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WFP deputy director in Brussels to drum up urgent funding for Afghanistan
The UN World Food Program (WFP) deputy executive director, Carl Skau, will call for urgent funding at a meeting on Afghanistan in Brussels on Thursday, in a bid to avoid a catastrophe this winter.
Ahead of the meeting, which is being hosted by the EU Commission, Skau said: “I am here in Brussels to participate in a senior officials meeting on Afghanistan with partners and with donors, hosted by one of our most generous donors, the European Commission.
The purpose of the meeting is to come up with a plan and an approach on how to assist the Afghan people through the winter, he said.
WFP runs a critical aid program in Afghanistan but has been forced to cut assistance over the past few months due to funding shortfalls.
“The operating environment is of course extremely difficult, but we are able to deliver in a principled and effective way.
“So my message to donors today is that we need more assistance, we need more money in order to assist Afghanistan through the winter.
“But we also need to work in a new way. We need to work with Nexus. We need to have sustainable solutions and to bring in the development actors working with communities,” he said.
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Political commission meets to discuss key issues including regional projects
The political commission led by Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, Deputy Political Prime Minister, has discussed the implementation of large regional projects, the security of border areas, the improvement of the social situation, and the strengthening of relations with a number of countries.
On Tuesday, Arg said that Kabir stated that the Islamic Emirate is ready to ensure the security of the country's borders.
“In this meeting, the political and security situation of Afghanistan and the region was discussed,” said Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesman of the IEA.
“The political commission emphasized in this meeting that Afghanistan is ready to secure its borders and (land) ports and will not allow anyone to harm other countries from Afghanistan,” Fitrat added.
Meanwhile, politicians have said that strengthening Afghanistan's relations with the world depends on respecting human rights, opening the gates of schools and universities to girls, and removing restrictions on women.
The members of the political commission also expressed their concern over the escalation of the crisis in the Middle East and supported the call for the rights of the Palestinian people.
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IEA, Iran officials discuss expansion of transport and transit services
A number of visiting Iranian officials have met with officials of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation in Kabul to discuss the expansion of transport and transit services.
Iranian officials say they are seeking to expand economic ties between the two countries and want to cooperate with Afghanistan in agriculture, livestock farming, mining and transit.
Hossein Noorizada, deputy governor of Iran’s Korasan Razavi province, said that Afghanistan has high quality agricultural products, and Iran is ready to help such products reach foreign markets.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment said that Iran is an important economic partner of Afghanistan and there is great potential to expand economic and trade relations and the two countries should do more in this regard.
"We have the same agriculture as you (Iran) have," said Khan Jan Alokozay, a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Investment. “But we must be given the opportunity to enter a major country that is both your friend and our friend. We should be able to get our fruits and vegetables to India.”
Recently, Iranian investors have become interested in investing in Afghanistan, especially in the agriculture and mining sectors.
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Islamabad: Islamic Emirate should fix its own problems instead of lecturing us
The statement stressed that the Islamic Emirate should prioritize inclusivity, ensure the right of girls to education and not allow terrorist groups to pose a threat to neighboring countries.
Following the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's (IEA) call on the Pakistani government to negotiate with its political opponents, Islamabad on Monday asked IEA to fix its own problems instead of “lecturing a democratic country.”
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson rejected the Afghan Foreign Ministry's statement on the recent protests in Pakistan as "unacceptable and deplorable" interference in the country's internal affairs.
The statement stressed that the Islamic Emirate should prioritize inclusivity, ensure the right of girls to education and not allow terrorist groups to pose a threat to neighboring countries.
Amid protests by supporters of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, IEA said on Sunday that tensions between Pakistan’s government and the opposition have reached a worrying level and could have a negative impact on the entire region.
In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said the best way to meet the "legitimate demands of the people" was to hold negotiations.
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