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Second group of Afghans evacuated to Saudi Arabia returned to Kabul: MoFA

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The Islamic Emirate’s foreign ministry says the second batch of Afghan nationals, who were transferred to Saudi Arabia from conflict-hit Sudan, arrived in Kabul on Friday.

These Afghans were transferred from Sudan to Jeddah with the cooperation of the Saudi government a few days ago.

Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesman of foreign ministry on Twitter said that stranded Afghans in Sudan were initially evacuated and transferred to Saudi Arabia, and eventually returned to Kabul on Friday, May 5.

The evacuees appreciated the timely efforts of the foreign ministry and the Afghan Embassy in Jeddah Saudi Arabia in this regard.

“Afghanistan’s foreign ministry was one of the first ministries which took immediate actions to help Afghans affected by the outbreak of war between Sudan’s military and paramilitary group. Despite all the odds, the Islamic Emirate government’s timely action is worth praising,” said one evacuee.

The war broke out between the two military factions of Sudan on April 15, leading to the migration and displacement of thousands of people, and hundreds of casualties.

South Sudan has offered mediation and asked both warring parties to agree to a seven-day ceasefire, and possibly a long-term truce as well.

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Muttaqi to Pakistani envoy: Trade and transit obstacles benefit no one

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Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq met on Saturday and discussed bilateral relations, political and economic cooperation, security and transit, said Zia Ahmad Takal, head of public relations at Foreign Ministry in a statement.

In this meeting, Muttaqi emphasized that obstacles to trade and transit are not in anyone’s interest and that certain issues should not be linked together.

He added that the process of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan should be carried out gradually and with dignity.

According to the statement, Pakistan’s special representative also acknowledged that ensuring security in Afghanistan benefits both Pakistan and the region.

He committed to introducing measures to facilitate the visa issuance process for Afghan citizens.

Mohammad Sadiq also stated that practical steps will be taken to resolve existing trade and transit challenges.

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IEA announces resumption of consular services in Norway

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The Afghan embassy in Oslo will resume consular services on coming Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul announced Saturday.

The ministry said in a statement that the resumption of consular services in Norway was a “positive step.”

In August last year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul declared the consular services of Afghan missions in 14 Western countries including Norway to be invalid.

The statement cited corruption, lack of transparency and non-coordination with the ministry as reasons for the closure.

 
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Eighteen injured after dispute between two brothers in Helmand

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Eighteen people were injured following a dispute between two brothers in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province on Friday, local officials said.

The incident occurred in the Old Bazaar area of ​​Gereshk district and the people were injured when the son of one of the two brothers threw a hand grenade, the provincial department of information and culture said.

Two of the injured people are said to be in critical condition.

Officials did not say what caused the dispute.

One person has been arrested in connection with the incident.

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