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U.S. Seeks Peace Deal with Taliban before July Elections

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

The U.S. Special Envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad on Friday said that he hopes a peace agreement could be reached with the Taliban before Afghanistan’s presidential election which is scheduled to be held in July.

Addressing at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, Khalilzad said that this is an effort to also bring the Taliban in the election process as ‘peace agreement’ ensures a ‘peaceful election.’

Khalilzad said Afghanistan’s next election makes reaching peace agreements ‘complicated’ but he said it would be better for the country if a ‘peace agreement’ could be reached before the election.

“My overall goal is, at the direction of the president and the secretary of state, not to seek a withdrawal agreement but a peace agreement,” Khalilzad said.

The envoy stressed that they are in the early stage of a “protracted process” and that they still have a long way to go.

“After many conversations, we have reached an agreement in principle with the Taliban on a framework that would provide guarantees and an enforcement mechanism that no terrorist group…international terrorist group or individual– would be able to use Afghanistan” as a platform for international terrorism,” Khalilzad noted.

The diplomat also said that more talks are planned to “flesh out” the Taliban’s commitments.  “Nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to,” he stressed.  

On Tuesday, last week, Russia hosted a two-day meeting between the Taliban and Afghan oppositions in its capital, Moscow in which the delegates attending the talks issued a joint declaration as a move to promote intra-Afghan dialogue to end the nearly two decades of war in Afghanistan. 

In reaction to the meeting, Khalilzad said that the U.S. welcomes any effort that could facilitate the Afghan peace process and that put an end to the ongoing conflict in the war-weary country.

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

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(Last Updated On: March 18, 2024)

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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(Last Updated On: March 18, 2024)

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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(Last Updated On: March 18, 2024)

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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