Representative of protesters, Asef Ashna said, “we are waiting for the dismissal of National Security Council chief and other security institution leaders.”
Meanwhile, the Lower House of Parliament also announced of appointing a delegation to address the bloody incidents of Kabul after three days talks.
Chairman of the Lower House said the 34 members delegation will share the marginalized sides of Kabul bloody incidents to government and global institutions by considering the demands of protesters.
The first deputy speaker of the Parliament also emphasized that the enemies of the country are trying to use the current situation to provoke ethnic and linguistic issues.
First deputy speaker, Hamayoun Hamayoun said, “I am a Tajik, a Hazara, a Pashtun and will never allow anyone to represent any tribe or ethnics in the session.”
A massive explosion in Wazir Muhammad Akbar Khan diplomatic area of Kabul killed more than 90 people and wounded more than 400 on last Wednesday.
Just two days after the car bomb tore through Kabul hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of the capital in droves to demand the resignation of top officials.
But even as the demonstrations called for better security from extremist violence, further violence arose Friday as security forces opened fire on the protesters. At least seven killed and dozens injured during the rally.
The third incident took place at the funeral of a protester killed during the protest in Kabul.
At least seven people have been killed and more than 119 wounded in three separate explosions at the funeral in Kabul, the third attack in four days in the Afghan capital.
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Girls’ education is a ‘vital issue’ for Afghanistan: Karzai
Former president Hamid Karzai said in a meeting with Iran’s ambassador and special representative, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, that education of girls was a “vital issue” for Afghanistan.
Karzai said he appreciated Iran’s cooperation and its standing with the Afghan people, especially Iran’s contributions to education in Afghanistan.
During the meeting, Karzai said peace and stability in the region are in the interest of all regional countries.
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Uzbekistan’s humanitarian aid arrives in Balkh
A shipment of humanitarian aid from Uzbekistan was handed over on Thursday to the local officials of Balkh province in the trade port of Hairatan.
Local authorities said the aid, which includes flour, oil, wheat, sugar and meat, has been handed over by Uzbekistan’s Surkhandarya governor to the governor of Balkh.
The governor of Surkhandarya stated the purpose of sending this aid was to support the people of Afghanistan and stressed the need for the development of good relations between the two countries.
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Afghanistan’s problems caused more damage to Pakistan than 3 wars with India: Durrani
Islamabad’s special envoy for Afghanistan Asif Durrani said on Wednesday that Pakistan has suffered more due to Afghanistan’s internal situation than Pakistan has suffered in three wars with India in terms of blood spilt and finances drained.
Durrani said at a one-day International Conference titled “Pakistan in the Emerging Geopolitical Landscape”, which was organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and the German Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), that over 80,000 Pakistanis died in the two decades of the War on Terror and that his country was still counting its dead and injured.
“After the withdrawal of NATO forces, it was hoped that peace in Afghanistan would bring peace to the region. However, such expectations were short-lived,” he said.
He also stated that attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group on Pakistan’s border areas increased by 65 percent, while suicide attacks increased by 500 percent.
“The TTP’s enhanced attacks on Pakistan while using Afghan soil have been a serious concern for Pakistan. Another worrying aspect is the participation of Afghan nationals in these attacks,” he said.
Durrani also said Pakistan had suffered geopolitically since the Soviet Union invaded the neighboring country.
“The post-9/11 world order has negatively impacted Pakistan. Apart from losing 80,000 citizens’ lives, including 8,000 law enforcement agency personnel, the country’s economic opportunity cost is estimated at $150 billion,” Durrani said.
Talking about the future outlook for Pakistan in the regional context, Durrani said that while “our eastern neighbor is likely to continue with its anti-Pakistan pursuits, the western border poses an avoidable irritant in the short to medium term.”
However, he said Pakistan can overcome its difficulties with Afghanistan, including the TTP challenge.
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