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It is not in US interest for Afghanistan to be a failed state: Khalilzad

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(Last Updated On: July 16, 2022)

It is not in the interest of the United States for Afghanistan to be a failed state, Washington’s former special envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, has said.

In a discussion released on Saturday by US-based investment bank and financial services company Goldman Sachs, Khalilzad said that parts of the US deal with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) have not been implemented.

“Parts of it were implemented, parts are not,” Khalilzad said. “We need to go back and tell the Talibs (IEA) let’s finish the unfinished business.”

Khalilzad said that he was not optimistic IEA would move toward inclusivity or ensuring women’s rights.

“But there is a rigorous debate inside the Taliban (IEA) on this issue,” he said.

According to the former envoy, not all IEA officials agree with girls not going to high school. “Some of them have spoken quite forcefully.”

Khalilzad suggested that the US is still facing the challenge of what to do with IEA.

“Do we embrace them or do we isolate them? pressure them? Do the right things on human rights, women’s rights and on inclusivity. I think that challenge remains,” Khalilzad said, adding moving towards recognition is not currently on the table.

IEA however said it remains committed to the Doha Agreement.

Bilal Karimi, IEA’s deputy spokesman, said that they have implemented their parts of the agreement and have met the conditions for recognition.

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More than 800 Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan in two days

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(Last Updated On: April 20, 2024)

As many as 837 Afghan refugees have been forced to return to their country through Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings in the last two days, officials announced on Saturday.

The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said in a statement that 90 families comprising 468 people returned through Torkham crossing.

Another 67 families comprising 369 people returned through Spin Boldak crossing, it said.

The returnees have been introduced to international organizations to receive aid, and the Islamic Emirate has also paid 10,000 Afghanis to each family.

Pakistani government launched the second phase of deporting illegal refugees five days ago.

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Iran executes four Afghan prisoners

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(Last Updated On: April 20, 2024)

Iran executed four Afghan prisoners in Vakliabad Prison in Mashhad on Thursday morning, a human rights group reported.

Haalvsh said that the individuals had been arrested in 1398 over drug-related charges and then sentenced to death by the court.

This organization announced the names of the executed prisoners as Zaman Taheri, Salam Taheri, Gholam Qadir Samani and Ebrahim Noorzahi.

Zaman Taheri and Salam Taheri were brothers.

Iranian officials have not commented about the matter so far.

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Roof collapse kills two in Helmand

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(Last Updated On: April 20, 2024)

Two people were killed after roof of their house collapsed in southern Helmand province on Friday night, officials said.

Abdul Bari Rashid, head of information and culture in Helmand, told Ariana News that the incident occurred in Tajkan village of Gershak district due to heavy rain.

According to him, the dead include a woman and a child. A man was injured in the incident.

This comes as 10 people have died and six others have been injured as a result of the floods in Helmand province in the last one week.

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