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First Batch of Hezb-i-Islami Prisoners to be ‘Released’ This Week

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

PrisonersGovernment to release the first group of Hezb-i-Islami (HIA) prisoners on Friday this week, HIA spokesman said Wednesday.

It includes about 70 prisoners most of them have been arrested on the battlefield and found guilty, following three-round of court rulings.

HIA spokesman, Karim Amin said: “Without any unexpected incident, 65 to 70 prisoners in first round will be freed on Friday that includes those who went through three round of court rulings.”

The release of prisoners come as part of the agreement between HIA and the government in September last year that also paving the way for the group’s leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to return to Kabul after years in hiding.

Sources close to HIA said Hekmatyar will be appeared on Sunday, April 30.

However, Amin said: ” Only a few days due for the leader [Hekmatyar] to come and based on our estimation there are 2,000 people [HIA fighters] on average in each five provinces that most of them have been arrested on the battlefield.”

HIA has thousands of armed people with military equipment that might come along Hekmatyar to Kabul next week and it seriously concerns Kabul residents.

Who would lead HIA when Hekmatyar comes to Kabul?

The Hezb-e-Islami members loyal to Gulbuddin Hekmatyar say the party’s all rights and privileges would be given to Hekmatyar, though HIA has been registered under the name of Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal, one of the senior member of the party.

The party has several factions; but, a figure close to Hekmatyar says that HIA has only one leadership.

“Everybody knows that Hezb-i-Islami has one leader and those who count themselves as leader would come under the leadership of Hekmatyar once he returns.”

Aman Riyazat, a spokesman for Justice Ministry; however, said: “Everyone has the right to register the party by his name. Details could be found on the Hezb-e-Islami website.”

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Kabul police summons Afghan YouTuber Hamayon

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Afghanistan’s YouTuber Hamayon Afghan was summoned to the police station for publishing a woman’s interview without her permission, Kabul police said.

The spokesman of Kabul Police Khalid Zadran said Friday on X that Hamayon interviewed an old woman and published the report without her permission.

“After the interview, the interviewee’s family complained to the police and the police summoned Hamayon Afghan to the police station,” said Zadran.

Zadran stated that police are working to solve the problem with the two sides’ agreement as soon as possible.

He urges people to avoid posting rumors on the issue.

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Contract worth $53 million signed for construction of last section of Khaf–Herat railway

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A contract worth $53 million was signed Thursday for the construction of the last section of Khaf-Herat railway that connects Afghanistan with Iran.

The contract was signed between Afghanistan Railway Authority and Gamma Group in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, his office said in a statement.

The segment is 47-kilometer long, stretching from Rabat Parian to Herat International Airport and the Industrial Town, according to the statement.

It added that completion and standard operational readiness are expected within approximately two years.

“Upon its completion, this segment will integrate the Khaf-Herat regional connectivity project with Iran’s significant seaports and facilitate access to Europe via the Turkish railway network,” the statement said.

“Furthermore, traversing Afghan territory, it will bolster commercial exchanges between Central and South Asia. Notably, this project’s realization will enable the expansion of railway networks into Farah, Nimruz, Helmand, and Kandahar provinces,” it added.

Gamma operates across Europe and Asia in multiple sectors including construction, renewable energy, power transmission, mining, railways among others.

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US urges IEA to fulfill counter-terrorism commitments

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The US State Department said on Thursday that Washington is committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for terrorism.

“We remain committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for terrorism, and we continue to push the Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) to fulfill all of their counterterrorism commitments to the international community,” the department’s spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a news briefing in Washington.

He reiterated that the United States had clearly communicated to the IEA that it’s their responsibility to ensure that “they give no safe haven to terrorists, whether it be Al Qaeda or ISIS-K or any other terrorist organization”.

Miller also reassured US allies that Washington was closely watching the developments in Afghanistan and was ready to deal with any threat emerging from the region.

“We remain vigilant against the evolving threat of these terrorist groups, and our global coalition to defeat ISIS and the C5+1 help intensify our efforts to monitor terrorist threats from the region and prevent their ability to raise funds, travel, and spread propaganda,” he said.

C5+1 refers to a diplomatic platform involving the five Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgy­zstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) and the United States. It serves as a forum for discussing and addressing regional issues such as security, economic development, and cooperation.

“The United States remains vigilant against the evolving threat posed by terrorist groups, including ISIS-K, and has maintained an unwavering focus on terrorism since President Joe Biden took office three years ago,” Miller said.

The US, he said, was “working both unilaterally and with its partners to successfully disrupt threats across the globe and degrade ISIS”.

“We will continue to work to hold ISIS accountable for its actions and to prevent terrorist attacks against the United States and other Western countries,” Miller said.

This comes as IEA has repeatedly said that it is committed to not allowing anyone to use Afghanistan soil against any other country.

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