LAHORE: Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has expressed his intention to visit Pakistan after Eid-ul-Fitr. Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Sirajul Haque had a telephone conversation with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in which the two leaders discussed the overall political situation in the region. Expressing good wishes and prayers for Afghanistan, Sirajul Haque…
Afghanistan government spokesman Zabiullah – file photo Afghanistan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said that there is a message for Saudi Arabia that there is complete security, do not hesitate to open the embassy. In a statement, Zabihullah Mujahid said that the forces are making every possible effort to ensure the security of diplomatic centers….
File photo Pakistan also allowed Afghan airline Com Air to fly from Mazar-e-Sharif, the inaugural flight of Com Air arrived in Islamabad today from Mazar-e-Sharif. Air connectivity between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been further restored, with Pakistan allowing Afghan airline Com Air to operate flights from Mazar-e-Sharif as well. According to CAA sources, the inaugural…
Stephen Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, says that the issue of recognizing the Afghan government is clearly in the hands of member states. He said that the Deputy Secretary General in his statement reiterated the need for a coordinated approach for the international community regarding Afghanistan. According to him, they were in…
IOM has worked closely with the Government of Canada and other partners to safely resettle Afghans in the country since August 2021. “The safe and dignified resettlement of refugees globally has been a central part of IOM’s work for more than 70 years and we are proud to be part of Canada’s efforts to provide…
Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahabib has expressed regret over the Afghan government’s decision to prevent Afghan women from working for the United Nations and demanded its withdrawal. In his message released on his official Twitter account, he said that ‘Belgium has strongly condemned the ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan.’…
In statements on Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres was joined by deputy chief Amina Mohammed, in describing the latest escalation of the de facto authorities’ suppression of women, as a violation of their inalienable fundamental human rights. “It also violates Afghanistan’s obligations under international human rights law, and infringes on the principle of non-discrimination, which is a core tenet…
File photo Zalmay Khalilzad, the former special representative of the United States for Afghanistan, has said that the Taliban’s ban on Afghan women workers of the United Nations is wrong. In a statement, Zalmay Khalilzad said that the ban on UN Afghan women workers would increase the hardships of Afghans, and the ban could potentially…
“Our colleagues on the ground at the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) received word of an order by the de facto authorities that bans female national staff members of the UN from working,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, told reporters at UN Headquarters during the regular daily briefing. “We are still looking into…
There is a traffic jam on the road after the explosion. 6 people were killed and many others were injured in a suicide attack near the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan in Kabul. Afghan Interior Ministry Spokesman Abdul Nafee Thakur said that Afghan forces had identified the attacker but the explosives…
