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Iran’s president calls Afghans ‘brothers’, vows to pursue water rights
Calling Afghans as brothers, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Tehran will pursue the issue of water rights with Afghanistan through dialogue.
“Afghans are our brothers, a Muslim is a brother to a Muslim, not an enemy. When the Messenger of God conquered Makkah, all the leaders of infidels surrendered. The Messenger of God said, all Muslims are brothers, he did not say that they had just converted to Islam. If we are Muslims and accept the Sunnah of the Messenger and the Book of God, we are all brothers,” Pezeshkian said during his visit to Sistan and Baluchistan Province.
“Let’s help each other so that both sides develop. Everyone benefits and everyone wins. If we correct our perspective, all Muslims will achieve dignity,” he added.
Speaking in an interview with IRNA news agency, Pezeshkian also said that Iranian officials will discuss the issue of water rights with the Islamic Emirate so that “we can have our share of water rights.”
Iranian officials have repeatedly called on the Islamic Emirate to ensure the country’s water rights.
The Political Deputy Prime Minister, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, in meeting with Iran’s acting ambassador to Kabul, recently said the issue of water rights between the two countries has been resolved through mutual understanding and irresponsible statements on this matter could negatively affect the relations between Kabul and Tehran.
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More than 40 killed in deadly Nuristan floods, says UN
Search and rescue efforts continue in hardest hit areas, as dozens of people remain missing
More than 40 people have been killed, dozens injured and many remain missing after heavy rainfall and flash flooding swept through parts of eastern Afghanistan, according to the United Nations.
Speaking at a press briefing, UN Secretary-General’s Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said preliminary reports indicate that the floods also caused extensive damage to homes, public buildings and businesses.
He said search-and-rescue operations are continuing in the hardest-hit areas, while the United Nations and its humanitarian partners are carrying out rapid assessments to determine the scale of the disaster and coordinate an emergency response.
Dujarric said the most urgent humanitarian needs include emergency shelter, food assistance, healthcare, essential household supplies and psychosocial support for affected communities.
He added that mobile health teams have already been deployed, healthcare facilities have been placed on alert, and additional medical, nutrition and food supplies are being mobilized to assist those impacted by the disaster.
Dujarric also said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is working closely with humanitarian partners and local authorities to coordinate relief efforts, although damaged roads and difficult terrain are complicating access to affected communities and slowing the delivery of aid.
The Chairman of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI), Sayed Karim Hashemi, has departed for Uzbekistan at the head of a high-level delegation comprising ACCI leaders and more than 100 Afghan traders and investors.
According to ACCI, the three-day visit will include meetings with officials in Uzbekistan’s Syrdarya region, business-to-business (B2B) meetings, and visits to production facilities.
The chamber said the visit is aimed at expanding bilateral trade, encouraging investment, and strengthening long-term economic cooperation between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
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India says UN sanctions on Afghanistan no longer effective
He further accused Islamabad of imposing trade and transit restrictions on Afghanistan and called for those measures to be lifted.
Parvathaneni Harish, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, told a recent UN Security Council meeting that the political landscape in Afghanistan has changed significantly, making it necessary to reassess the current UN sanctions regime.
Harish said the existing punitive measures have lost their effectiveness and urged the international community to adopt a new approach toward engagement with Afghanistan.
The Indian envoy also condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes inside Afghanistan, citing findings by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) that linked the attacks to significant civilian casualties.
He further accused Islamabad of imposing trade and transit restrictions on Afghanistan and called for those measures to be lifted.
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