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Turkey withdraws from Afghanistan-Pakistan mediation amid rising tensions
Turkey has withdrawn from its mediation role in the escalating Pakistan–Afghanistan dispute after repeated diplomatic efforts failed to narrow deep-rooted differences between Islamabad and the Islamic Emirate, India’s CNN News18 reported citing senior security and diplomatic sources.
Multiple rounds of talks facilitated by Turkey, alongside Qatar and Saudi Arabia, ended without progress, as Kabul firmly rejected what it described as Pakistan’s “illegitimate” conditions for a broader peace settlement. Turkish officials have formally informed Islamabad that Afghanistan remains unwilling to accommodate Pakistan’s core security demands, prompting Ankara to step back from further mediation.
CNN News18 reported that at the center of the impasse are Pakistan’s demands that the Islamic Emirate hand over Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, establish a five-kilometre buffer zone along the Durand Line, impose stricter controls on Afghan transit trade and goods movement, recognise Islamabad’s security primacy over Kabul, and accelerate the repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan.
Afghan authorities have categorically rejected these demands, arguing they undermine Afghanistan’s sovereignty.
Neda Mohammad Nadeem, Minister of Higher Education of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), departed for Oman on Sunday, aiming to expand and strengthen academic cooperation between the two countries.
According to the Ministry of Higher Education, the visit includes meetings with relevant Omani officials to discuss the development of academic collaboration, the exchange of academic experiences, the strengthening of ties between higher education institutions, and the expansion of educational engagement between Afghanistan and Oman.
The minister and his delegation are also scheduled to visit several academic and educational institutions in Oman as part of efforts to further enhance bilateral cooperation in the higher education sector.
The Ministry of Higher Education announced on Saturday that 1,008 engineers graduated from Kabul Polytechnic University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Neda Mohammad Nadeem, the Minister of Higher Education, said the graduates bear responsibility toward the system, society, and their families, and emphasized the importance of continuing education and lifelong learning.
“A graduation certificate is not given to you as an ordinary piece of paper; rather, it is a great trust, and from now on you carry major responsibilities toward the system, society, and your families,” he said.
The graduates include 757 engineers from the bachelor’s programs and 251 engineers from the master’s programs.
The Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday that it had held a meeting to coordinate and effectively implement a plan to halt the import of medicines from Pakistan.
The meeting was attended by officials from the Directorates of Pharmaceutical Services, Licensing of Pharmaceutical Facilities, and Document Analysis and Regulation of Activities under the Food and Drug Deputy Ministry of the Ministry of Public Health.
During the meeting, emphasis was placed on alternative measures, including assessing the domestic market, managing existing stockpiles, facilitating imports from approved countries, and holding technical meetings to ensure that the supply of medicines is not disrupted and that people have continued access to safe, standard-quality medicines.
The ministry added that officials stressed the plan should be implemented in a gradual and carefully considered manner so that pharmaceutical services are not disrupted and the public interest is safeguarded.
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