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Afghan families return to Afghanistan at the worst of times: WFP
The Country Director for the World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan, Hsiao-Wei Lee, while visiting the crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan said that, she witnesses a daily exodus of thousands of Afghan families forced to leave behind everything in Pakistan and they return to Afghanistan at the worst of times with no food, little resources and nowhere to go.
According to Lee, it is particularly dire as the harsh Afghan winter is only weeks away and as a country still reels from devastating earthquakes, a battered economy and a worsening climate crisis.
“Many of the families returning have lived most of their lives in Pakistan they are hungry, destitute and face a bleak future in a country where one third of the people don’t know where their next meal comes from,” said Lee.
She said that WFP is on the ground providing food and cash and has already supported over 200,000 people over the last few weeks.
Lee called for urgent funding as they are running out of budget for helping Afghan returnees.
“We are quickly running out of money. We urgently need $16 million dollars to help 1 million people start over and rebuild their lives,” she added.
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Ex-Iranian FM says US lobbied for a ‘good Taliban govt’ at 2001 Bonn Conference
Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif says that at the Bonn conference, the United States planned to establish a “good Taliban government” in Afghanistan, but Europe had tried to establish a monarchy in this country.
Speaking in an interview, Zarif said that Iran met its demands at the Bonn conference and played an important role in the formation of the former government of Afghanistan.
In this interview about Iran’s fight against terrorist groups, Zarif added that accepting terrorist groups in neighboring countries is a violation of the principle of good neighborliness.
He said Tehran had maximum diplomatic coordination with the Americans at the Bonn conference.
The Bonn Conference was held in Bonn, Germany in December 2001 to establish a new government in Afghanistan and prevent chaos after the overthrow of the previous government of the Islamic Emirate.
On December 13, 2001, after 9 days of discussion, a two-stage agreement was signed between the participants, which laid the foundation for the establishment of a new system that would become the republic government.
This government however ruled for 20 years but collapsed in August 2021 and the Islamic Emirate regained control of Afghanistan.
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Polio vaccination campaign kicks off across Afghanistan
The Polio Free Afghanistan organization announced Sunday in a post on X that a polio vaccination campaign will begin Monday and be carried out across Afghanistan.
The organization stated that the campaign will target children under the age of five.
The organization, however, has not specified how long the campaign will run for.
The last polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan was launched on April 30 of this year, during which about 10 million children under five were vaccinated.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported two positive cases of polio in Kunar and Nuristan provinces this year.
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Over 560 emerald mining permits issued in Panjshir
Mohammad Qasim Amiri, the director of mines and petroleum of Panjshir, has announced that following the takeover of the Islamic Emirate, illegal extraction and smuggling of minerals in the province has ended and more than 560 emerald mining permits have been issued so far.
In a meeting with the Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Amiri stated that more than 10,000 Panjshiris have been provided with job opportunities.
Based on a statement from the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, Amiri requested the ministry to send technical teams to survey mineral deposits in Panjshir province and to issue permits to mine rubies.
In the meeting, Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar, stressed the need to prioritize job creation opportunities for the people of Panjshir when issuing permits for both emerald and ruby extractions.
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