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U.S. Diplomat Alice Wells Says Doors Still Open for Taliban Talks

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

The armed Taliban group still has the opportunity for negotiations and the peace doors are open to them, said Alice Wells, the Assistant Secretaries of U.S. Department of State for South and Asian Affairs.

The American diplomat Wells in an interview with VOA said, “Our message to Taliban is that the doors are open for talks. There is a path to peace and dignity. Those Taliban who are ready to stop violence can cut ties with terrorist and accept the Afghan constitutions.”

However, the Afghan government considers Pakistan’s role is more prominent in fight against terrorism.

“The Afghan government hopes that all counties particularly Pakistan fight against terrorism threats and continue their cooperation,” said Dawa Khan Mina Pal, President’s deputy spokesman.

This comes as Uzbekistan will host an international conference on peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan in Tashkent in the near future which will be involved regional powers and representatives from the US, Russia and China.

The event is aimed at exploring ways of bringing the Afghan government, the Taliban and other warring parties into direct peace talks.

Since President Donald Trump’s takeover, the US policy on Afghanistan and the region had become more active and clearer, Kamilov uttered.

Meanwhile, Russia supported Tashkent’s initiative to host the international conference on ‘Peace Process, Cooperation in the Sphere of Security and Regional Interaction.’

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said: “The idea of holding the forum was put forward by our Uzbek friends at a special session of the United Nations Security Council in January.

“Today we have been discussing preparations for that milestone and major event.”

Lavrov further added that all current formats needed to be mobilized to push for a solution to the Afghan crisis.

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Magnitude 5.2 quake jolts Afghanistan

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(Last Updated On: March 28, 2024)

An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Thursday afternoon, the National Center for Seismology reported.

The quake was at a depth of 70km and epicentered in the mountainous north-eastern area of Ashkāsham.

The jolt was felt across the region including in Kabul, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan

There were no immediate reports of any casualties.

In October last year, over 2,000 people were killed when four 6.3-magnitude earthquakes struck in Herat 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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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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