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US envoy says 4th Doha meeting on the cards
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Washington’s chargé d’affaires to Afghanistan, Karen Decker, said Wednesday a 4th Doha meeting on Afghanistan will be held in the near future but that before this can take place, many discussions need to be held.
In a discussion with journalists, Decker said Afghanistan’s problems are very complex and in order to deal with them, the United Nations intends to appoint a special representative.
UN representatives clearly stated this at the last Doha meeting, in Qatar early this month, she said adding that the appointment of a central figure to take the lead on the Afghanistan situation was needed.
She also said that at the last Doha meeting, special representatives of countries that attended put the rights of Afghan women at the center of their strategies and warned the Islamic Emirate that Afghanistan would not progress by excluding half of its population from society.
Decker emphasized that the world will judge the current government of Afghanistan based on their actions.
She added that practically nothing has happened to lift the sanctions or integrate the caretaker government with the international community.
“We have not given in to the demands of the Taliban (IEA). The Taliban have demands that they have not achieved. They want foreign exchange reserves to be released. Sanctions should be lifted. Afghanistan’s seat in the United Nations should be given to the Taliban, but such things have not happened,” she said.
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UN Security Council condemns IEA’s morality law
UN Security Council members urged the IEA to swiftly reverse all the policies and practices that restrict women and girls of their human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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The UN Security Council on Friday condemned the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) morality law, calling on the international community to use its influence to push for an immediate reversal of policies that target Afghan women.
Twelve out of 15 UN Security Council members in a statement condemned “in the strongest terms” the IEA’s restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan. China, Russia and Algeria did not back the statement.
A diplomat has told The National that Russia and China had said it would be “unfair” to make a judgement on an internal Afghan matter.
UN Security Council members urged the IEA to swiftly reverse all the policies and practices that restrict women and girls of their human rights and fundamental freedoms.
“The Taliban (IEA) need to listen and respond to the voices of Afghan women and girls by respecting their rights to education and for women, to work as well as the freedoms of expression and movement,” said Japan’s ambassador to the UN, Yamazaki Kazuyuki, on behalf of the 12 council members.
“It is a prerequisite for a stable, peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan.”
The council members further emphasised that the IEA’s actions undermine international efforts to engage with them, citing a meeting with UN special envoys in Doha two months ago.
This comes as the IEA has said that laws are made according to the Islamic rules, which should be respected.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM wants to hold talks with IEA over security
The chief minister said peace in the province was linked to a peaceful Afghanistan.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur said on Thursday that he had requested the authorities for permission to hold talks with the Afghan government for peace in the province.
“If my request is not considered, I, as the chief minister of KP, will lead our tribal elders to Afghanistan for a dialogue with the interim government,” Gandapur told a tribal jirga at the Chief Minister’s House on Thursday, according to an official statement, Dawn newspaper reported.
The chief minister said peace in the province was linked to a peaceful Afghanistan.
He stressed the need for a clear policy and timeline to eliminate militancy.
“I’ll soon call a meeting of the provincial apex committee on this matter,” he said.
Gandapur urged authorities to take people on board before launching any military offensive against militancy and said no war could be won without the people’s support.
Pakistani officials have repeatedly claimed that the attacks in this country are orchestrated in Afghanistan and the Islamic Emirate should hand over the TTP leaders to Islamabad.
The Islamic Emirate, however, rejected these claims and said that Afghanistan is not responsible for Pakistan’s “security failure”.
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Kyrgyzstan confirms removal of IEA from list of banned groups
In a statement, the ministry said that the decision was made following thorough review and comprehensive evaluation by the competent state authorities.
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Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Friday that a decision was made to remove the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from the list of banned groups.
In a statement, the ministry said that the decision was made following thorough review and comprehensive evaluation by the competent state authorities.In a statement, the ministry said that the decision was made following thorough review and comprehensive evaluation by the competent state authorities.
“This decision aims to enhance regional stability and support ongoing dialogue,” the statement said. “The Kyrgyz Republic remains committed to supporting the efforts of the international community aimed at ensuring a stable and peaceful environment in Afghanistan and the region as a whole.”
IEA had announced two days ago that its name had been removed from the list of banned groups in Kyrgyzstan.
IEA’s foreign ministry had said that this will significantly enhance and advance diplomatic relations between the two nations.
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