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IEA urges the US to hand over 7 helicopters to Afghans

In response to the transfer of seven helicopters of the former Afghan army from Uzbekistan to the US, the Ministry of National Defense has urged Washington not to create any obstacles on returning these helicopters to Afghanistan and to hand them over to the Afghans, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
The statement stated: “The Islamic Emirate is concern about this issue, because these helicopters belong to Afghanistan, and were moved to Uzbekistan when the officials of the previous administration escaped, thus they should be returned to Afghanistan.”
“It is unacceptable for us that these helicopters are being transferred to the United States for any reason; because the people of Afghanistan have the right to defend and question their rights, along with neighboring countries must also respect the rights of Afghans,” the statement read.
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UN Security Council to hold meeting on Daesh threats from Afghanistan and region

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has announced it will hold a special meeting on Monday this week to discuss the threats posed by Daesh from Afghanistan and the region.
In this meeting, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s report will be reviewed, focusing on the threats emanating from Daesh. The report emphasizes that ISIS-Khorasan is a threat both within and outside Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated that Daesh in Afghanistan has been severely suppressed and cannot pose a threat to the countries of the region or the world from Afghan soil.
"Daesh is not a threat in Afghanistan, nor does it have any strength. It has been suppressed, and it is no longer considered a threat from Afghanistan,” said Mujahid.
Some experts believe that eliminating Daesh threats in the region and the world requires joint efforts, and all countries must cooperate in this regard.
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Hamas frees three more Israeli hostages for 183 Palestinian prisoners

Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday in the latest stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza.
Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, both taken hostage from Kibbutz Be'eri during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, and Or Levy, abducted that day from the Nova music festival, were led onto a Hamas podium by gunmen.
Dozens of armed Hamas fighters were deployed at the site in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, as the men were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross which was to transport them to Israeli forces in Gaza, Reuters reported.
In exchange, Israel will release 183 Palestinian prisoners, some convicted of involvement in attacks that killed dozens of people and including 18 serving life sentences and 111 detained in Gaza during the war, according to Hamas.
The exchange is the latest in a series of swaps that have so far returned 13 Israeli and five Thai hostages abducted during the Hamas attack and released 583 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
Despite hiccups, a 42-day ceasefire and hostage-for-prisoner exchange worked out with U.S. backing and mediation by Egypt and Qatar has held up since it took effect nearly three weeks ago.
But fears the deal might collapse before all the hostages are free have grown since U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise call for Palestinians to be moved from Gaza and for the enclave to be handed to the United States and developed into the "Riviera of the Middle East".
Arab states and Palestinian groups have rejected the proposal, which critics said would amount to ethnic cleansing.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, welcomed Trump's intervention and his defence minister ordered the military to make plans to allow Palestinians who wished to leave Gaza to do so.
Under the ceasefire deal, 33 Israeli children, women and sick, wounded and older men are to be released during an initial phase in exchange for almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
Negotiations on a second phase began this week aimed at returning the remaining hostages and agreeing a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza in preparation for a final end to the war.
Hamas-led gunmen attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and seizing more than 250 as hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
In response, Israel launched an air and ground war in Gaza that has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities, and devastated much of the narrow enclave.
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