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Pir Gilani Tries to Release Anas Haqqani: Ex-Spy Chief
Former Afghan Intelligence Chief claims, Sayed Hamid Gilani, the leader of Mahaz-e-Milli political party, is trying to release Anas Haqqani, a key member of Haqqani network who is currently under the government’s captivity.
Rahmatullah Nabil said that Gilani is attempting to free Anas – who also brother of Sirajuddin Haqqani, the leader of Haqqani Network – with help of a key official of the Afghan government.
“Sayed Hamid Gilani has repeatedly taken a dangerous Haqqani senior commander named “Shir Khan” from Islamabad of Pakistan to Kabul inside his own vehicle. He has arranged meetings with “Anas Haqqani,” Nabil claimed in a Facebook post.
The ex-NDS Chief’s remarks come days after Mr. Gilani publicly claimed that the leadership of the Taliban is in Afghanistan not Pakistan.
However, Gilani on Tuesday rejected the claims made by ex-NDS Chief. He said that his comments were misrepresented.
“I reject this, I am not aiming to release Anas, I request the media outlets to do not follow up these controversial issues, what I have done, was for the sack of god and 30 million oppressed Afghan nation,” he said.
Afghan intelligence operatives have arrested Anas Haqqani along with another senior leader of Haqqani Network in 2014. Anas has been sentenced to death by Afghan courts. However, the courts’ decision is yet to be implemented.
Separately, Nabil asserted that he has accurate information regarding the recent deadly attacks in capital Kabul, adding that these attacks were carried out by the Haqqani Network but the so-called Islamic State or Daesh has taken the responsibility.
Gilani’s remarks on the Taliban’s leadership, have followed serious criticism of some political figures, MPs, and the government officials.
Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive said that the Taliban’s bases and leadership are located outside of the country and such remarks will affect the credibility of these figures.
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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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