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Pakistan envoy says TTP is ‘red line’, hopes IEA will take action
Durrani said Pakistan desired socioeconomic and political conditions in Afghanistan that would facilitate the return of over three million Afghan refugees currently residing in the country.

Pakistan’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Asif Khan Durrani on Tuesday said the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group was the country’s “red line” and there were hopes that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) would take effective action against the militant group.
“Terrorism emanating out of Afghanistan is a concern not only for Pakistan but other neighbouring countries like China, Iran, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan as well,” Durrani said at a roundtable discussion on “Pak-Afghan Relations: Challenges and Opportunities” at the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) Islamabad, Dawn newspaper reported.
He urged the IEA to take steps against terrorist groups.
At the same time, Durrani said: “We have to deal with the Afghan government with patience and perseverance. Pakistan desires peace and stability in Afghanistan.”
The comments come a day after the Pakistan army announced that it killed three terrorists trying to infiltrate the Pak-Afghan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dir district.
Durrani said Pakistan desired socioeconomic and political conditions in Afghanistan that would facilitate the return of over three million Afghan refugees currently residing in the country.
He urged the international community, especially the UN refugee agency UNHCR, to come up with strategies for the dignified return of Afghan refugees to their homeland.
Durrani shared that the IEA’s efforts for poppy eradication were acknowledged by stakeholders at the UN Doha meeting that concluded earlier this month.
The envoy called for removing obstacles to trade between the two neighbors and the transit of Pakistan’s goods from Afghanistan to Central Asia.
He also called for expediting regional connectivity projects such as the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project and the Casa-1000 power transmission line from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Abrar Hussain, Pakistan’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, has highlighted the importance of border management in the relations between the two countries.
He appreciated people-to-people as well as diplomatic contacts between Afghanistan and Pakistan at the highest levels.
Hussain urged regional countries to assist the IEA in addressing its capacity issues regarding dealing with terrorism emanating out of Afghanistan.
Pakistani officials have repeatedly claimed that the attacks in the country are orchestrated in Afghanistan, but the Islamic Emirate denies the claims, saying Pakistan should look for the problem on its own soil.
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Management of Kabul Serena Hotel handed over to German firm

A German company, "Cinderella International Group," has assumed management of the Kabul Serena Hotel as of February 1, AFP reports.
The company has renamed the hotel to "Grand Kabul Hotel" and officially began overseeing its operations at the start of February.
Aaron Azim, CEO of the German firm, confirmed that a 10-year management contract has been signed with the Islamic Emirate for the hotel’s administration.
Azim, who holds dual Afghan-German citizenship, did not disclose the financial value of the contract.
He further shared that his company has been active in Afghanistan for 20 years, focusing primarily on road construction and mining projects.
Previously, the Islamic Emirate announced that the hotel’s management had been handed over to an international firm with substantial expertise in hotel management but withheld the company’s identity.
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Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni said on Thursday that the country has enforced stricter laws on the employment of illegal immigrants.
According to IRNA, Momeni told reporters that since March last year, about 1.1 million illegal foreign citizens have been repatriated to their country with the coordination of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Pointing out that some deported illegal foreign nationals return to Iran, he stated: "Plans in the areas of physical and electronic border closures have been prioritized to minimize the number of returns."
Momeni emphasized that employing illegal foreign nationals deprives Iranians of many job opportunities, therefore, labor laws have been implemented more strictly in this regard and violating employers will face action.
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IEA says it has control of Afghanistan embassy in Ankara

A foreign ministry official in Kabul said on Thursday that the Islamic Emirate's diplomats at the Afghanistan embassy in Ankara provide consular services and represent the country.
Earlier, the Afghan embassy in Ankara said in a statement that all diplomats appointed by the previous government would end their missions from February 6, 2025, adding that the embassy was handed over to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
Zakir Jalali, director of the third political department of the Afghan Foreign Ministry, said on X that the Afghan embassy in Ankara continues to operate and is at the service of citizens and other visitors.
"Citizens should be assured that consular services and representating duties are carried out by the diplomats of the Islamic Emirate in the embassy with transparency, responsibility and full commitment," he said. "Changes in diplomatic personnel are common in diplomatic missions.”
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