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Taliban shares draft peace plan with HCNR: Salim
Attaullah Salim, Deputy of the High Council for the National Reconciliation (HCNR) said Wednesday that the Taliban has shared a draft of a peace plan with the council.
Addressing a ceremony marking the anniversary of the Mujahidin victory, Salim stated that he hopes the integration of the HCNR’s plan with the Taliban peace plan could lead to “a common vision for peace in Afghanistan.”
Salim, however, did provide details about the Taliban’s proposed plan.
“Let us put an end to all the adversities and hardships that have caused the destruction of our society in the past. I believe that the Taliban has also worked on plan; we have received a draft of their plan,” Salim said.
He added: “By integrating of the two plans, I hope both the people of Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and the Taliban will reach a unified plan.”
The development comes as the Taliban refused to participate in the U.S.-backed Afghan peace conference which was scheduled for April 24 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Taliban had stated that it will not participate at any conference on Afghan peace until all foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan.
Turkey, Qatar, and the United Nations last week announced that the planned Istanbul Conference was postponed for after the holy month of Ramadan.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, meanwhile, said this week that the country will urge the Taliban to remain engaged and continue with the peace process.
“We will certainly try and urge them, you know we will urge them to remain engaged and continue with the peace process; the process that started in Doha should come to its logical conclusion,” Qureshi said.
“We are asking all the stakeholders to remain constructive, to remain engaged, and build on what they have achieved in Doha,” he added.
The Taliban, so far, has not commented in this regard.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.
In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.
According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.
The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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