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China hands over Afghan embassy in Beijing to IEA

China has handed over the Afghan embassy in Beijing to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).
On Thursday, IEA’s charge d’affaires, Sayed Muhiuddin Saadat, met with representatives of Chinese state-owned and private companies with IEA and Chinese flags behind them.
During the meeting, Saadat said that the embassy is ready to provide consular services to Afghans living in China and to Chinese nationals who want to engage with Afghanistan.
The IEA, which seized power last August, has however yet to be formally recognized by any country.
Earlier this month, Russia handed over the Afghan embassy in Moscow to the IEA and several other countries also accredited diplomats appointed by the IEA.
Political observers say such moves would help IEA gain international legitimacy.
“It is a major concession for the Taliban (IEA). It facilitates their bid to gain international legitimacy. It is a preliminary step,” said Aziz Ma’arij, an expert on international relations.
Beijing has participated in friendly bilateral interaction with Kabul despite the IEA’s takeover.
Chinese companies have also expressed interest in investing in Afghanistan in the areas of construction and mining.
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Mosques to be built at 100 km intervals along major highways across Afghanistan

Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said at a cabinet meeting this week that the ministry of public works has been tasked with drawing up a plan to build separate mosques for men and women across the country.
These mosques will be built at intervals of 100 kms along major highways across the country, he said.
He said the mosques will also be built at fuel stations on highways.
In addition, Akhund said the ministries of interior and defense and the general directorate of intelligence have been ordered to inspect the granting of licenses to people for weapons and armored vehicles.
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IEA will be balanced in its politics and relations with all countries: Muttaqi

The foreign minister says the Islamic Emirate’s relations with all the neighboring countries and the region are going well, but the country’s relations with Western countries have some problems.
In an interview with an Arabic TV channel, Amir Khan Muttaqi said currently the embassies of neighboring countries and the region are open in Kabul, and the diplomats of the IEA are accepted in many countries.
“Currently, the embassies of neighboring countries and the region such as China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Russia are open in Kabul,” said Muttaqi.
“Also, India, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Qatar have diplomatic activities, and in addition, the diplomats of the Islamic Emirate are accepted and active in many of these countries. It should be said that Afghanistan has no problems in its relations with neighboring countries and the region, and we only have problems in relations with Western countries,” he added.
Muttaqi criticized America’s interference in Afghanistan’s internal affairs, which is against the Doha Agreement, but he emphasized that their meetings continue to help improve relations with the US and progress has been made.
“At the moment, we have relations with the United States, our meetings continue and various and important issues are discussed, and we have many good developments with them,” he said.
He meanwhile emphasized that IEA is in favor of good relations and positive interactions with the international community, but the world should not set preconditions for interaction with the Islamic Emirate.
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IEA hoping to increase the number of soldiers to as many as 200,000 by end of this solar year

The Islamic Emirate’s ministry of defense says it plans to increase the number of the country’s national army soldiers from 150,000 to between 170,000 and 200,000 in the current solar year.
Qari Fasihuddin Fetrat, the army chief of staff, said in an interview that the IEA has all the military equipment from the previous government and that the army is ready to fight any potential threat.
“Inshallah, with this number, we can protect the entire territory of Afghanistan, but there is a need for other forces, and we have decided to increase the number of soldiers,” he said.
“In the current [solar] year, we have decided to increase the number of soldiers from 150,000 to 170,000 and slowly it will reach 200,000.”
Fetrat has also stated that reports about the formation of opposition groups outside the country, to stand against the IEA government, are a “dream”.
He emphasized that foreign countries exaggerate the presence of Daesh in Afghanistan and that the group does not have a strong presence in the country.
“Some of the acts of destruction that are carried out in Afghanistan are also carried out in many advanced countries, but despite that, the Islamic Emirate neutralized their efforts and plans,” he said.
“You can see that the security which is in Afghanistan today may not be in Washington,” he added.
In addition, the IEA’s army chief of staff also criticized the US for violating Afghanistan’s air space.
“We are trying to reach a level where the occupation of Afghanistan’s air sovereignty will end and it will be given to the Islamic Emirate,” said Fetrat.
According to him, in addition to the two military units in Bagram and Badakhshan, there are eight military corps including the Central Army Corps in the provinces of Kandahar, Helmand, Paktia, Laghman, Kunduz and Balkh.
He also said soldiers, who worked under the former government, are “perform duties within the framework of the defense ministry.”
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