Governance & Politics

Deputy Prime Minister Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi has called on Director of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) for the Asia-Pacific region to continue their assistance to the Afghan returnees.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai has urged the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) leadership to lift curbs on girls’ education.

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi and a top official of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have discussed funding and equipping Afghanistan’s health sector.

No official in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) could hold two official positions at the same time, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced on Thursday.

The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel and said that it was now necessary that all segments of the agreement be fully implemented in such a way that the ceasefire is sustainable and humanitarian aid reached the people of Gaza urgently.

Afghanistan and Qatar have held discussions on issues including developments in the labour sector, Gulf Times reported.

The Russian foreign minister has suggested India’s inclusion in the quadrilateral group on Afghanistan, an Indian news channel reported on Wednesday.

Pakistan’s mainstream political parties have expressed their support for engagement with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), calling on Islamabad to open discussions with Kabul on security-related issues.

Former president Hamid Karzai has welcomed the holding of a conference on girls’ education in Muslim countries in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, calling education the undeniable right of girls.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai has urged Iran to address the challenges faced by Afghan refugees in the neighbouring country.

Saudi Ambassador Faisal Torki Al-Buqam has called on Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maulvi Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai and his Belarusian counterpart have discussed economic and political commonalities between Kabul and Minsk.