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President Ghani ‘Likely’ to Meet Trump in New York
President Ashraf Ghani ‘likely’ to meet U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MoFA) said Saturday.
Ghani will leave Kabul for New York on Sunday to attend the 72th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Deputy Spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sebghatullah Ahmadi said. Adding that the President is ‘likely’ to meet Trump on the sidelines of the event.
The President would deliver a speech at the assembly and he would also meet with heads of other countries attending the assembly, MoFA said.
During the three-day visit, Ghani would be accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Salahuddin Rabbani and other high-ranking governmental officials.
This will be the first trip for Afghan President to the United States after the Trump Administration’s inauguration.
Afghan parliamentarians believe Ghani’s participation at the UN general assembly would be “effective” for the future of the country, as “it will convince the United States to improve the ongoing situation and to ensure peace & stability in the region,” said MP Sayed Ikram.
“The President’s main focus at the UN assembly should be on the insurgents’ hideouts that must be targeted literally,” said MP Semin Barakzai.
According to MoFA, the President’s speech at the assembly would be on recent developments in the region and about new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan.
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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days
As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.
Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.
The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.
Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.
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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners
Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.
Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.
This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.
Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.
Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.
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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand
Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.
Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.
According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.
This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.
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