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Mullah Baradar in Moscow: Taliban Wants Peace
Afghan politicians led by former President Hamid Karzai and Taliban delegation led by the deputy leader of the group Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Tuesday attended a ceremony in Moscow to mark the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Russia.
Speaking at the event, Taliban deputy leader Mullah Baradar said that the group wants peace but the hurdles on the way of peace should be removed.
On behalf of the Afghan government, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Russia Latif Bahand read the message of Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, appreciating the role of Russia in Afghanistan post-2001.
On his turn, Atta Mohammad Noor the Chief Executive of Jamiat-e Islami party called on the Taliban to agree on a ceasefire.
“If the Taliban believe that they will defeat the Americans and conquer Afghanistan, that’s a wrong perception. And it isn’t possible either,” Noor said,” If we are united and together, there will be no need for foreign presence in Afghanistan”.
He stressed that when the Taliban fought the Mujahiddin during their regime, the northern alliance welcomed the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
Addressing to the Taliban delegates, Noor further said: “We love our Afghans, we love our country. Let’s compromise our selfishness and greediness and embrace each other to pave the way for bringing peace to Afghanistan”.
Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) Karim Khalili, presidential candidate Mohammad Hanif Atmar, Deputy Chief Executive Mohammad Mohaqiq, representative of Vice President Dostum Abdullah Qarluq were the other speakers in the event.
On Wednesday, the Afghan politicians and Taliban delegation will hold an intra-Afghan dialogue to discuss peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan.
Former President Hamid Karzai, Chairman of HPC Karim Khalili, CE of Jamiat-e-Islami party Atta Mohammad Noor, Deputy CEO Mohammad Mohaqiq, former National Security Advisor to President Ashraf Ghani Mohammad Hanif Atmar, Ambassador Latif Bahand, former Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta, former Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai, Deputy of Hezb-e Jumbesh Abdullah Qarluq, Hamid Gailani, ex-lawmaker Fawzia Kofi, and some other politicians were among the Afghan delegation.
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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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