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IEA’s PM urges opponents to take advantage of general amnesty
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Abdussalam Hanafi said in his Eid speech at Sapidar palace that Eid is now celebrated in Afghanistan in a peaceful environment.

In his speech before the Eid prayer on Monday, Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund called on opponents of the Islamic Emirate to take advantage of the general amnesty and live a peaceful life inside the country.
According to a statement released by the PM’s office, Hassan asked the officials and forces of the Islamic Emirate to treat the people with courtesy and respect.
He also called on businessmen to assist orphans, widows and poor families.
The prime minister performed the Eid prayer in Arg together with some members of the cabinet, civil and military officials and representatives of different sections of society.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Abdussalam Hanafi said in his Eid speech at Sapidar palace that Eid is now celebrated in Afghanistan in a peaceful environment.
He expressed hope that Afghanistan will reach permanent stability and development.
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US, China in dispute over who should draft UNSC resolutions on Afghanistan

Richard Gowan, the UN Director at the International Crisis Group, said on Friday that United States and China have been at odds over who should draft Afghanistan resolutions in the Security Council, adding that the debate has escalated since President Donald Trump took office.
In an article published on the website of an American organization called Just Security, Gowan wrote that the dispute has significant implications not only for how the UN engages with the Islamic Emirate in Kabul, but also for how Beijing positions itself as a leading power in the Security Council.
In UN parlance, penholders are the council members that “initiate and chair” the drafting of mandates, tabling the initial versions of texts for negotiations. The nation that “holds the pen” on a given file has significant leeway to set the terms for how the council approaches a peace operation or sanctions regime.
China, to date, has stood apart from the other permanent members. While it co-drafted some resolutions with the United States on North Korea in the 2010s, it has wielded the pen on no other country-specific issues on the council agenda.
This is despite the fact that Beijing has become more willing to assert itself in other ways in the council – such as casting its veto – in recent decades.
However, last fall, China indicated that it wished to act as penholder on Afghanistan.
Beijing has a number of reasons to focus on Afghanistan and the U.N. Assistance Mission there (UNAMA). Beijing appears to see a continuing U.N. presence in Afghanistan as suiting its interests. Beijing is both wary about Afghanistan as a potential haven for terrorists, and intrigued by its mineral wealth, according to Gowan.
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Russian FM: Situation in Afghanistan poses serious threat to neighboring countries

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed concern over the situation in Afghanistan, saying it poses a serious threat to neighboring countries.
During a meeting with Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister, Lavrov emphasized the need for cooperation to address security threats in the Central Asian region, particularly in Afghanistan.
He specifically mentioned Russia and Tajikistan as countries that could be affected by the instability in Afghanistan.
He added that cooperation within multilateral frameworks, such as the Moscow Format on Afghanistan, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), is essential to counter these threats.
Meanwhile, Russia and Tajikistan have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in combating terrorism and drug trafficking.
However, the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly called these concerns unfounded and consistently emphasized that it will never allow Afghan soil to be used against other countries.
Earlier, the IEA stated that regional joint efforts are necessary to eradicate terrorism.
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Grenade attack on mosque injures 4 in Samangan

The press office of the Samangan Police Command said in a statement on Friday that four worshippers were injured when a hand grenade was thrown by two individuals inside a mosque in the center of Aybak city, the capital of the province.
The statement stated the incident took place during Friday prayers at the Joe Zhondan Mosque in Aybak city, and the injured were transferred to the provincial hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif.
The statement added the perpetrators are residents of Samangan and carried out this act due to personal enmity they had previously held against members of the mosque community.
The perpetrators were arrested by Samangan security forces while attempting to flee, along with a weapon. They are now under custody for further investigation, the statement read.
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