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Abdullah discusses peace process with Pakistan’s PM
Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah spoke with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on the phone Wednesday to discuss the Afghan peace process and the importance of Pakistan’s support.
According to a statement issued by Abdullah’s office, Khan reaffirmed his support to the Afghan peace process and said he hopes intra-Afghan negotiations start soon so as to “end the current crisis in the country.”
Khan noted that peace in Afghanistan meant peace and stability in Pakistan and that peace would boost regional cooperation.
“There is a remarkable opportunity for peace in Afghanistan and we must seize this opportunity to achieve peace,” Abdullah told Khan.
Abdullah also highlighted the importance of regional consensus and Pakistan’s collaboration for bringing peace in Afghanistan.
“Both sides reiterated that a reduction in violence could create an environment for negotiations between the two sides (government and Taliban),” read the statement.
Khan meanwhile invited Abdullah to visit Islamabad, a statement issued by Abdullah’s office said.
The discussion between the two coincided with a trip by a Taliban delegation, led by the group’s deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, to Pakistan.
On Tuesday, the Qatar-based group, met with Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi and discussed issues around the peace process.
In the meeting, Qureshi emphasized that “there was no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan and that a political settlement was the only way forward.”
The “Foreign Minister underlined that this historic opportunity must be seized by the Afghan stakeholders to secure an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive negotiated political solution,” a statement issued by Qureshi’s office said.
Qureshi also reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to a peaceful, stable, united, democratic, and prosperous Afghanistan and emphasized the need for the implementation of the US-Taliban agreement signed in Doha in February so as to pave the way for the immediate start of intra-Afghan negotiations.
“The Foreign Minister also cautioned against ‘spoilers’ who did not wish to see the return of peace in the region,” the statement read.
In addition to discussions around peace, Qureshi also highlighted the importance of Pakistan-Afghanistan ties based on amity, shared history, and geography and reaffirmed Pakistan’s abiding solidarity with the people of Afghanistan.
He urged the international community to enhance its engagement for reconstruction and economic development of Afghanistan.
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IEA urges World Bank to resume work on 7,000 incomplete projects
Officials at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) say 7,000 incomplete projects of the World Bank are at risk of destruction in Afghanistan. They call on the World Bank to resume the work of these projects.
According to them, discussions have been held with the World Bank about these projects, but there has been no result yet.
“7,000 incomplete projects are being destroyed, and if the work is not started, these projects will be destroyed. We ask the World Bank to resume the work of these projects as soon as possible,” said Noorul Hadi Adel, the spokesperson of MRRD.
Meanwhile, members of the private sector also ask international institutions to resume their work in Afghanistan.
According to the officials of this sector, with the start of these projects, job opportunities will be provided for thousands of people in the country.
“These projects create employment for our people and the country will grow a lot,” said Mirwais Hajizadeh, a member of the private sector.
However, economic experts stated if the work of these projects does not start soon, they will be destroyed and the investments made in them will be wasted.
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Ten people killed by floods in Helmand
Ten people have been killed and six others injured by floods in Helmand province in the past week, local officials said on Friday.
According to officials, seven of those were members of the same family, and they were killed in Kajaki district last night.
“Most of the people moved from vulnerable areas to high lands and mountains, and thanks Allah the number of casualties is low,” Sher Mohammad Vahdat, the head of information of the Directorate of Information and Culture in Helmand, said adding rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to help people.
It is said that the telecommunication system has also been disrupted due to the effect of floods in Kajaki district. Floods have also destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land.
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UN envoy meets Indian foreign minister to discuss Afghanistan
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.
During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.
Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.
“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.
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