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NATO to stay in Afghanistan after end of current mission
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said the NATO foreign ministers agreed on Wednesday to keep a civilian-led mission in Afghanistan after its current training operation ends, including a military component.
Jens Stoltenberg, at the opening of a two-day foreign ministers’ meeting in Antalya, Turkey said that “Unlike our present mission and our combat mission before it, our future presence will be led by civilians.”
NATO will maintain a military presence in Afghanistan once its current Resolute Support mission concludes, but the next phase of the alliance’s efforts in the country will transfer to civilian leadership.
“Today we agreed that we will maintain a presence in Afghanistan even after the end of our current mission,” Stoltenberg said at the conference.
The mission will be civilian-led and have a “light footprint” but will include a military component, he said.
While NATO hasn’t specified when it will end its current training mission, the U.S. has already said it plans to pull troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2016, which would likely spell the end for Resolute Support.
What comes next will be a civilian/military effort that ensures a continuing presence in Afghanistan, where NATO has been involved for more than a decade. Details about the size and scope of the next phase, including troop numbers, still need to be worked out, Stoltenberg said. However, the effort is expected to involve fewer personnel than the current Resolute Support campaign, which involves about 13,000 troops from 26 of NATO’s 28 member countries and 14 partner nations.
NATO still has doubts about the presence of Daesh in Afghanistan, but NATO is not said to consider its the long-term cooperation linked to the presence of this terrorist group.
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OIC summit urges IEA to respect girls’ right to education
The 15th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Gambia on Sunday called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to respect Afghan girls and women’s right to education and work.
In a declaration, OIC described the right to education and work as the fundamental rights of Afghan girls and women, and called for more communication with the IEA authorities on these issues.
Additionally, the participants emphasized the need for more efforts to address the challenges related to ethnic groups, drugs, terrorism, and social issues to ensure inclusive governance and sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan.
“We also emphasize the need to make more efforts to address the challenges associated with ethnic groups, terrorism, drugs and social aspects for inclusive governance to achieve sustainable stability,” the declaration said.
Delegations from the 57 OIC member states attended the conference, organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation under the theme “Enhancing unity and solidarity through dialogue for sustainable development.”.
The summit was also attended by an IEA delegation.
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UNHRC approves national human rights report on Afghanistan
The Permanent Representative of Afghanistan in Geneva Nasir Ahmad Andisha says the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved the national human rights report on Afghanistan.
Ahmad Andisha said at the Geneva meeting that after comprehensive reviews, 243 recommendations from 70 countries show the worsening of the human rights situation in Afghanistan.
In the review of the human rights situation in Afghanistan in the fourth period, 243 opinions were received from 70 countries, who expressed concern about the worsening human rights situation and suggested that an impartial and independent investigation be conducted on human rights violations in Afghanistan.
However, the Islamic Emirate has always considered human rights as an internal issue and emphasized that human rights, especially women’s rights, are more secure in the country than ever before.
“The Islamic and Sharia rights of all Afghan citizens are guaranteed. The Islamic Emirate is committed to ensuring the rights of its citizens,” said Hamdullah Fitrat, IEA’s deputy spokesman.
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IEA’s deputy PM invited to Russia to participate in an international meeting
Russian ambassador in Kabul, Dmitry Zhirnov, on Sunday invited the political deputy prime minister Mawlawi Abdul Kabir to participate in an international meeting that is expected to be held in Kazan city, Tatarstan.
According to a statement issued by the deputy PM’s office, in his meeting with the Russian ambassador, Kabir thanked him for the invitation to this meeting and said that relations between Russia and Afghanistan are important and friendly and Russian businessmen should invest in Afghanistan.
He added that relations between Moscow and Kabul benefit both sides and can help development and stability in the region.
According to the statement, the Russian envoy said that his country is ready to cooperate with Afghanistan in various fields and wants to expand bilateral relations.
He added that cooperation and increased interaction between the Islamic Emirate and Russia can contribute to stability and economic development in the region.
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