Peace

Last week, high-ranking officials the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) travelled to three different countries.

Last week, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kazakhstan accepted Afghan ambassadors. Kabul banned UN human rights expert Richard Bennett's entry into Afghanistan. Restrictions on women were reported to have had a negative impact.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Delegations from Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Iran arrived in Kabul last week, when the interim government said airspace violation by Pakistan was being investigated.

Last week, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) rejected the International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM) report that eight million Afghans have migrated in the past nearly five years.

Last week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) dismissed consular services of 14 diplomatic missions and termed them unacceptable, websites of four diplomatic missions shut down, some Afghan officials stressed both religious and scientific education and the IEA called the UNAMA’s criticism of women rights unfounded.

Last week, Canberra pledged to compensate the families of those unlawfully killed or harmed by Australian forces in Afghanistan, while Human Rights Watch called for the lifting of restrictions on Afghan women.

Last week, Russia called the UN-led Doha meeting on Afghanistan important to revive close and constructive cooperation between the international community and Afghan authorities.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) last week decided to participate in the UN-led Doha meeting, which the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) termed vital and the UN released two reports about Afghanistan, but the IEA rejected them.

Last week, five acting ministers had foreign trips, as the United Nations temporarily lifted a travel ban on four senior officials. Russia once again emphasised on interaction with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, with Kazakhstan delisting IEA as a banned organisation.

Deputy prime minister Maulvi Abdul Kabir last week met UN officials in Kabul and hoped the Islamic Emirate’s position on participating in the Doha meeting would be endorsed.

Nearly a dozen people, mostly foreign nationals, were killed and wounded in attacks by unidentified gunmen in central Bamyan province last week that saw periodic clashes erupting between Afghan and Pakistani border forces.

Last week, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) noted its engagement within the framework of humanitarian approach and constructive dialogue with Afghan officials.