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US Envoy Headed to China after Concluding Talks with Taliban in Qatar
The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation on Tuesday headed to China after concluding talks with the Taliban representatives in Doha, the capital of Qatar.
Khalilzad made the announcement in a tweet, adding that from China he will return to Washington “to consult and report” on the Afghan peace process.
During the seventh round of talks between the U.S. and Taliban negotiators in Doha, the two sides four issues including counter-terrorism assurances, troop withdrawal, a ceasefire, and intra-Afghan dialogue.
Meanwhile, participants of the two-day intra-Afghan meeting hold in Doha expressed their satisfaction from the outcome of the meeting on Tuesday.
Mullah Khairullah Khair Khwa, a member of the Taliban’s political office said the meeting had a peaceful message for ending the war in Afghanistan.
“It was not a decision-maker meeting but the participants agreed on a number of issues to be implemented,” Mr. Khair Khwa said.
The Taliban delegation believes that the intra-Afghan meeting will have a positive impact on the ongoing US-Taliban talks.
“This helps that the Afghan society is thirsty for peace and all Afghans want the occupation to be ended,” said Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for Taliban’s Qatar Office.
Meanwhile, members of the Kabul delegation are hopeful that the meeting will decrease violence in Afghanistan.
“It was decided that the highways, water dams, public places, workplaces, and residential areas would be safe from attacks,” said Hazrat Omar Zakhailwal, a participant of the meeting.
Although, the two sides seem happy from the ending declaration of the meeting there are disagreements over important issues.
“Our thoughts and positions are different. There are disputable issues but a part of that was clarified,” said Nader Nadery, the Head of Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Services Commission (IARCSC) and a participant of the meeting.
This comes as the U.S. and Taliban officials resumed their seventh round of talks after a two-day pause due to the intra-Afghan meeting.
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IED explosion in Badakhshan leaves 8 dead and wounded
Eight security force members were killed and wounded in an IED explosion in Badakhshan province on Wednesday morning, officials confirmed.
The Ministry of Interior said three policemen died and five others were wounded in the explosion.
Abdul Mateen Qani, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, said: “Unfortunately, at around 11:00 AM today, a sticky mine (magnetic IED) that was already embedded in a motorcycle exploded in the Jawozon area of Faizabad city, Badakhshan province.”
According to Qani the device detonated while a convoy of police was traveling through the area. Police had been carrying out a poppy clearing operation.
Police are investigating the incident, Qani said.
So far, no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the explosion.
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Khurasan beats Istaqlal 1-0 in ACL; Sorkh Poshan thrash Sarsabz Yashlar 4-1
Khurasan Faryab defeated Istiqlal Kabul 1-0 in the 35th match of Afghanistan Champions League (ACL) in Kabul on Tuesday, while Sorkh Poshan Khafi thrashed Sarsabz Yashlar 4-1 in the 36th match of the tournament on the same day.
Khurasan’s only goal against Istiqlal Kabul was scored by Farid Ahmad – who was declared man of the match.
In the second match of the day, Sorkh Poshan Khafi’s four goals were scored by Habibullah Hotak and Omid Rajabi.
Khurasan’s Habibullah Hotak received the man of the match award.
Wednesday’s matches will see Abu Muslim Farah FC take on Adalat Farah FC at 1 PM, while Maiwand FC will play Jawanan Wahedi FC at 3:30 PM.
The matches are broadcast live on Ariana Television.
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Pakistan is using its territory against Afghanistan: MoD
The Ministry of National Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) has strongly rejected Pakistan’s claim that the recent attack on Chinese nationals in Pakistan was planned from the territory of Afghanistan.
Late last month five Chinese nationals and one Pakistani were killed in a suicide bombing near Besham, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Inayatullah Khwarazmi, said that Daesh came from Pakistan to the territory of Afghanistan and its goals were organized from there.
He said that Pakistan should respond to these actions.
Khwarazmi, said that in an area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is under the security of the Pakistan Army, the killing of Chinese nationals is either the weakness of the security institutions or their cooperation with the attackers.
Khwarazmi says that the Islamic Emirate has assured China that Afghans are not involved in such incidents.
The territorial tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are on the rise again. In the latest issue, Islamabad has accused Kabul of harboring terrorist networks.
Pakistan’s intelligence service has claimed that the Besham attack was planned in Afghanistan.
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