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Noor Claims Loya Jirga Participants Attended After Seeking His Approval

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

Atta Mohammad Noor the former governor of Balkh and Chief Executive of Jamiat-e Islami party claims that some participants of the Consultative Loya Jirga on Peace have attended at the gathering after seeking his approval.

Noor is among those politicians who have boycotted an ongoing peace Jirga in Kabul, saying it serves personal purposes of President Ashraf Ghani.

Speaking in an interview with Ariana News, Noor said he has an influence on the peace Jirga where more than 3,000 people have attended to discuss peace talks with the Taliban insurgent group.

“They consulted with me either to participate or boycott [the Jirga] and I asked them to participate. Right now, if I wish I can do anything at the Loya Jirga but I will intervene when I see they want to impose something against the will of the people,” Noor said.

Noor is one of the biggest critics of the government and a supporter of “Peace and Moderation” electoral ticket led by Mohammad Hanif Atmar the former National Security Advisor to President Ghani.

In addition, Noor emphasized that based on the country’s constitution, President Ghani’s term will end on 22 May 2019 and said he is consulting with political elites in this regard.

“The Presidential term expires on first of Jawza of the fifth year and there is no need for interpretation by the Supreme Court or others,” he asserted.

Meanwhile, the Chief Executive of Jamiat said that the party has tolerated Salahuddin Rabbani as the acting head of Jamiat party for a long time.

“He [Rabbani] was appointed as a caretaker for two months but it continued due to some problems but Jamiat is having its leadership members,” Noor said.

Rabbani is currently the Head of Jamiat party and acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan. He has announced his support for Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s candidacy in the upcoming presidential election.

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Kabul police summons Afghan YouTuber Hamayon

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Afghanistan’s YouTuber Hamayon Afghan was summoned to the police station for publishing a woman’s interview without her permission, Kabul police said.

The spokesman of Kabul Police Khalid Zadran said Friday on X that Hamayon interviewed an old woman and published the report without her permission.

“After the interview, the interviewee’s family complained to the police and the police summoned Hamayon Afghan to the police station,” said Zadran.

Zadran stated that police are working to solve the problem with the two sides’ agreement as soon as possible.

He urges people to avoid posting rumors on the issue.

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Contract worth $53 million signed for construction of last section of Khaf–Herat railway

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(Last Updated On: March 29, 2024)

A contract worth $53 million was signed Thursday for the construction of the last section of Khaf-Herat railway that connects Afghanistan with Iran.

The contract was signed between Afghanistan Railway Authority and Gamma Group in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, his office said in a statement.

The segment is 47-kilometer long, stretching from Rabat Parian to Herat International Airport and the Industrial Town, according to the statement.

It added that completion and standard operational readiness are expected within approximately two years.

“Upon its completion, this segment will integrate the Khaf-Herat regional connectivity project with Iran’s significant seaports and facilitate access to Europe via the Turkish railway network,” the statement said.

“Furthermore, traversing Afghan territory, it will bolster commercial exchanges between Central and South Asia. Notably, this project’s realization will enable the expansion of railway networks into Farah, Nimruz, Helmand, and Kandahar provinces,” it added.

Gamma operates across Europe and Asia in multiple sectors including construction, renewable energy, power transmission, mining, railways among others.

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US urges IEA to fulfill counter-terrorism commitments

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The US State Department said on Thursday that Washington is committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for terrorism.

“We remain committed to ensuring that Afghanistan can never again be a launching pad for terrorism, and we continue to push the Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) to fulfill all of their counterterrorism commitments to the international community,” the department’s spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a news briefing in Washington.

He reiterated that the United States had clearly communicated to the IEA that it’s their responsibility to ensure that “they give no safe haven to terrorists, whether it be Al Qaeda or ISIS-K or any other terrorist organization”.

Miller also reassured US allies that Washington was closely watching the developments in Afghanistan and was ready to deal with any threat emerging from the region.

“We remain vigilant against the evolving threat of these terrorist groups, and our global coalition to defeat ISIS and the C5+1 help intensify our efforts to monitor terrorist threats from the region and prevent their ability to raise funds, travel, and spread propaganda,” he said.

C5+1 refers to a diplomatic platform involving the five Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgy­zstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) and the United States. It serves as a forum for discussing and addressing regional issues such as security, economic development, and cooperation.

“The United States remains vigilant against the evolving threat posed by terrorist groups, including ISIS-K, and has maintained an unwavering focus on terrorism since President Joe Biden took office three years ago,” Miller said.

The US, he said, was “working both unilaterally and with its partners to successfully disrupt threats across the globe and degrade ISIS”.

“We will continue to work to hold ISIS accountable for its actions and to prevent terrorist attacks against the United States and other Western countries,” Miller said.

This comes as IEA has repeatedly said that it is committed to not allowing anyone to use Afghanistan soil against any other country.

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