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Khalilzad: IEA’s move to ban Jihad outside Afghanistan a positive step
A few days ago, Saidullah Said, a professor at the Police Academy, stated during a police graduation ceremony in Kabul: “Traveling abroad with the intention of jihad is not permissible.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. envoy for Afghanistan, has praised the Islamic Emirate’s decision to prevent its security forces from participating in jihad outside the country.
A few days ago, Saidullah Said, a professor at the Police Academy, stated during a police graduation ceremony in Kabul: “Traveling abroad with the intention of jihad is not permissible, and anyone who disobeys the orders of the Emir will be held accountable for the consequences.”
On Wednesday, Khalilzad wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) page: “The Taliban leader (IEA Supreme leader) has issued a clear instruction forbidding Taliban (IEA) members from participating in “jihad” by joining militant groups outside Afghanistan.”
Referring to these remarks, Khalilzad described the Islamic Emirate’s move as a positive step.
However, some analysts believe that certain groups are trying to exploit citizens of other countries to pursue their own objectives, and that the Afghan people — who have endured years of war and instability — now need peace.
Officials of the Islamic Emirate have repeatedly stated that, because the people of Afghanistan have experienced the bitter taste of war and instability, they do not wish to contribute to insecurity or unrest in other countries, especially Afghanistan’s neighbors.
They emphasize that any instability elsewhere could also negatively affect Afghanistan — as seen in Pakistan’s recent forced expulsion of millions of Afghan refugees under the pretext of security concerns.
Cooperation between the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment and the Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce has paved the way for exporting potatoes from Bamyan province to the Uzbek market.
In this regard, Sayed Karim Hashemi, President of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, and Doran Vahabov, President of the Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce, have agreed on the export of 100,000 tons of Bamyan potatoes to Uzbekistan. Work is underway to finalize the export agreement.
Meanwhile, the first shipment of potatoes, consisting of eight trucks, has departed for the Uzbek city of Termez through the Hairatan Port.
The chambers of commerce of both countries, in cooperation with local authorities in Bamyan, have facilitated connections between traders and farmers and coordinated the purchasing, marketing, and transportation of the produce. This initiative is expected to expand market opportunities for Bamyan farmers and strengthen trade between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan’s Prime Minister, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk in Kabul on Thursday evening, emphasizing the need to strengthen bilateral relations and expand economic cooperation between the two countries.
According to a statement from the Presidential Palace, several senior officials from both countries attended the meeting, including Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and representatives of Russia’s political and economic sectors.
Akhund described Afghanistan’s security and stability as favourable conditions for foreign investment and thanked Moscow for recognizing the Islamic Emirate and supporting Afghanistan in international forums.
Meanwhile, Overchuk praised the security situation and developments in Afghanistan, expressing Russia’s interest in investing in various sectors of the country.
He said around 70 representatives of Russia’s private sector were accompanying the delegation and were expected to hold discussions with relevant ministries and institutions of the Islamic Emirate on trade and investment agreements, as well as ways to address existing obstacles.
The Russian deputy prime minister reaffirmed his country’s support for Afghanistan in various fields.
Afghanistan’s private sector and the Russian Federation have signed 15 economic cooperation agreements worth a total of $103 million.
The agreements were signed in the presence of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, and Alexey Overchuk, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister.
Under the agreements, the two sides will cooperate in importing medicines, wheat, flour, and cooking oil into Afghanistan, as well as exporting fresh Afghan fruits, particularly pomegranates, to Russia.
Expanding bilateral trade relations and developing economic cooperation in various sectors are also among the key areas covered by the agreements.
According to officials, the agreements will facilitate two-way exports and imports between the two countries.
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