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Over 350 key figures return to Afghanistan in past year: IEA
The Contact Commission with the Afghan Personalities of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), said that at least 370 Afghan personalities have returned to Afghanistan in the past year.
The commission’s spokesman Ahmadullah Wasiq told Bakhtar news agency that since the establishment of the commission, 370 people including ministers, deputies, and members of parliament, national security employees, journalists and prominent political figures have returned to the country.
According to Wasiq, the commission was created based on an order by the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, and that as long as there are Afghans living outside the country, the commission will work to get them home.
“We have announced the contact numbers, anyone who wants to return to the country can make contact through this commission,” Wasiq said.
In response to a question about whether Ashraf Ghani would return, Ahmadullah Wasiq said: “I must say, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has not contacted the commission yet.”
He added that the IEA asked former jihadi leader Amir Mohammad Ismail Khan to stay in the country, but he decided to migrate abroad.
Wasiq says that the Islamic Emirate has given jobs in government to a number of elite and professional people who returned to the country, adding that there is no problem for them to travel abroad.
Wasiq also denied claims that the Islamic Emirate prevented former CEO Abdullah Abdullah from traveling out of the country.
He said: “There are rumors that Abdullah Abdullah does not have the right to travel to any country; While Dr. Abdullah Abdullah traveled abroad several times and returned again.”
He said that journalists who left the country have also been invited to return and that some have come home.
Wasiq once again called on Afghans living outside the country, especially politicians, elite and academics, to stay in Afghanistan and work together with their countrymen to establish a prosperous homeland.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has announced the release of American citizen Dennis Coyle from prison.
According to the ministry, Coyle’s mother had written to the leader of the Islamic Emirate demanding amnesty and the release of her son on the occasion of Eid, and the Supreme Court considered his imprisonment sufficient and decided to release him.
The United Kingdom has announced an additional £3 million (AFN 257 million) in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, aimed at supporting people affected by natural disasters and other shocks.
Richard Lindsay, in a post on X, said the funding will be used to provide essential nutrition supplies and related support to vulnerable populations.
The new allocation brings the UK’s total bilateral assistance to Afghanistan for the current financial year to £154 million (AFN 13.18 billion).
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Around 2.3 million tourists visited Afghanistan’s recreational areas during Eid: Ghufran
Khubaib Ghufran, spokesperson for the Ministry of Information and Culture, announced on Tuesday that over Eid al-Fitr holidays approximately 2.3 million domestic and foreign tourists visited the country’s recreational areas and natural attractions.
Ghufran said this level of tourist presence shows a significant increase compared to previous years and indicates growth and strengthening of the tourism sector.
Meanwhile, officials from the ministry’s departments, while emphasizing public cooperation in preserving the environment, maintaining cleanliness in public places, and protecting tourist attractions, stated that through extensive cooperation and efforts by security institutions, tourists were able to travel to different parts of the country with full confidence during the Eid holidays.
According to Ghufran, the Ministry of Information and Culture is working to develop and strengthen the tourism sector across the country and to provide more facilities and conveniences for tourists.
However, some tourists who traveled to various provinces praised the order, security, and hospitality of the people. They said that all provinces of Afghanistan have always been beautiful, but this year, with the current level of security and tourism facilities, their trips have become even more memorable.
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