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U.S.-Taliban Peace Talks Enter Fourth Day in Qatar
The peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban representatives in Doha, the capital of Qatar entered a fourth day on Thursday as the two sides trying to reach on a potential deal to bring an end to the 17-year conflict in Afghanistan.
The details of the meeting have not been officially revealed yet, but the Taliban sources told Ariana News on Thursday that the U.S. and Taliban officials are trying to establish a mechanism for foreign troop pullout.
“As far as Khalilzad was concerned, to some extent, an agreement has been reached on withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan,” a source close the Taliban said.
The source noted that the two sides also discussed the issue of stability in the region, more specifically to ensure that Afghan territory would not be used for hostile acts against the United States and its allies.
A ceasefire to broker reconciliation talks with the Afghan government is also an issue as the U.S. and Taliban were likely to discuss, the second Taliban source told Ariana News.
“When they reached on an agreement over the two issues, a ceasefire will be declared,” the source said.
The High Peace Council (HPC), however, said the Qatar talks were underway without the presence of the government representatives and that they could not afford to agree on every agenda that would come out of these discussions.
A third source close to the Taliban, meanwhile, said that two sides are expected to reveal the outcomes of the Qatar peace talks in a joint statement, adding that the release of some Taliban prisoners would also be one of the outcomes of the meeting.
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More needs to be done to boost local industry, says Kabir
The deputy prime minister for policy, Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, met with Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, at Sapidar Palace on Tuesday and discussed issues around the quality of domestic products and the need to grow and develop the industrial sector.
Azizi said that good trade relations with neighboring countries has resulted in stable prices of goods in the country.
He said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry works closely with the private sector. As a result, the private sector functions in a befitting manner and the Islamic Emirate has provided necessary facilities.
Azizi said that based on the Islamic Emirate’s good economic policies, there has been a significant development in the import/export sector in the country.
Kabir in turn voiced appreciation for efforts by the leadership of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and said: “The unprecedented efforts of the IEA’s administrations and the stability of the Afghan currency caused the price of food ingredients to remain in the right state and our people also be able to buy essential materials.”
He emphasized the need to work for a balance in trade with neighboring countries, and said more efforts were needed to improve the quality of domestic products and to grow the sector.
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Russia and Tajikistan hold joint military drills along Afghanistan border
Russia and Tajikistan conducted a joint four-day military exercise along the border with Afghanistan in order to be prepared for any “potential threats”, Tajik media reported this week.
Russian military personnel from the 201st military base in Tajikistan participated in this exercise. Reports stated military personnel practiced various combat tactics, especially tactics to counter terrorist groups that illegally enter Tajikistan.
This comes amid repeated concerns expressed by Afghanistan’s neighbors about what they claim are terrorist threats originating from Afghanistan.
The Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on the drills but has repeatedly denied the presence of terrorist groups in the country. The IEA has also continuously said no militant group will be allowed to threaten another country from Afghanistan.
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Media Violation Commission bans two TV channels
The Media Violations Commission has ordered Noor and Barya TV channels to stop broadcasting and to appear in court, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Tuesday.
ّIt is said that the decision against the channels was taken for “not observing the principles of journalism.”
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