Afghanistan
IS claims responsibility for Afghan mosque bombing
In a statement issued on Friday night, the terror group identified the suicide bomber as Muhammad, an Uyghur Muslim, reports Khaama Press. The blast occurred inside a Shia Muslim mosque building in Kunduz city, the provincial capital, at around 2 p.m. when over 300 hundred people were attending the Friday prayers. However, there were conflicting reports over the death toll.
Isolation of Afghanistan did not serve any purpose: Taliban
Shaheen made the statements in his meeting with ambassadors and representatives of EU, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, Canada, UK, and the US in the Qatari capital Doha. Shaheen said that he was accompanied by members of the political office in Doha and all reiterated their commitments to support humanitarian aids to Afghanistan.
UN seeking wheat from India for Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
Mary-Ellen McGroarty, the WFP country director in Afghanistan, said on Wednesday that discussions have taken place over the last two weeks and she hoped donations from India will resume to that country. After she spoke of a looming threat of mass starvation in Afghanistan, McGroarty was asked if India, which had donated 75,000 tonnes of wheat last year to that country had been asked to resume food aid.
Taliban vandalizes Gurudwara in Kabul, takes people under custody
Puneet Singh Chandhok, President of the Indian World Forum, alleged that the unidentified officials destroyed the CCTV cameras of the Gurudwara and took the community sitting in the vicinity of the holy shrine in their custody. The Karte Parwan Gurdwara is located on Kabul's northern outskirts.
Prepared to face challenge of Taliban rise in Afghanistan: Hasina
Sheikh Hasina also said the indiscriminate killing of armed forces officers during dictatorship of military ruler and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)'s founder Ziaur Rahman, should be investigated. "Nearly 2,000 armed force officers were killed. As the demand for investigation into the killing has been raised, I think a step should be taken in this regard. Public opinion should also be drummed up," she told reporters
China's headline grabbing pledge of $31 million to Afghanistan fails to materialise
On September 26, Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, tweeted, "Met with Acting MEA, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi. Chinese leaders announced to speed up the assistance of 200 million yuan materials to Afghanistan. They are here soon. Economic sanctions must be lifted. Afghanistan foreign reserves should be owned by and used for the people."
Taliban fighters see Pakistan as their next target for attack
However, the reality on the ground in Afghanistan seems to be entirely different as many Taliban fighters see Pakistan as their next target of attack. The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has been formed on the basis Islamic values and teachings, which has been the prime demand of the group even during their two-year-long negotiations with the US
Baradar urges countries to reopen Afghan embassies
The TOLO News report on Friday said that Baradar made the comment the previous day during a meeting which was attended by ambassadors of Russia, China and Pakistan and other Taliban officials, including Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
Taliban Ministry to probe reports of killing Panjshir civilians
In a statement issued on Friday, Ministry spokesperson Qari Saeed Khosty said: "The Islamic Emirate does not allow anyone to torture anyone after the amnesty it announced. This is the policy of the Islamic Emirate. If any minor incidents happen in some places, the Islamic Emirate will try to investigate it," TOLO News reported.
Tajik troops deployed on border as tension erupts with Taliban
Moscow, said Zaytsev, calls on Dushanbe and Kabul "to search for mutually acceptable solutions" to de-escalate the current situation. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has refused to recognize the Taliban government, accusing the group of human rights abuses, the report said. The Taliban leadership has harshly rejected such sentiments, demanding that Tajikistan stay out of Afghanistan's domestic affairs.
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