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Zia Massoud Strongly Reacts to Govt’s Action against GNCA Supporters
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Ahmad Zia Massoud, a member of the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan says the government’s tensions with political parties will lead the country into crisis.
Recently, the security forces have reopened the IEC offices in Herat and Nangarhar provinces and arrested a number of GNCA supporters who had closed the offices.
In reaction to the move, Ahmad Zia Massoud on Tuesday at a press conference in Kabul said that delay in the election is “better” than having a fraud election in the country, insisting that the government’s confrontation with political parties will lead the country into crisis.
He said GNCA wants transparent elections and reforms in the electoral commissions and that the coalition is not against government.
After closing the IEC provincial offices, Massoud said the GNCA would take other measures to halt the elections as he believes the elections could not be held with the current setup being put in place by the election commission.
“If you [the government] take actions to suppress the people and political parties, the people will once again stand against you alike during Soviets,” Massoud warned.
The election commission, however, said that any side that attempts to close the IEC offices will be responsible for the delay in elections.
“If this process continues, it could delay the elections in this provinces where the IEC offices are closed,” said Sayed Hafizullah Hashimi, a member of the IEC.
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IEA officials on way to Japan
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A delegation of senior Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials was expected to arrive in Tokyo on Sunday in what is the IEA’s first visit to Japan since they regained power in August 2021.
According to Japanese media, the delegation consists of around six government officials in charge of diplomacy, healthcare, education, cultural properties and other policies.
This visit was in response to an invitation offered by an executive of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and Tadamichi Yamamoto, former head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), last year.
Reports state that the delegation will likely request more humanitarian support and may also discuss ties between Japan and Afghanistan with Japanese government officials.
Japan continues to maintain diplomatic functions in Afghanistan and has provided support for medical facilities through the United Nations.
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Ministry of Refugees condemns forced evacuation of Afghans in Balochistan, Pakistan
The statement added that among the people deported by the Pakistani police, 65 were children and 30 were Afghan women.
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The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation on Sunday condemned the forced evacuation of Afghan refugees from their homes in Balochistan province, Pakistan.
The Ministry of Refugees’ statement said that on February 15, Pakistani police raided the homes of a number of Afghan refugees in the Quetta and Kuchlak areas of Balochistan province.
The raids took place at night and officials forcibly evicted and mistreated a number of Afghan refugees.
The statement added that among the people deported by the Pakistani police, 65 were children and 30 were Afghan women.
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Pakistan to send two delegations to Afghanistan for tribal diplomacy, economic talks
The first delegation will be tasked with creating a conducive environment for talks and handling diplomatic matters, Geo TV reported.
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Adviser to Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif has said that the provincial government will send two delegations to Afghanistan for talks.
The first delegation will be tasked with creating a conducive environment for talks and handling diplomatic matters, Geo TV reported.
The second one will comprise various stakeholders and discussions will focus on strengthening economic ties.
This comes amid a rise in terrorist attacks in Pakistan, which Islamabad has blamed on groups in Afghanistan.
The issue of terrorism remains a key problem for Pakistan which has urged Afghanistan to prevent its soil from being used by groups such as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
However, the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly rejected these claims and has said they will not allow any individual or group to pose a threat to another country.
Owing to the KP’s security situation — including the months-long turmoil in the Kurram region — KP CM Gandapur in September 2024 put out a proposal of holding direct talks with Afghanistan to address terrorism concerns for lasting peace in the restive bordering regions, Geo TV reported.
The chief minister went on to reiterate his stance earlier this month saying that the KP government would send a jirga to the neighbouring country.
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