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Russia contacts with Taliban in combat against Daesh

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(Last Updated On: October 25, 2022)

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Russian special presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov says that his country contacted Taliban in terms of fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), “Daesh” group.

Kabulov has said that Russia has a joint interest with Taliban in fight against Daesh group.

“The Taliban interests objectively coincide with ours without stimulation (over joint anti-terror fight),” said Kabulov.

But Kabulov declined to say whether Moscow had plans to regard the Taliban as an ally in fighting IS.

Russia has been launching strikes against Islamic State and other terrorist groups in Syria at the request of the war-torn country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, thus providing support to the government troops.

In the meantime, Afghanistan defense ministry says that Russia has only right to help Afghanistan.

“Russia must help with Afghanistan, not with terrorist groups that are in war against our country,” said Dawlat Waziri, spokesman of defense ministry.

Afghan political analysts are also consider Russia’s action escalation of the war; citing Russia is afraid of facing the Daesh group in the Middle East.

“The government should realize that Russia’s action means escalation of the war,” said Ahmad Saeedi, political analyst.

The Russian connection is emerging, ironically, at the same time that Afghanistan’s Uzbek warlord and vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum, has openly warmed to his onetime allies in Russia and tried to strengthen ties to the former Soviet states on Afghan frontier.

Russia has been launching strikes against Islamic State and other terrorist groups in Syria at the request of the war-torn country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, thus providing support to the government troops.

 

Reported by Ali Asghari

 

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IEA’s foreign ministry summons Pakistan’s charge d’affaires over airstrike

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has summoned Pakistan’s charge d’affaires over Islamabad’s airstrike inside Afghanistan in the early hours of Monday morning.

The ministry presented the charge d’affaires with a letter of protest and advised the new civilian government to curb anti-Afghanistan actions and to not ‘complicate’ relations between the two Muslim countries.

The ministry also condemned the airstrikes, in Paktika and Khost, and warned Islamabad it has a long history of fighting foreign powers and that it will not tolerate military action on its territory.

The ministry said in a statement that Pakistan’s new civilian government and the people of Pakistan should not allow some circles to complicate the relations between the two neighboring Muslim countries.

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Bayat Foundation steps in to help needy families over Ramadan

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Dozens of needy families in Herat province received much needed Ramadan aid packages on Monday from Bayat Foundation.

According to Bayat Foundation officials, a transparent assessment was carried out on people in need before the aid was distributed.

The packages included flour, rice and cooking oil. The foundation will carry this initiative through to other provinces during the holy month of Ramadan.

Officials said poverty and unemployment in the country has resulted in more people needing assistance.

Recipients of this aid welcomed the initiative and called on other organizations to also help the needy.

Over the past 20 years, the Bayat Foundation has carried out countless campaigns to help the needy across the country. The foundation is also actively involved in education and health – with the aim of helping the needy in Afghanistan.

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Border forces target military posts along Durand Line in response to airstrikes

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The Ministry of National Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said Monday morning that border forces targeted Pakistan “military centers” along the Durand Line in response to airstrikes against civilian homes in Paktika and Khost provinces.

In the early hours of Monday morning, Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, hitting residential houses in Spera district in Khost and Bermel district in Paktika.

At least eight people were killed – five women and three children.

Inayatullah Khwarazmi, the defense ministry’s spokesperson said on X: “In response to this aggression, the border forces targeted Pakistan’s military centers along the Durand line with heavy weapons.”

Khwarazmi added that the country’s defense and security forces are ready to respond to any aggressive actions and will defend their territorial integrity.

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