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HPC Says It Held Video Talks with Taliban Leaders, Urges Ceasefire Extension
The Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) says it has held video talks with the Taliban leaders in last few days, urging the militant group to extend ceasefire with the Afghan government.
Following the 3-day truce between Taliban and the government during days of Eid-ul-Fitr, the HPC Chairman Karim Khalili on Sunday said that the council had video talks with the Taliban leaders regarding the release of the group’s prisoners.
“We had video talks and exchanged views with the Taliban leaders and we spoke about the current situation and release of the prisoners, ” Khalili said.
He also said that the heads and provincial members of the council were also in talks with the Taliban military authorities.
The HPC, meanwhile, urged the Taliban to extend the ceasefire with the government, insisting that the council is ready to work on all the conditions being suggested by the group including the withdrawal of the foreign forces.
Citing the remarks of the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who has welcomed the Afghan government’s extension of ceasefire, and expressed readiness to discuss even the role of the international forces in peace process, the deputy head of HPC, Akram Khpalwak said that there is no obstacle in peace talks for the Taliban.
Welcoming the government’s “indefinitely” ceasefire extension with the Taliban, Khpalwak, meanwhile, said that some circles within and outside the government are attempting to disrupt the peace process.
“Some individuals don’t seek their interest in peace and they are not only in the government but also outside,” he said.
This comes as the Taliban in a statement stressed that the group’s ceasefire will end today evening and that it has not held any peace talks with the Afghan government.
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IEA urges World Bank to resume work on 7,000 incomplete projects
Officials at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) say 7,000 incomplete projects of the World Bank are at risk of destruction in Afghanistan. They call on the World Bank to resume the work of these projects.
According to them, discussions have been held with the World Bank about these projects, but there has been no result yet.
“7,000 incomplete projects are being destroyed, and if the work is not started, these projects will be destroyed. We ask the World Bank to resume the work of these projects as soon as possible,” said Noorul Hadi Adel, the spokesperson of MRRD.
Meanwhile, members of the private sector also ask international institutions to resume their work in Afghanistan.
According to the officials of this sector, with the start of these projects, job opportunities will be provided for thousands of people in the country.
“These projects create employment for our people and the country will grow a lot,” said Mirwais Hajizadeh, a member of the private sector.
However, economic experts stated if the work of these projects does not start soon, they will be destroyed and the investments made in them will be wasted.
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Ten people killed by floods in Helmand
Ten people have been killed and six others injured by floods in Helmand province in the past week, local officials said on Friday.
According to officials, seven of those were members of the same family, and they were killed in Kajaki district last night.
“Most of the people moved from vulnerable areas to high lands and mountains, and thanks Allah the number of casualties is low,” Sher Mohammad Vahdat, the head of information of the Directorate of Information and Culture in Helmand, said adding rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to help people.
It is said that the telecommunication system has also been disrupted due to the effect of floods in Kajaki district. Floods have also destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land.
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UN envoy meets Indian foreign minister to discuss Afghanistan
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.
During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.
Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.
“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.
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