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New Taliban chief not designated terrorist by US: Toner
United States (US) has offered Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, newly appointed leader of extremist outfit Taliban in Afghanistan to negotiate and work to re-establish peace in the region.
During a media briefing, spokesperson for the Department of State, Mark Toner said that Haibatullah has the best opportunity till now to turn to the issues of Afghanistan and the region and decisively move towards reconciliation.
While answering a question, Toner said that Haibatullah has never been designated a terrorist by the United States.
Toner hoped that the fresh Afghanistan Taliban leader will choose talks over terror.
On the other hand, Chief Executive Officer, Abdullah Abdullah’s spokesperson warned the extremists to choose peace and end the war or prepare to face dire consequences.
He invited Taliban for talks in a message on Twitter.
However, a video tape has surfaced that shows the newly elected Taliban leader rejecting peace offers but spokesperson for the banned organization, Zabiullah Mujahid has denied the statement.
Mark Toner was apparently unaware of Haibatullah’s rejection of peace talks and he realised that after a journalist asked him for his take on that.
Taliban elected a new chief on Wednesday after confirming the killing of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in the first-ever drone strike in Balochistan on Saturday.
Sirajuddin Haqqani and son of Taliban founder Mullah Omar, Mullah Yakoub were appointed his deputies.
Haibatullah is seen by different sections more of a philosopher than a military commander.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif met with the US Ambassador to Pakistan, David Hale on Wednesday and cleared that any violation of the sovereignty will be detrimental to Pakistan-United States relations.
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif also condemned the attack and termed it a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty.
Interior Minister Chaudhru Nisar Ali Khan in a media briefing on Tuesday termed the drone attack an attempt to sabotage efforts aimed at re-establishing peace in the region.
Chief of Army Staff’s meeting with the US Ambassador came a day after Department of State announced to continue drone attacks, if US foes are found in Pakistan.
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The Japanese ambassador in Kabul, Takayoshi Kuromiya, met Saturday with Sader Azam Osmani, the Deputy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, the meeting discussed Japan’s cooperation in these areas.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) held Saturday an emergency meeting in Kabul attended by the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration to instantly address the needs of recent flood victims in Baghlan province.
The ministry quoted Abdul Rahman Rahmani, head of the assistance coordination of the ministry, as saying that the goal of the meeting was to provide emergency assistance to flood victims and how to consider first aid.
According to reports, intense floods in Baghlan’s many districts have left hundreds of dead and injured.
The ministry stated that hundreds of houses have been destroyed and people are living in open space in the mountains.
Meanwhile, the ministry added that the figures are not yet final and the process of rescue operations is still ongoing with the cooperation of health teams.
At the meeting, Mohammad Omar Hashemi, the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration, also assured that the organization is ready to provide urgent aid to the victims.
The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it can only support one in every three malnourished children across Afghanistan, highlighting the shortage of funding.
WFP said on X that there are three million malnourished children in Afghanistan.
“But we can only support 1 in every 3 malnourished children across Afghanistan,” WFP said. “Children bear the brunt of the assistance cuts. Sustained funding is vital.”
The World Food Program in Afghanistan had previously warned that the number of malnourished children visiting hospitals has increased this year following the reduction of foreign aid.
More than 23 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan this year, according to the United Nations. Over half of them are children.
In February, WFP announced a dire need for $760 million in food assistance for Afghanistan over the next six months.
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