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Daesh suppressed in Afghanistan, no one should lobby for it: deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Mawlawi Abdul Kabir said on Saturday that the Islamic Emirate has suppressed Daesh in Afghanistan and no one should lobby to make the group appear strong.
Speaking at an iftar dinner reception for diplomats in Kabul, Abdul Kabir said that some circles in the region and beyond spread propaganda about Daesh in Afghanistan, while the group is not only an enemy of Afghanistan, but also of the region and the world.
He emphasized that the Islamic Emirate is interested in having political, economic and cultural relations with the world, participating in regional projects and acting as a connecting point. He added that considering the same, Afghanistan's neighbors should be assured that the Islamic Emirate will not allow anyone to threaten any country from Afghanistan.
He said: “For those who have failed in Afghanistan, extensive regional relations and engagement, carrying out infrastructure and development works, eliminating drugs and corruption, and ensuring nation-wide security are not tolerable.”
According to the official, many positive changes have taken place in Afghanistan after the takeover of the Islamic Emirate and the country has been pushed towards a stable path.
He once again called on countries to stop forced repatriation of Afghan refugees and to work diligently in this area, keeping in mind the international laws.
While expressing hope for the reopening of more embassies in Kabul, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir emphasized that the Islamic Emirate wants to have good relations with all countries based on its economy-oriented foreign policy, and the regional countries can create and strengthen regional initiatives.
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Suicide bombing in Kunduz kills 5, injures 7
Jumaddin Khaksar, a spokesman for the provincial police headquarters, added that the suicide bomber detonated his explosives near Kabul Bank in Kunduz city.

A spokesman for the Kunduz police headquarters says five people were killed and seven others injured in a suicide bombing on Tuesday morning.
Jumaddin Khaksar, a spokesman for the provincial police headquarters, added that the suicide bomber detonated his explosives near Kabul Bank in Kunduz city.
According to Khaksar, the victims of the incident include security personnel, bank guards and civilians.
He added that no one has been arrested in connection with the explosion and that efforts are underway by security forces to identify the perpetrators of the explosion.
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
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Norwegian Refugee Council NGO to suspend aid work in over 20 countries due to Trump policy
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the administration would reach out to USAID to identify and designate programs that would be exempted from the stop-work orders.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Monday it would suspend humanitarian work in nearly 20 countries worldwide after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a freeze on U.S. foreign aid worldwide when he took office on January 20, Reuters reported.
The non-governmental organisation received just under 20% of its funding from the United States in 2024, or around $150 million, it said, with that funding helping some 1.6 million people worldwide.
"We have, in our 79-year history, never experienced such an abrupt discontinuation of aid funding from any of our many donor nations, inter-governmental organisations, or private donor agencies," the NRC said in a statement.
The agency said the consequences of suspending aid would become increasingly serious for people facing crises around the world.
Already in Ukraine, NRC said, it had to halt the scheduled February distribution of emergency support to 57,000 people in communities along the front lines and had to lay off staff worldwide.
The Trump administration said last Monday it would put on leave all directly hired employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) globally and recall thousands of personnel working overseas, read the report.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the administration would reach out to USAID to identify and designate programs that would be exempted from the stop-work orders.
However, the NRC said it was unable to take advantage of the temporary waiver unless the U.S. government resumed payments to its partners for work completed before the foreign assistance pause.
"We currently have millions of dollars in outstanding payment requests to the U.S. government. Without an immediate solution we may, at the end of February, be forced to halt U.S.-funded lifesaving humanitarian programmes," it said.
That included supplying clean water to 300,000 people trapped in the blockaded city of Djibo in Burkina Faso, and cutting funding to nearly 500 bakeries in Darfur, Sudan, which provide food hundreds of thousands of people, the NRC said.
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IEA slams Netanyahu’s suggestion Saudi Arabia host Palestinian state

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Monday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that Saudi Arabia’s land be used to establish a Palestinian state.
IEA’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the suggestion is “unrealistic and flagrant violation of internationally recognized facts and Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty.”
“Such statements by Netanyahu constitute a direct affront to established norms and a clear infringement on the legitimate rights of the Palestinians,” the statement said.
The IEA reiterated that Palestine is “the rightful land of the Palestinian people,” adding that “as long as the occupation continues, the inalienable rights of Palestinian people will remain violated, Gaza and the broader region will remain unstable, and such scenario benefits no one.”
On Thursday, Netanyahu told Channel 14: “The Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia; they have a lot of land over there.”
President Donald Trump meanwhile has said he is "committed to buying and owning" the Gaza Strip and relocating the two million Palestinians living there. This comes despite global condemnation of the plan he unveiled last week.
He told reporters that he might allow Middle East countries to be involved in rebuilding parts of the territory and that he would make sure the Palestinian refugees would "live beautifully".
Hamas and Palestinians reiterated that Palestinian land was "not for sale".
But Netanyahu praised Trump's proposal as "revolutionary and creative".
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