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Upcoming Qatar Talks Can’t Make Final Call on Afghan War: AIHRC

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Last Updated on: October 24, 2022

Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) says the upcoming peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan politicians would not reach into a final agreement to bring an end to the war unless the Afghan government gets involved in this process.

In mid-April, Doha would host the second round of peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan politicians in which the representatives of the Afghan government have also been asked to participate. But Kabul is yet to declare its position regarding the meeting.

The Taliban are expected to reach into an agreement with the Afghan politicians in this round of talks. The meeting is also expected to make way for talks with the Afghan government, which is considered to be the main discussion-making body in the peace process.

“The Taliban would not make an agreement with [Afghan] politicians, because it is the Afghan government which has been authorized to take decisions. They have to sign the agreement with the government,” said Sima Samar, chairperson of Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC).

The AIHRC expressed concern regarding Doha talks as no representative of the commission has been invited yet to participate in the meeting.  The commission said the values of human rights might get ignored in the talks.

Separately, Angelina Jolie, academy award-winning actress, and refugee activist pushed for the inclusion of Afghan women in ongoing peace talks during an address to ministers and diplomats at the United Nations on Friday.

“In Afghanistan, thousands of women have recently come together in public risking their lives to ask that their rights and the rights of their children be guaranteed in peace negotiations that so far they have been allow no part of,” Jolie told a ministerial meeting on U.N. peacekeeping.

“The international community’s silent response is alarming, to say the least,” said Jolie, a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, which she began working with 18 years ago. “There can be no peace or stability in Afghanistan or anywhere else in the world that involves trading away the rights of women.”

Jolie also touted the importance of a United States that is “part of an international community,” after a retreat by U.S. President Donald Trump from U.N. agencies and global agreements that has some countries concerned about his commitment to multilateralism.

“I’m a patriot, I love my country and I want to see it thrive. I also believe in an America that is part of an international community. Countries working together on equal footing is how we reduce the risk of conflict,” she said.

“A country that believes that all men and women are born free and equal cannot be true to itself if it doesn’t defend those principles for all people, wherever they live,” she said.

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DABS names Abdul Haq Hamkar as new CEO

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Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) officially introduced Al-Haj Mullah Abdul Haq Hamkar as its new Chief Executive Officer, following a special decree by the Islamic Emirate’s Supreme Leader Amir al-Mu’minin Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada.

The ceremony was attended by senior officials, including representatives from the Ministries of Defense and Interior, provincial authorities, national institutions, the former DABS CEO Abdul Bari Omar, and directors and staff of the company.

Speakers highlighted recent progress at DABS, efforts to improve transparency and services, and the company’s move from losses toward profitability. In his remarks, Hamkar emphasized the importance of orderly transfer of responsibilities, obedience to leadership, and expanding electricity services, noting the central role of power supply in daily life and economic development.

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Afghan FM Muttaqi holds talks with UNAMA’s officer-in-change Georgette Gagnon

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Amir Khan Mutaqi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, met on Tuesday in Kabul with Georgette Gagnon, Officer-in-Charge of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting covered the upcoming visit of Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, to Kabul, as well as the progress and upcoming meetings of the Doha Process working groups on counter-narcotics and private sector support, and other related issues.

The statement added that Muttaqi said the Islamic Emirate has made satisfactory progress in the Doha Process working groups, but opposing parties have yet to achieve significant results regarding alternative livelihoods and banking issues.

He emphasized that it is necessary for the relevant parties to take effective steps in these areas to enable progress in other sectors as well.

Gagnon referred to DiCarlo’s visit at the end of this month and called for cooperation in this regard.

She also evaluated the outcomes of previous sessions of the two Doha Process working groups positively and noted that further attention would be given to these matters.

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Pakistan approves re-export of stranded Afghan transit trade cargo

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The federal government has approved the re-export of all Afghan transit trade consignments stranded at Karachi and Gwadar ports, offering relief to traders affected by prolonged border closures.

According to Pakistani media, traders will be allowed to re-export their Afghan transit shipments through any Pakistani seaport of their choice.

Sources said the commerce minister has formally conveyed the decision to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

The measure aims to ease congestion and address disruptions caused by the suspension of trade routes.

Pakistan had earlier closed the Torkham and Chaman crossings for commercial activity due to security concerns, halting transit trade between the two countries from October 12.

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