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Last week, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) announced the arrest of perpetrators of several attacks who had come from Balochistan to Afghanistan.

Last week, some countries expressed concerns over women’s rights violations in Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said women’s rights were well protected, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan stressed there was no alternative to talks with IEA but the USA linked the IEA government legitimacy with the implementation of pledges.

Special Representative of UN Secretary-General Roza Otunbayeva last recalled the third Doha meeting provided an opportunity for member states to engage directly with the caretaker Afghan government on a range of concerns.

Last week, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project construction kicked off on Afghanistan’s soil, Afghan and Pakistani security forces clashed in Zazi Maidan district and the European Union (EU), Norway, and the United Kingdom (UK) pledged $35.8 million in aid to Afghanistan.

Last week, the United Nations emphasized the importance of continuing engagement with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

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.