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UN approves travel ban exemptions for four key IEA officials
The United Nations Security Council Committee has approved travel ban exemptions for four senior officials of the Islamic Emirate so that they can perform Hajj pilgrimage.
The exemptions will allow Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the prime minister’s deputy for political affairs, intelligence acting chief Abdul-Haq Wassiq, acting minister for hajj Noor Mohammad Saqib and acting interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani to visit Mecca, Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.
The United Nations announced the decision on June 5th.
At the same time, with the removal of this travel ban, sources confirmed to Ariana News that the Acting Minister of Interior has traveled to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.
This week Sirajuddin Haqqani visited the United Arab Emirates and met with UAE officials including Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi.
The US State Department said Wednesday that countries should respect the travel ban imposed on Islamic Emirate leaders and should first seek permission before allowing IEA leaders to enter those countries.
Meanwhile, Matthew Miller, the State Department’s spokesperson, said countries need a travel exemption as specified in the 1988 resolution of the United Nations Sanctions Committee.
He said all the UN member countries should follow this process.
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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