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Aziz: It is not clear yet who is Taliban’s leader
Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz has told that the main reason for the delay in reviving peace talks was a leadership crisis in the Taliban after Mullah Omar’s death.
“It is not clear yet who is their leader, whom to talk to,” Aziz has said to the reporters after his visit with his American counterpart in Islamabad on Sunday.
Mullah Omar, the supreme leader of Taliban was replaced by his deputy, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, in a process that has been criticized by Mullah Omar’s family members especially by his brother Mullah Manan.
According to the reports U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice on her Pakistan visit has urged top Pakistani civilian and military leaders to do more to stop attacks in neighboring Afghanistan by Pakistan-based militants and has called the actions “absolutely unacceptable”.
Rice has also discussed efforts to revive peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban which were suspended after the announcement of the death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
Pakistan had hosted a previous round of direct talks in July and is believed to have influence over the insurgents.
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Foreign affairs ministry discusses upcoming Doha meeting
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that its Strategic Studies Center has conducted a discussion on the upcoming Doha meeting and how the Islamic Emirate interacts with the international community.
According to the ministry, Mohammad Zakir Jalali Director of the third political department of the IEA MFA, employees of various departments and diplomats took part in the discussion.
Jalali said in this discussion that compared to the first and second Doha meetings, a positive change can be observed in the interaction of the organizers and the hosts with regards to the third meeting.
He said the Islamic Emirate wants positive interaction with the international community; but does not want this interaction to be at the cost of political independence, religious and national values, and the dignity of the system and homeland.
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Russian and Uzbek presidents emphasize need for stability in Afghanistan
The Presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan this week discussed the issue of Afghanistan and emphasized the need for peace and stability in the country.
TASS News Agency reported that Vladimir Putin and Shavkat Mirziyoyev highlighted this in a joint statement during the Russian President’s visit to Uzbekistan.
“The leaders of the countries prioritize achieving peace and stability in Afghanistan as a factor influencing the security of Central Asia and neighboring regions,” the statement read.
Both countries “intend to coordinate their efforts within the framework of the Moscow format, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and other mechanisms to achieve concrete results in resolving the situation in Afghanistan.”
They also assessed the first session of the working group on the development of the Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan transport corridor.
Putin visited Uzbekistan this week and reportedly signed an agreement with his Uzbek counterpart to establish a “small nuclear power plant.”
According to the Associated Press, Russia will build this plant – Central Asia’s first since the Soviet Union’s collapse.
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Government sells 60,000 tons of Qashqari oil for $33 million
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum on Tuesday announced that it has sold 60,000 tons of crude oil extracted from Qashqari wells in Sar-e-Pul province for around $33 million.
A total of 18 companies participated in the bidding ceremony held on Tuesday.
In the ceremony, Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shehabuddin Delawar said that if the contracted company performs better, extraction of oil in Qashqari will increase to 3,000 tons per day.
Delawar said that some foreign companies are interested in investing in the oil sector in Afghanistan.
“Let’s work hard and extract oil. God has brought security, Islamic system and transparency,” he said.
Officials of the winning company said that they will refine the purchased oil inside the country, noting that it will create job opportunities for locals.
Currently, more than 1,000 tons of oil are extracted from 24 oil wells in Qashqari.
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