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Afghan delegation attends forum in Norway

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Afghanistan foreign ministry on Tuesday confirmed that an Afghan government delegation attended a forum in Norway to negotiate with Taliban, but yet is not clear whether the two sides met or not. 
The foreign ministry declared that the current war is one of the subjects of the negotiation which will be discussed among the influential figures of the world. 
The two sides are attending the Oslo Forum, a two-day informal gathering of diplomats hosted by Norway’s Foreign Minister Borge Brende.
The Norwegian Foreign Ministry said that it was up to the Afghan authorities and the Taliban to comment on the scope of the talks and any possible meetings they have.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid was earlier quoted that the group was invited two weeks ago to attend, but he could not confirm that representatives of the insurgents would in fact take part.
Officials from the Afghan government who are attending the forum include Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hikmat Khalil Karzai and Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hikmat Khalil Karzai among six others.
The Oslo Forum says it is a “unique opportunity for senior conflict mediators, high-level decision makers and other major actors in peace processes to share their experiences, identify challenges and reflect on their own and others’ practice in a discreet setting and informal atmosphere.”
Last month, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) facilitated talks between some former Afghan Taliban leaders and the Afghan government in the northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi.
Earlier in June, officials from the Afghan Taliban held informal talks in Norway with another Afghan delegation comprising female parliamentarians and women’s rights advocates.
This is the second time the Taliban will attend meetings in Norway. Taliban leaders sat face-to-face with Afghan women lawmakers and members of the civil society in Oslo earlier this month.
This comes as the Afghanistan High Peace Council, the official body appointed to engage in peace talks with the Taliban, is reportedly worried about their diminished role in the Norway talks.

Reported by Rafi Sidiqi

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Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Afghanistan from Tuesday

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Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Afghanistan tomorrow (Tuesday), officials said on Monday.

The Ministry of Transport said that a Turkish Airlines plane will land in Kabul airport on Tuesday.

“Tomorrow, Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Kabul International Airport. There will be four flights between Kabul and Istanbul per week. This is good news for Afghan travelers. For those Afghans who travel to European countries, they can move easily through Turkey,” said Imamuddin Ahmadi, the spokesman of the Ministry of Transport.

However, the Chamber of Commerce and Investment emphasized that visas should be provided to businessmen and citizens of the country, otherwise companies will benefit the most, not Afghan citizens and businessmen.

“Not a single passenger is allowed, the reason is that they do not issue visas. If the Turks don’t start issuing visas, or the Arabs don’t issue visas, the plane will come for the cargo and there will be little movement of people,” said Khanjan Alokozay, a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Investment.

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Kabir tells UN official IEA will attend Doha meeting if its ‘position is accepted’

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In a meeting with Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the Deputy Prime Minister said the Islamic Emirate will participate in the third Doha meeting if its “position” is accepted.

He said that Afghanistan is under the complete control of the Islamic Emirate and that the country “has an Emir” and the government is “obeyed”.

According to a statement issued by Mawlavi Abdul Kabir’s office, the deputy prime minister told DiCarlo: “The previous meeting in Doha was incomplete due to some shortcomings of its organizers, and the position of the Islamic Emirate should be accepted in the next meeting so that the delegation of the Islamic Emirate will participate in it.”

The Secretary General of the United Nations once expressed regret for the Islamic Emirate’s non-participation in the Doha meeting, but at the same time said that accepting the demands of the Islamic Emirate is equivalent to its recognition.

Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate is asking the United Nations and other countries to recognize them as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

Kabir said that the Islamic Emirate has fulfilled all its obligations and “rules over the entire geography of Afghanistan… There is a central government in all of Afghanistan that has an emir and is obeyed.”

The United Nations is expected to hold the third Doha meeting with the participation of special representatives of countries for Afghanistan, but it has not set a date for it yet.

The Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs of the United Nations meanwhile visited Kabul this week and invited the Islamic Emirate’s officials to participate in the Doha meeting.

According to the deputy prime minister’s office, DiCarlo informed Kabir about the Doha meeting and said that “the Islamic Emirate’s conditions for participating in this meeting are not difficult.”

She expressed hope that a delegation of the Islamic Emirate will participate.

She said that representatives of a number of international organizations and countries have been invited to the Doha meeting, including the World Bank.

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UN’s DiCarlo meets with Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah over Doha meeting

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Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai, and the country’s former CEO Abdullah Abdullah met with Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs this weekend, regarding the third Doha meeting.

In a statement issued by Karzai’s office, it is stated that during the meeting they emphasized the need to help and support the people of Afghanistan and said that they considered education in Afghanistan essential.

They also emphasized the need for national understanding to achieve peace.

DiCarlo, who is on a trip to Kabul, has already met and discussed numerous issues with a number of officials of the Islamic Emirate.

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