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Poison spread by the enemy still in place, says Haqqani
Addressing a gathering of religious scholars, tribal elders and local officials, the Minister of Interior Sirajuddin Haqqani said that the “poison” of the enemies still remains in Afghanistan and a lot of work is needed to build public trust.
Sirajuddin Haqqani's trip to the north of the country is at the request of the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate.
Assessing the security situation and addressing the needs of local people are said to be on Haqqani’s agenda.
During his speech in Sar-e Pul, Haqqani emphasized that now pockets of power in the north have been dismantled and the IEA has put an end to oppression and injustice.
“I have traveled here to the north based on the order of the leadership of the Emirate. You share your problems and needs and also your suggestions with me in consultation with each other. I will share it with His Highness Amirul Momineen and we will try to address them,” Haqqani said.
Meanwhile, the deputy governor of Sar-e Pul said that security prevails in the province and people are satisfied with the IEA.
“Thank God, today you and I are hosting such personalities whose honesty, justice and sincerity have been proven to all people,” Mohammad Nader Haqjo said.
In his speech, Haqqani also said that although enemies planted the seeds of discrimination and prejudice and created mistrust among the ethnic groups of Afghanistan in the past twenty years, the Islamic Emirate will eradicate the seeds of prejudice and discrimination among the Afghan ethnic groups and will try to create friendship and trust.
“Allah defeated the great powers of the world, America and NATO, by the poor people of Afghanistan, but a lot of work is needed to build trust due to the poison that the enemy has spread,” Haqqani said.
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Senior Indian diplomat meets FM Muttaqi in Kabul
Muttaqi expressed hope that relations between India and Afghanistan would expand in various fields. He stressed that to develop trade relations, Indian visa facilities should be increased for Afghan citizens, especially businesspersons.
JP Singh, Indian foreign ministry’s joint secretary for the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division, has met with Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul.
The two sides discussed political and economic relations between Afghanistan and India, and people's movements, the Afghan foreign ministry said in a statement.
Muttaqi expressed hope that relations between India and Afghanistan would expand in various fields. He stressed that to develop trade relations, Indian visa facilities should be increased for Afghan citizens, especially businesspersons.
He also thanked India for its humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and called India's pledges in the development sector promising.
According to the statement, JP Singh said that relations with Afghanistan are important for India and have an ancient history.
The Indian diplomat said that along with humanitarian aid to Afghans, India has also started development assistance to Afghanistan and is engaged in technical discussions with relevant Afghan institutions. JP Singh stressed that the development of relations between the two countries is important, adding that in the near future, negotiations will be held between technical delegations of regional countries including Afghanistan and India on the Chabahar port. He also promised to increase Indian visa facilities for Afghans.
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IEA flatly rejects UN report on poppy cultivation increase in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Interior’s spokesman Abdul Matin Qane said on Wednesday the Islamic Emirate “completely” rejects the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report that poppy cultivation has increased by 19 percent this year, against 2023.
UNODC released its report on Wednesday, claiming opium cultivation rose by 19 percent despite a ban by the Islamic Emirate that almost eradicated the crop.
The 19 percent increase (12,800 hectares of poppies) year-on-year remains far below the 232,000 hectares cultivated when the IEA’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada banned the crop in April 2022.
Qane said in a statement the report is far from the truth.
"Since narcotics are a destructive phenomenon and forbidden from the perspective of the religion of Islam, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan based on the order of the leadership of the Emirate, has put the fight against this phenomenon as a priority.”
For years Afghanistan was the world's biggest supplier of opium and heroin.
Many farmers in Afghanistan were hit hard financially by the ban and have not been able to reap the same profits from alternative crops.
The Islamic Emirate has however repeatedly called for international support for farmers to transition to alternative crops and livelihoods.
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IEA hopes Trump govt will usher in new chapter between Kabul and Washington
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said late Wednesday in a statement that in the light of a balanced foreign policy, the ministry hopes that the future American government under newly elected president Donald Trump will take realistic steps to achieve its goals so that significant progress can be made in relations between Kabul and Washington.
Balkhi said it is hoped that both countries can open a new chapter of relations in light of mutual interaction.
He added that the Doha agreement between the Islamic Emirate and the United States was signed during the presidency of Donald Trump, and after that, the 20-year occupation ended in Afghanistan.
He stated IEA hopes that Trump may play a constructive role in ending the current war in the region and the world, especially in Gaza and Lebanon.
Donald Trump on Wednesday won the presidential election in the US after beating Kamala Harris.
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