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IEA announces 27 new appointments to key positions

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials on Monday announced the names of 27 people who have been appointed to key positions within the new government.
Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the IEA, said the men had been appointed to the posts by order of Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the IEA’s leader.
According to a list posted on Twitter by Mujahid, Mawlavi Shahabuddin Delavar has been named as acting minister of mines and petroleum, and Mullah Mohammad Abbas Akhund has been named as acting minister of disaster management.
In addition, twenty-five others have been appointed as deputy ministers, corps commanders and heads of independent departments.
The new appointments are as follows:
• Mawlavi Shahabuddin Delavar, Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum
• Haji Mullah Mohammad Esa Akhund, Deputy Minister of Mines and Petroleum
• Mullah Mohammad Abbas Akhund, Acting Minister of Disaster Management
• Mawlavi Sharafuddin, Deputy Minister of Disaster Management
• Mawlavi Enayatullah, Deputy Minister of Disaster Management
• Mawlavi Hamdullah Zahed, head of the National Procurement Department
• Sheikh Abdul Rahim, Deputy Director of the National Procurement Department
• Mawlavi Qodratullah Jamal, Head of the Supreme Audit Office
• Mawlavi Ezatullah, Deputy Chief of the Supreme Audit Office
• Mawlavi Mohammad Yousef Mastari, Acting Director of Prisons
• Mullah Habibullah Fazli, Deputy Director of Prison Affairs
• Mawlavi Keramatullah Akhundzadah, head of the Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission
• Mawlavi Ahmad Taha, Deputy Minister of Borders and Tribes
• Mawlavi Gul Zarin, head of the nomads at the Ministry of Borders and Tribes
• Sheikh Mawlavi Abdul Hakim, Deputy Minister of Martyrs and the Disabled
• Mawlavi Saeed Ahmad Shahidkhel, Deputy Minister of Education
• Mawlavi Abdul Rahman Halim, Deputy Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development
• Mawlavi Atiqullah Azizi, Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration of the Ministry of Information and Culture
• Mullah Faizullah Akhund, Deputy Minister of Youth, Ministry of Information and Culture
• Mawlavi Saifuddin Tayeb, Deputy Director of Communications
• Mawlavi Fathullah Mansour, head of Kandahar airport
• Mohammad Ismail, Executive Commander of the Military Court
• Mawlavi Esmatullah Asim, the deputy of the Red Cross
• Mawlavi Rahimullah Mahmoud, Deputy Commander of the Al-Badar Corps in Kandahar
• Mawlavi Abdul Samad, Deputy Commander of Azam Corps in Helmand
• Mullah Nasser Akhund, Deputy Minister of Finance
• Mawlavi Arefullah Aref, Deputy Minister of Energy and Water
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Afghanistan’s medicine output reaches 900 types: Pharma Union

Officials from the Union of Pharmaceutical Factories say investment in the country’s pharmaceutical sector is expanding. According to them, 900 different types of medicines are currently being produced by various factories operating in this field, and around 100 of those have reached self-sufficiency.
Members of the union are urging all ministries, including the Ministry of Public Health, to strengthen coordination with the private sector when drafting new policies and procedures, especially those related to investment development in the pharmaceutical industry.
“Currently, production of up to 900 types of medicine is underway in various forms. Afghanistan’s domestic pharmaceutical output could meet market demand with high-quality production of over 100 more medicines—if drug imports are restricted,” said Ahmad Saeed Shams, the union’s head.
Meanwhile, officials at the Ministry of Economy consider the development and support of the pharmaceutical industry a priority for the Islamic Emirate, emphasizing that they are working on solutions to the challenges faced by manufacturers to help the country achieve self-reliance in drug production.
Abdul Latif Nazari, the Deputy Minister of Economy, said: “The Islamic Emirate’s strategy in all sectors, including pharmaceuticals, is import substitution. We aim to increase exports in every area, and supporting domestic production is at the top of our agenda.”
Economic experts also stress the need for the government to provide more support and incentives to investors to foster the growth of the pharmaceutical industry.
However, the Union of Pharmaceutical Factories expressed concern over existing challenges in the sector, warning that without government intervention, some pharmaceutical factories may be forced to shut down.
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Afghanistan will be key focus of Int’l Security Conference in Moscow, says Shoigu

Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Russian National Security Council, says the situation in Afghanistan will be one of the main topics at the upcoming International Security Conference in Moscow. The event is scheduled to take place late next month with representatives from over 150 countries in attendance.
According to Russia’s TASS news agency, Shoigu stated that the Russian Security Council intends to explore ways to enhance security cooperation with countries referred to as the “Global Majority” or the “Global South and East” during the conference.
Shoigu noted that Afghanistan alongside issues such as the situation in the Middle East and Syria remains a top foreign policy priority for Russia.
“Security issues in the post-Soviet space, including Afghanistan, as well as the development of bilateral and multilateral cooperation with neighboring countries, especially through platforms like the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be major points of discussion,” he said.
The conference is set to take place on the 27th, 28th, and 29th of next month in the Russian capital.
As part of its efforts to strengthen security ties, the Russian Security Council will also hold meetings with the national security secretaries of countries in the CSTO, BRICS, and the SCO.
This conference comes shortly after Moscow removed the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from its list of banned organizations. Following that decision, Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, visited Kabul and held talks with officials from the Islamic Emirate on Russia-Afghanistan relations.
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Terrorist attacks in Pakistan originate from Afghanistan: Khawaja Asif

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that terrorism is being exported from Afghanistan into Pakistan. In a meeting held in response to recent Indian accusations regarding Islamabad’s role in a deadly attack in Kashmir, he stated that many terrorist attacks on Pakistani soil originate from Afghanistan and are accompanied by “clear Indian footprints.”
“Terrorism is being exported to Pakistan, and everything that originates from Afghanistan or happens in Balochistan clearly bears India’s fingerprints,” said Asif.
He emphasized that Pakistan is prepared to defend itself against any external threat, including terrorism.
He also claimed that Pakistan has been on the front lines of the fight against terrorism for years.
However, following this meeting, Asif admitted in an interview with a British media outlet that successive Pakistani governments have supported terrorist groups over the past three decades.
Following a deadly attack on tourists in the Pahalgam region of Indian-administered Kashmir, 26 tourists were killed and 17 others injured.
Meanwhile, experts believe that Afghanistan’s interests should be kept away from regional conflicts, and that the Islamic Emirate should not allow Afghanistan to become a battleground for a proxy war between India and Pakistan.
So far, the Islamic Emirate has not commented on Khawaja Asif’s remarks, but it had previously linked insecurity in Pakistan to internal issues within that country.
IEA has repeatedly emphasized that it will not allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against any other country.
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