Latest News
Saudi Arabia to Host Quadrilateral Meeting on Afghan Peace This Week
Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) on Saturday reported that Saudi Arabia is expected to host a Quadrilateral meeting on peace in Afghanistan.
The four-nation conference including Afghanistan, the United States, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia will be held in Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh this week, aimed at facilitating peace talks between the Kabul government and the Taliban.
Mohammad Akram Khpalwak, head of HPC’s secretariat said that a joint delegation of High Peace Council and Ulema Council of Afghanistan is expected to leave Kabul for Qatar to begin direct talks with representatives of the Taliban’s political office in Doha.
He said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on the plans aimed at providing guarantees and conditions which could be shared in negotiating table with the Taliban.
In addition, NBC reported that the U.S. officials have begun indirect talks with former Taliban members amid intensifying efforts to end the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan.
Citing the Taliban sources, the report said the talks have occurred in Afghanistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates,
The report also noted that the Taliban delegations had been joined by five Americans for a series of meetings in hotel suites in Doha, Qatar.
In reaction, Afghan President’s Office Spokesman Mohammad Haroon Chakhansoori said that the peace meetings should be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned, adding that peace is the initiative of the Afghan government and its people.
Head of Afghanistan’s Ulema Council Qimuddin Kashaf, however, considered the role of Islamic countries in Afghan peace process as highly important for ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan.
This comes two weeks after Saudi Arabia hosted an International Ulema Conference on Afghanistan, where the Islamic scholars declared the Taliban’s war in Afghanistan as “illegitimate” and called for an end to the violence in the country.
Latest News
IEA’s foreign ministry summons Pakistan’s charge d’affaires over airstrike
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.
Latest News
Bayat Foundation steps in to help needy families over Ramadan
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.
Latest News
Border forces target military posts along Durand Line in response to airstrikes
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.
-
Business5 days ago
Ministry of commerce allocates land for oil refineries
-
Latest News4 days ago
Efforts underway to create agricultural complexes in country: Ministry
-
World4 days ago
Israeli strikes kill at least 29 Gazans awaiting aid, say Palestinian officials
-
Latest News5 days ago
Interest of $270 million earned so far from Afghanistan’s frozen assets
-
Sport5 days ago
Rashid back in team for T20I series against Ireland
-
Science & Technology4 days ago
Study documents headaches experienced by astronauts in space
-
Latest News4 days ago
It is wrong to differentiate between men and women in education: Hekmatyar
-
Regional4 days ago
Russia believed to have jammed signal on UK defence minister’s plane – source