Afghanistan
Massoud, Taliban agree to not fight until next round of talks
The Resistance Front delegation comprised of 12 people led by Almas Zahid, a former Mujahideen Commander, and the six-member Taliban delegation was led by Mohammad Mohsin Hashimi, the Taliban's Deputy Leader of Intelligence. The meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon.
Taliban publicly flogs man accused of adultery
Several residents of provincial capital Tarin Kowt said that the man was flogged in the city's central square on February 21 in the morning, the report said. Tarin Kowt resident Noor Agha, who witnessed the public flogging, said that the Taliban brought a man to the town square in a military vehicle.
Pakistan has transported first load of Indian wheat and medicines to Afghanistan
A statement issued by MOFA said that the aid was supplied through the first batch of 41 Afghan trucks that entered into Pakistan via Torkham, as Pakistani authorities had refused to accept the Indian condition of using Indian trucks for transportation. "The Afghan trucks are returning to Afghanistan today after loading the Indian wheat consignment, delivered at Attari-Wagah Border," the statement read.
Silent international recognition of Afghan govt underway, claims Taliban
"This is the result of the political efforts that Kabul is full of embassies today, and in many countries, we have opened our own embassies, which is a silent process of recognition," TOLO News quoted Anas Haqqani as saying in an address to tribal leaders in Khost province on Tuesday. He said differences should not harm the country's national values and that security forces should abide by amnesty decree of Islamic Emirate leader.
Afghans seek release of frozen assets
A number of Afghan men and women staged protests demanding the release of the frozen assets that have led to the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the war-torn nation. In Kabul on Monday, a group of Afghan women held a gathering near the UN office and called for the return of the assets to Afghanistan, reports TOLO News. Also on Monday, several teachers at the Shaikh Zayed University in Khost province launched a demonstration against Biden's decision to split the frozen assets, calling it unfair.
Pak concerned over presence of foreign terror groups in Afghanistan
Ambassador Mansoor Ahmed Khan said that terror groups like Daesh and Al-Qaeda pose a serious threat to Pakistan as they facilitate, support and operate in tandem with terror groups in Pakistan. Khan also expressed security concerns along the Durand Line, hoping to resolve the matter with the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan.
Foreign terrorists in Afghanistan pose threat to Pak: Envoy
Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Pakistan's Ambassador to Afghanistan, has said that the presence of foreign terror groups like the Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaeda in the war-torn country poses a threat to Islamabad, as well as to the entire region, the media reported. The Ambassador also said that Pakistan has been trying to improve trade, social, economic and political ties with Kabul.
International aid alone will not stop Afghan crisis
In an exclusive interview with TOLO News, head of the organisation, Alain Deletroz, said that humanitarian aid alone will not prevent the crisis in Afghanistan and that the country's economy needed to become healthier as more money was provided. "As a humanitarian organization we avoid commenting on political issues, but what we keep saying and telling our donors, if there is no money coming to Afghanistan at all, the humanitarian situation will be increasing," he said.
Afghan Ambassador to US steps down
Afghan Deputy Ambassador Abdul Hadi Nijrabi told TOLO News on Friday that the US State Department had decided to stop political and diplomatic activities of Afghanistan in the US. He said the State Department in a letter to the Afghanistan embassy in Washington demanded the diplomatic activities be halted.
Afghans lose hope under 6 months of Taliban rule
More than a million Afghans have fled reprisals, persecution, and a worsening humanitarian and economic crisis. Some 23 million people, the majority of the country's population of 39 million, face starvation. More than 1 million children are in danger of dying from malnutrition. And despite an end to the fighting, 3.5 million Afghans remain internally displaced, the report said.
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