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Ghani Pledges to ‘Conditionally’ Extend Ceasefire with Taliban by One Year

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday welcomed the Helmand peace convoy in Kabul who have arrived in the capital Kabul after crossing some 700kilometters on foot, calling an end to the nearly 17-year-old war in the country.

In the meeting with the president which was held outside the Presidential Palace, the peace activists run through a list of demands including the extension of ceasefire between the government and the Taliban, a venue for peace talks and a “joint system” that could preserve the interests of all citizens.

Head of the convoy Iqbal Khyber said that once peace and stability have been maintained in the country, foreign troops must withdraw from Afghanistan and that thereafter, the international community should support the country.

The activists also said that they will continue their move until their demands were addressed.

Welcoming the convoy to Kabul, Ghani said that he is ready to extend the ceasefire with the Taliban by one year if the group responds positively to the extended 10-day truce announced by him on Sunday.

The president also said that he is ready to talk with the Taliban leader Mullah Hebatullah at any given venue.

Calling for Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace talks, Ghani said: “When we have our own home [Afghanistan] then why we should hold talks in a foreign country.”

On the matter of withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, Ghani stressed that he has not separated this issue in the peace process with the Taliban and that he is ready to discuss the withdrawal of foreign forces in a long-term plan with the Taliban.

By Shakib Mahmud 

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Floods kill 50 people in Afghanistan’s Ghor province

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(Last Updated On: May 18, 2024)

As many as 50 people died and 10 others went missing following floods in Afghanistan’s western Ghor province on Friday, local officials said.

A total of 2,000 houses were destroyed and 4,000 homes were partially damaged in the floods, the provincial police said in a statement. 2,500 shops have been completely destroyed.

Based on the statement, thousands of livestock perished and over 50 vehicles were damaged.

Moreover, hundreds of hectares of agricultural land and bridges have been destroyed.

Floods have also caused closure of Ghor-Kabul and Ghor-Herat highways, and roads connecting Ghor districts.

Seven people killed following floods in Faryab

Meanwhile, local officials in Faryab say that seven people have died due to floods in the northern Afghan province.

Ismatullah Moradi, the spokesman of Faryab governor, says that the floods in this province have caused huge material losses.

Meanwhile, Sar-e-pol governor’s office in a statement said that floods in the province had destroyed hundreds of acres of agricultural land, 60 houses, bridges, water dams, and shops.

The statement added that the losses are likely to increase.

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Spain confirms three tourists killed in Afghanistan attack

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(Last Updated On: May 18, 2024)

Three Spanish tourists were killed and at least one Spaniard was injured in an attack by gunmen in Afghanistan’s central Bamiyan province, Spain’s foreign ministry said on Friday.

Earlier on Friday, Interior Ministry’s spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani had said that three foreign tourists and one Afghan citizen had been killed in the attack.

Four foreign nationals and three Afghans were also injured in the attack when gunmen opened fire, he added. Four people have been arrested, he said.

The Spanish foreign ministry said that the consular emergency unit had been fully mobilised and the victims and their families were being assisted, Reuters reported.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on social messaging platform X that he was “shocked by the news of the murder of Spanish tourists in Afghanistan”. 

 

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Gunmen kill three foreigners in Bamyan

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Three foreign nationals and one Afghan were killed when gunmen opened fire in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province on Friday, the Interior Ministry said.

Abdulmatin Qane, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, said that three Afghans and four foreigners were injured in the shooting.

He added that four people were arrested in connection with the incident.

Qani did not specify which country the foreigners belonged to.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

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