Education minister meets with Pakistani envoy to Kabul

The Islamic Emirate’s Minister of Higher Education Mawlavi Neda Mohammad Nadeem on Monday met with Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani and emphasized the need for both countries to respect each other and to foster stronger ties.

The ministry tweeted that the meeting took place in Kabul and that Nadeem reiterated the importance of Afghan culture to be respected. 

“Afghans live in a traditional society, the Islamic Emirate does not allow anyone to criticize the culture and ideas of Afghans and is committed to this goal in implementing Islamic affairs,” said Nadeem. 

At the meeting, Nadeem spoke of the “cruelty and tyranny of the past governments and their international partners” and said the false defenders of human rights ignored their cruelty and crimes and now they are trying to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs under various pretexts.

Pakistan’s ambassador to Kabul also said that Afghanistan and Pakistan are two friendly countries with religious, and cultural commonalities.

“Considering common issues, we are more ready than others to cooperate with Afghanistan,” said Nizamani.

In addition, Lotfullah Khairkhah, deputy minister of higher education, raised the issue of visas for Afghan students in Pakistan, and also urged Pakistan to help train professors at teaching hospitals and academic staff at educational institutions.