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NUG needs cabinet to use available opportunities: French ambassador
French Ambassador to Kabul, Mr. Jean-Michel Marlaud in an exclusive interview told to Ariananews that the National Unity Government (NUG) needs to have a cabinet to use the available opportunities and delay in announcement of the cabinet causes the country loses opportunities.
Marlaud believes that Pakistan’s Waziristan rebels made Afghanistan an insecure country.
French Ambassador to Kabul is said to consider Daesh presence in Afghanistan a serious threat and said most of the Daesh members in Afghanistan are those Taliban who changed their white flag into black color.
“The international community is committed to continue its assistance to Afghanistan. But we lose opportunities with the lack of Afghan ministers to work on basic plans” French Ambassador to Kabul, Mr. Jean-Michel Marlaud. “I hope Afghanistan can make Taliban satisfied with a having a democratic government and Taliban also say no to terrorism.”
Jean-Michel Marlaud praised NUG’s efforts in bringing peace to the country but emphasized that talks and negotiations with the armed Taliban group should not only be limited on power sharing.
French Ambassador also expressed his deep concerns for the 31 Afghan abductees and added that he hopes the NUG focuses on government’s priority issues.
Reported by Muhammad Qais Rahmani
Amid tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Islamabad on Thursday renewed its call for the Islamic Emirate to take decisive action against militant groups operating from Afghan territory.
Speaking at his weekly press briefing in Islamabad, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi stressed that Pakistan is neither closing the door on diplomacy nor opening the door to conflict between the two neighbouring nations.
“Diplomacy continues even in wars. Diplomacy continues even during skirmishes,” he remarked, adding that Pakistan wishes peace and prosperity for “our Afghan brothers and sisters.”
Referring to a recent report by the United Nations Security Council, Andrabi said the document strongly reinforces Pakistan’s longstanding concerns regarding the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the situation in Afghanistan.
“The report confirms Pakistan’s position that the TTP’s resurgence is linked to the post-2021 takeover by the Afghan interim government. This is an important document, and we are following up with the relevant UN bodies, Security Council members, and other international stakeholders,” he said.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has repeatedly denied the presence of foreign militant groups in Afghanistan, arguing that it cannot be held responsible for Pakistan’s internal security challenges.
Local officials in Balkh province report that three people were injured in Mazar-e-Sharif after jumping from a building when an earthquake struck the city on Friday.
The quake occurred at around 2:42 a.m. and, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), had a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale.
Kamal Khan Zadran, spokesperson for the Balkh Provincial Public Health Department, said the injured individuals were taken to the Abu Ali Sina-e-Balkhi Regional Hospital, where their condition is reported to be improving.
The tremor was also felt in the provinces of Samangan, Jawzjan, Faryab, and Sar-e Pul. However, no reports of casualties or material damage have been received from those areas so far.
The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the Afghanistan sanctions monitoring team for another year.
Members of the Council unanimously adopted a resolution tonight (Thursday) to extend the Security Council’s sanctions on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
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