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Group of Afghans living abroad in Kabul for talks with Kabir
Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the political deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), met with a number of representatives and elders of the Union of Afghans living in Europe who are in Kabul at the moment.
The group, representing the Union of Afghans living in Germany, UK, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Turkey, Norway as well as the United Arab Emirates, shared suggestions and ideas of Afghans abroad with Kabir.
One of the delegation members, Dr. Khushal Rohi, said that they have unions abroad and represent a large number of Afghans.
He said the Islamic Emirate has made considerable progress and achievements in the last three years, which Afghans and the international community are satisfied with.
According to him, the current system is the result of many sacrifices and no one should be allowed to undermine and destroy it.
He added that Afghans living abroad have great scientific and economic abilities that the Islamic Emirate can use for the development of the country.
Rohi appreciated the economic and financial policy of Afghanistan and said that Afghanistan has been saved from islands of power, corruption, insecurity and extortion. According to him, no one in the region and the world is in favor of war.
He added that the Islamic Emirate should remove its cabinet from the caretaker mode and establish a permanent government. He also called for girls and women to be allowed an education and to work.
Delegation members said that the conditions and situation of Afghanistan is very different from what is reported in the media and said they will convey the true picture of Afghanistan to the community of Afghans living in Europe.
They added that there is a need to include other strata in the government and strengthen its framework.
Zargai Maliar, a member of the delegation, also spoke and said that he is happy to be in Afghanistan and observe the progress being made.
He said that the current opportunities for the settlement and strengthening of the Afghan system has historical value and there is a need to strengthen Afghanistan’s relations with Afghans and the international community.
He said women should see themselves in the Islamic system and women should be allowed to work and study.
He also said they are happy to be a bridge between Afghanistan and the European Union and will work for the country’s recognition.
This delegation also promised to convey the position of the Islamic Emirate to Afghans living in Europe and will encourage them to visit their country and observe its progress closely.
Meanwhile, Kabir welcomed the delegation and said that he hoped they were able to see the positive achievements made by the IEA.
He said that after the regain of power, a paralyzed Afghanistan was left to the Islamic Emirate and the Islamic Emirate started “to settle the country and activate and strengthen the system from scratch”.
He said that the majority of officials had been expelled or were in the process of being expelled when the IEA’s Supreme Leader announced a general amnesty and all the departments resumed their activities.
The political deputy said that the Islamic Emirate has changed the ranks of security and the leadership of the departments and the majority of security forces of the former government have left. However, a number of them have remained and now serve in the ranks of the police and the army, he said.
“The nation never wishes for the corrupt authorities of the past to come back to power and does not want Afghanistan to become an island of power and a center of usurpation, corruption and drugs,” said Kabir.
He said that after the announcement of the general amnesty, “the Islamic Emirate set its priority on economic development and infrastructure affairs, and in the past two years, Afghanistan has been moving in a good direction in the fields of economic and commercial strengthening”.
According to him, Afghanistan had been affected by occupation, war and violence for two decades, “seeds of disunity were planted in our country, brothers and sisters were encouraged to enmity for personal interests, and people were divided in the name of ethnicity, position and language”. He added that with the arrival of the Islamic Emirate, “this hypocrisy has disappeared.”
Kabir said that now Afghanistan is a single Afghan nation with an Islamic system, and sinister plans and efforts to divide it have failed.
He clarified that now is a good time to strengthen national unity, and for the Islamic system to stand on its own feet.
He added that the protection of national sovereignty, territorial integrity, national participation, independence and freedom are guaranteed and Afghanistan is taking fast steps to move towards a better future.
Kabir said that the priority of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan is to provide a permanent policy and economic stability, to consolidate national unity and to invest in it, and it is taking steps according to the lessons of the past.
He added that the Islamic Emirate believes that Afghanistan is the connecting point of the region and implementation of major regional projects is impossible without the presence of Afghanistan, and they want these projects to be implemented.
According to him, dozens of companies have invested in Afghanistan and there are discussions with many other companies.
He said that the Islamic Emirate wants order and stability in the region and the world. “Our position is that we respect the independence and territorial integrity of countries and our independence should be respected as well. The Islamic Emirate will never allow threats to be made against anyone from Afghanistan.”
He told the delegation that today security is ensured throughout Afghanistan, you can travel anywhere in Afghanistan without fear and encourage Afghans living in Europe to return to their homeland.
He welcomed the proposal of the mentioned delegation that they mediate between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and European countries.
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Afghanistan facing deepening hunger crisis after US Aid Cuts: NYT reports
Afghanistan has plunged deeper into a humanitarian crisis following sharp cuts to U.S. aid, with child hunger at its worst level in 25 years and nearly 450 health centers forced to close, the New York Times reported.
According to the report, U.S. funding — which averaged nearly $1 billion a year after the Islamic Emirate takeover in 2021 — has largely evaporated following the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under President Donald Trump.
The World Food Program (WFP) estimates that four million Afghan children are now at risk of dying from malnutrition.
The aid cuts have hit rural areas particularly hard, leaving families without access to basic health care. In Daikundi province, the closure of local clinics has been linked to preventable deaths during childbirth and rising child mortality.
Nationwide, more than 17 million Afghans — about 40 percent of the population — face acute food insecurity, with seven provinces nearing famine conditions, the report said.
The crisis has been compounded by mass deportations of Afghan refugees from Iran and Pakistan, deadly earthquakes, and ongoing drought. While other donors and Afghan authorities have tried to fill the gap, their efforts fall far short of previous U.S. assistance, the NYT reported.
Humanitarian groups warn the impact will be long-lasting. Researchers cited by the New York Times say sustained malnutrition could damage an entire generation, with consequences that cannot be reversed even if aid resumes in the future.
However, the spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, Zabihullah Mujahid, considers the findings of this report to be inaccurate and said that the situation in Afghanistan is not as dire as it is portrayed, and that the country’s situation is moving toward improvement.
“In our view, this report is not correct. We have gone through difficult times and experienced problems such as a humanitarian crisis. At one point, we suffered very heavy casualties and our people faced many difficulties, but now the situation of most people is improving. The country’s economy is moving in a positive direction, to some extent job opportunities have been created for unemployed people, efforts are still ongoing, and Afghanistan’s economic resources have been revived,” said Mujahid.
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Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan discuss cooperation on Afghanistan
Ismatulla Irgashev, Special Representative of the President of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan, met on Tuesday with Beibut Atamkulov, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan, to discuss bilateral cooperation on Afghanistan.
The two sides highlighted their commitment to maintaining regular dialogue aimed at addressing the Afghan issue, according to a statement issued by Uzbekistan foreign ministry.
Atamkulov praised Uzbekistan’s efforts to help shape a unified regional position on Afghanistan.
The meeting also included discussions on involving Afghanistan in regional connectivity initiatives, particularly the implementation of the Trans-Afghan railway project.
Officials described the meeting as constructive and reaffirmed mutual interest in further developing practical cooperation between Tashkent and Astana.
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Pakistan, Kazakhstan stress importance of stability in Afghanistan, support regional projects
Pakistan and Kazakhstan have highlighted the importance of peace and stability in Afghanistan, calling it a key requirement for advancing regional cooperation. The remarks came in a joint statement issued after Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s visit to Islamabad.
The two leaders stressed that Afghan territory must not be used for activities that threaten the security of other countries. They also agreed that integrating Afghanistan into regional economic and connectivity initiatives would benefit both the Afghan people and the wider region.
Islamabad and Astana reaffirmed their commitment to expanding international multimodal transport corridors linking the two countries, including the Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan, Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan, and Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan–China–Pakistan routes.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed President Tokayev’s proposal to link Central and South Asia through the Trans-Afghan railway corridor. Both sides instructed their relevant authorities to study the development of the Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan railway line.
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