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Taliban attack at Park Palace Hotel

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(Last Updated On: October 25, 2022)

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Afghan police investigations indicate that the attack at the Park Palace Hotel in central Kabul began from inside the hotel.

Kabul Police commander said that yet is how the attacker entered to the guest house in questionable.

Police said that at least five including four Indian and one US citizenship killed in the incident but United Nations political office in Afghanistan confirmed that 14 people have been killed in the incident.

Kabul police Chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said, “Sixty people were rescued by security forces.”

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned the attack in the strongest terms and declared that most of the killed and injured were civilians.

It has been said that at the coordinated attack that was launched in Park Palace Hotel was thought of the presence of Indian ambassador in the hotel.

Indian prime minister has also expressed regret to Afghanistan president few hours after the incident; adding “we are one when it comes to fighting terror”.

US embassy spokeswoman Monica Cummings also announced of one US citizenship also killed in the incident, saying “Our thoughts are with the families of the victims at this time.”

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the seven-hour assault, which triggered explosions and bursts of gunfire.

The attack took place when Taliban gunmen stormed Park Palace Hotel, a Kabul guesthouse on Wednesday night.

The attack happened during a celebration that featured a performance by the Indian singer Altaf Hussain. According to witnesses there were many Indian and Turkish nationals among the guests, alongside Afghan foreign ministry officials.

The hotel is located near a UN compound, which was put under immediate lockdown. In the past UN workers had been allowed to stay there. The guesthouse is still popular with foreigners, especially Indian nationals.

The Taliban have been escalating attacks across the country as part of their spring offensive, which has seen the insurgents gain ground in several provinces. Earlier on Wednesday, Taliban gunmen killed seven people at a religious gathering in the southern Helmand province.

 

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Bayat Foundation helps needy families in Balkh

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(Last Updated On: March 28, 2024)

As part of Bayat Foundation’s Ramadan aid campaign, needy families in Mazar-e-Sharif, in Balkh province, received much needed food packages this week.

The aid package includes rice, flour and oil.

“In continuation of Bayat Foundation’s assistance, this time also a quantity of food such as flour, oil and rice was distributed to needy families in Mazar-e-Sharif; Inshallah, these contributions will continue,” said a representative of the foundation.

Needy families that received aid packages expressed their gratitude but called on other aid organizations to help the needy during these difficult times.

“Many thanks to Bayat Foundation, I thank Bayat Foundation for helping the needy and poor people of this region,” said a recipient said.

“I would like to thank Bayat Foundation for their cooperation in helping the needy in this holy month of Ramadan; it is hoped that traders and charities will do such sustainable work,” said another recipient.

Bayat Foundation is one of the charitable organizations that has played an important role in helping the needy in Afghanistan over the last two decades.

In addition to distributing aid packages to needy and vulnerable families, it has carried out numerous other projects, including the construction of health centers and schools.

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MoI registers over 8,700 criminal cases in the past six months

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(Last Updated On: March 28, 2024)

Abdul Matin Qani, the Ministry of Interior’s spokesman said on Thursday that in the last six months, 8,747 criminal cases have been recorded across the country.

Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Qani said of these cases, 7,233 have been solved while the remaining 1,525 are still being investigated.

He said 12,540 people have been arrested in connection with these crimes.

In addition, 21 kidnappers have been killed, 18 hostages have been freed and 172 people have been arrested in connection with kidnappings in the same period of time.

Qani also said in the last six months 837,000 passports have been distributed. He said three new passport offices will be established in Kabul in the near future.

“10,000 passports are distributed to citizens daily by the Passport Department,” said Qani.

On the issue of narcotics, he said drug cultivation, production and trafficking has been eradicated. He said drug manufacturing equipment and 377 drug factories have been destroyed across the country.

According to him, the ministry has also made advances in collecting illegal weapons, fighting corruption and improving police skills.

Qani stated that during this period, no security incidents took place in most provinces across the country.

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TAPI gas company CEO satisfied with project’s progress

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(Last Updated On: March 28, 2024)

The minister of mines and petroleum, Shahabuddin Delawar met with the executive director of the TAPI project and the ambassador of Turkmenistan in Kabul on Thursday to discuss progress around the key project.

Murad Amanov, head of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline project, expressed his satisfaction with the recent progress of the project and talked about the practical roll out of the project.

Delawar said that the preliminary work of TAPI is progressing quickly and that the pipeline will be put into operation in the near future.

TAPI is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Galkynysh – TAPI Pipeline Company Limited with participation of the Asian Development Bank.

The pipeline will transport natural gas from the Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan through Afghanistan into Pakistan and then to India.

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