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IEA should accept world’s demands for recognition: US official
The US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu, says the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) rulers have the opportunity to improve relations with the international community by reversing their decisions on education for girls and work for women.
In an interview with NDTV on Saturday, Lu said it is not too late for the IEA to close the gap between the Islamic Emirate and the international community.
“The United States government has been the leading bilateral donor to Afghanistan since the withdrawal of U.S. troops in August of 2021. We have committed more than 1.1 billion dollars for humanitarian assistance to the most at-risk Afghans but as you have said the decisions by the Taliban (IEA) last month to ban women and girls from universities and to ban women from working in international assistance organizations will have far-reaching negative consequences for Afghan Society,” said Lu.
“The United States is continuing to provide much-needed food assistance but even with that we are worried that with these new edicts, some of that assistance won’t reach women and children because women are not allowed to be part of the distribution Network,” he added.
“The Taliban (IEA) needs to think clearly about the welfare of the Afghan people during this very difficult winter and to make sure that they’re provided with the humanitarian assistance and support and educational opportunities that really all people on the planet deserve.”
In the meantime, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has also said that Tehran does not recognize the current government of Afghanistan, but has relations and interactions with them in various fields.
In a trip to Lebanon, Amir-Abdollahian said that banning girls’ education and women’s work is in conflict with Islamic teachings and values.
Experts meanwhile believe that the restrictions on women’s education and work are the Islamic Emirate’s way of stepping up pressure in order to gain legitimacy.
“The restrictions on women’s education by the Taliban are pressures, they try to use these pressures until the conditions for global legitimacy become favorable for them,” said Samad Karmand, a political analyst.
Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s former special envoy for Afghanistan, has said that no country should interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs, stressing that it is up to Afghans themselves to bring about any change in their country.
In a post on X, Durrani said Afghans should be “left to their own devices” and that they would eventually “find the way out” of their challenges.
However, he warned that instability inside Afghanistan could have negative consequences for neighbouring countries, adding that Afghan leaders and their supporters should take responsibility to address such risks.
Durrani described his remarks as a simple expression of goodwill and best wishes for the Afghan people and their future.
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Uzbekistan and Japan discuss joint projects for Afghanistan’s socio-economic development
The Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan, Ismatulla Irgashev, has met with Tetsuya Yamada, Director General of the South Asia Department at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to discuss cooperation on Afghanistan-related development projects.
According to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both sides focused on the implementation of joint initiatives aimed at supporting the socio-economic development of Afghanistan.
During the meeting, the Japanese side praised Uzbekistan’s “pragmatic approach” toward Afghanistan, as well as the infrastructure developed in the border city of Termez.
Japan also expressed interest in utilizing the Termez facilities for future humanitarian and development projects in Afghanistan, particularly in the fields of education, healthcare, agriculture, private sector development, and counter-narcotics efforts.
Both sides emphasized that such cooperation is aimed at improving the living conditions and overall well-being of the Afghan people.
Two people were killed and 51 others injured after a passenger bus overturned in the province, police said on Friday.
The incident took place last night in the Adraskan district, and authorities say excessive speed was the main cause of the crash.
The injured victims have been transferred to nearby health facilities for treatment.
Herat police have urged passenger transport drivers to strictly follow traffic rules and regulations and to avoid speeding and reckless driving.
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