Local officials in Faryab and Sar-e-Pul say 15 people died, a large part of agricultural land was damaged and dozens of houses were destroyed due to flash floods in these two provinces.

The floods killed five members of a family in Kohistanat district of Sar-e-Pul province. At the same time, in Faryab province, 10 people were killed and 11 others injured, and dozens of houses and more than 50 acres of agricultural land were destroyed, local officials said.

The most damage has been done to the people of Lolash district of Faryab province.

However, local officials said that floods have hampered the flow of UN food aid to remote areas.

Meanwhile, the World Food Program (WFP) says that floods have destroyed roads and bridges in affected areas in Afghanistan, making it difficult to transport food aid.

WFP stated that it has provided food aid to 20,000 victims across Afghanistan so far.

Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) says it has been about a month since T1 fuel [aircraft fuel] has not been imported to Afghanistan. The chamber expressed concern, saying that the Islamic Emirate should resolve this issue and should ask Turkmenistan to allow Afghan traders to import the fuel into the country.

ACCI officials added that the oil purchase contract was signed with Turkmenistan and the money was also transferred, but that country does not allow the oil to enter Afghanistan.

IEA’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, meanwhile, said that they have looked at this problem and want the matter to be addressed through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

According to ACCI officials, not only Turkmenistan does not allow the entry of aircraft fuel, but they also have problems in transporting food, and they want the IEA to share the issue with Turkmenistan to solve it.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday announced that acting minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has been invited to visit Qatar.

The invitation was extended by Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh al-Khulaifi, Minister of State for the Foreign Affairs of Qatar, who met Muttaqi in Kabul.

In the meeting, the Qatari official considered the conditions of the Islamic Emirate for participation in the third Doha meeting as reasonable, adding that everyone believes that without the presence of the Islamic Emirate, the meeting will be fruitless, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Meanwhile, Muttaqi, while clarifying the position of the Islamic Emirate, expressed his satisfaction regarding the inclusion of the issues of climate change, private sector and drugs in the upcoming Doha meeting.

He appreciated Qatar’s stance on the Palestinian issue and urged its help in creation of job opportunities for Afghan workers and in releasing the frozen assets of Da Afghanistan Bank.

Based on the statement, the Qatari official called Afghanistan his second home and assured of his country’s cooperation in the economic, political, health, infrastructure projects and banking sector.

He added that Qatar wants to build a 400-bed hospital in Kandahar province.

Qatar’s invitation to Muttaqi comes as the third Doha meeting on Afghanistan is scheduled to be held on June 30.