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President Ghani tasks AOP to process state medal for Rashid Khan

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President Ashraf Ghani has tasked relevant organizations to processing state medal for Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan for his recent achievement in cricket.

“As requested by ACB Chairman Farhan Yusefzai, the president has tasked administrative office of the President (AOPAFG) to start the process of honoring Rashid Khan with a high state medal for his achievement of being named the ICC T20I Player of the Decade and his services to the country through sports.” ACB tweeted.

This comes after two days Afghanistan cricket board (ACB) Chairman Farhan Yusefzai has requested President Ashraf Ghani to award star Afghan spinner Rashid Khan with a state medal after the latter achieved a historic landmark in his career winning the ICC T20I Player of the Decade award.

Rashid Khan was declared the ICC T20I Cricketer of the Decade yesterday having already been featured in the ICC T20I Team of the Decade a day earlier.

Rashid has an incredible record to date in the format, the ICC stated on its website.

He has amassed 89 wickets in 48 games, at an average of just 12.62. With a strike-rate of 12.3, the No.1-ranked men’s T20I bowler boasts a T20 career-best 5/3 against Ireland in 2017.

Rashid said after the news was announced that he was “speechless” but thanked his fans and said it was a “great moment for all of Afghanistan”.

Meanwhile, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) at an event on Thursday appreciated cricket star Rashid Khan for his recent achievements, especially his selection as the Men’s T20l Cricketer of the Decade by the International Cricket Council.

Afghan sports officials said the achievement by Rashid Khan is a big pride for the country and that Rashid can be a role model for other youth in Afghanistan.

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US, China in dispute over who should draft UNSC resolutions on Afghanistan

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Richard Gowan, the UN Director at the International Crisis Group, said on Friday that United States and China have been at odds over who should draft Afghanistan resolutions in the Security Council, adding that the debate has escalated since President Donald Trump took office.

In an article published on the website of an American organization called Just Security, Gowan wrote that the dispute has significant implications not only for how the UN engages with the Islamic Emirate in Kabul, but also for how Beijing positions itself as a leading power in the Security Council.

In UN parlance, penholders are the council members that “initiate and chair” the drafting of mandates, tabling the initial versions of texts for negotiations. The nation that “holds the pen” on a given file has significant leeway to set the terms for how the council approaches a peace operation or sanctions regime.

China, to date, has stood apart from the other permanent members. While it co-drafted some resolutions with the United States on North Korea in the 2010s, it has wielded the pen on no other country-specific issues on the council agenda.

This is despite the fact that Beijing has become more willing to assert itself in other ways in the council – such as casting its veto – in recent decades. 

However, last fall, China indicated that it wished to act as penholder on Afghanistan.

Beijing has a number of reasons to focus on Afghanistan and the U.N. Assistance Mission there (UNAMA). Beijing appears to see a continuing U.N. presence in Afghanistan as suiting its interests. Beijing is both wary about Afghanistan as a potential haven for terrorists, and intrigued by its mineral wealth, according to Gowan.

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Russian FM: Situation in Afghanistan poses serious threat to neighboring countries

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed concern over the situation in Afghanistan, saying it poses a serious threat to neighboring countries.

During a meeting with Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister, Lavrov emphasized the need for cooperation to address security threats in the Central Asian region, particularly in Afghanistan.

He specifically mentioned Russia and Tajikistan as countries that could be affected by the instability in Afghanistan.

He added that cooperation within multilateral frameworks, such as the Moscow Format on Afghanistan, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), is essential to counter these threats.

Meanwhile, Russia and Tajikistan have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in combating terrorism and drug trafficking.

However, the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly called these concerns unfounded and consistently emphasized that it will never allow Afghan soil to be used against other countries.

Earlier, the IEA stated that regional joint efforts are necessary to eradicate terrorism.

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Grenade attack on mosque injures 4 in Samangan

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The press office of the Samangan Police Command said in a statement on Friday that four worshippers were injured when a hand grenade was thrown by two individuals inside a mosque in the center of Aybak city, the capital of the province.

The statement stated the incident took place during Friday prayers at the Joe Zhondan Mosque in Aybak city, and the injured were transferred to the provincial hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif.

The statement added the perpetrators are residents of Samangan and carried out this act due to personal enmity they had previously held against members of the mosque community.

The perpetrators were arrested by Samangan security forces while attempting to flee, along with a weapon. They are now under custody for further investigation, the statement read.

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