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UNAMA to continue its development and humanitarian aid in Afghanistan

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Deputy chief of the UN in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Indrika Ratwatte, on Tuesday met with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, and said the organization will continue its developmental and humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan in coordination with the Islamic Emirate, the deputy PM’s office said in a statement.

Ratwatte stated the organization will continue its cooperation in providing facilities for returnees, supporting the private sector, backing small and medium-sized enterprises, creating employment opportunities in rural areas through small loans, and offering alternative livelihoods to Afghan farmers to replace poppy cultivation.

He added that UNAMA will make necessary efforts to facilitate the access of Afghan agricultural products, industrial goods, and handicrafts to international markets.

Meanwhile, Baradar expressed gratitude for UNAMA’s humanitarian aid to victims of natural disasters and urged the organization to ensure transparency in distributing humanitarian aid.

He also requested that developmental aid be prioritized so that, on one hand, job opportunities are created for Afghans, and on the other, essential services are provided in key areas of life.

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UN Security Council to hold meeting on Daesh threats from Afghanistan and region

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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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Trump says it was ‘stupid’ for Biden administration to abandon arms in Afghanistan

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US President Donald Trump said on Friday it was "stupid" for the Biden administration to abandon military equipment worth billions of dollars in Afghanistan.

Trump said at a joint press conference with the Japanese prime minister at the White House on Friday that there was no reason to leave military equipment in Afghanistan.

“I want our military to be the strongest. I also don’t mind spending so much money on the military because we build it here, made in the USA. All made in the USA. I rebuilt our military during my first term, did a great job. We left some of it behind in Afghanistan stupidly. There was no reason for that,” Trump said.

Trump has repeatedly criticized the abandonment of military equipment in Afghanistan.

Trump said before his inauguration last month that future financial aid to Afghanistan would be contingent upon the return of US military equipment.

The Islamic Emirate, however, has said the equipment now belongs to Afghanistan and would not be handed over to the US.

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US Defense Secretary pledges accountability over Afghan war failures

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday promised that there would be accountability for war in Afghanistan, which ended dramatically in 2021 with a chaotic withdrawal after a faster-than-expected collapse of the US-backed government in Kabul.

"We are going to look back at what happened in Afghanistan and hold people accountable -- not to be retrospective, not for retribution, but to understand what went wrong and why there was no accountability for it," Hegseth said addressing an audience at the Pentagon.

He pointed the failed war in Afghanistan, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 as events that have eroded the global view of American strength. That, he said, increases risks to global stability.

"Unfortunately, over the last couple of years, we've seen events that have occurred that created the perception, reality or perception, but I would argue more perception, of American weakness," Hegseth said.

"Chaos happens when the perception of American strength is not complete. And so we aim to reestablish that deterrence."

Hegseth said he would travel next week to a NATO gathering of defense ministers in Brussels to deliver a message for them to "step up in their industrial base, in spending."

 

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