Haqqani: Japan can play key role in rebuilding Afghanistan
The acting interior minister believes Japan could play a constructive role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
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Avoid forced deportation of refugees, host nations asked
Host countries should refrain from forcible deportation of Afghan refugees and should treat them according to international laws and agreements, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday. In a statement, MoRR said a coordination meeting…
Haqqani to Uruzgan officials: Give priority to serving people
Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has asked civil and military officials of central Uruzgan province to be submissive and give priority to serving the people. Haqqani arrived in Tirinkot, the provincial capital, yesterday with a delegation and met…
Haqqani: Will work together with nation to solve problems
Influential figures and university teachers in eastern Nangarhar province have asked the acting government to allow women to pursue higher education and hand over government posts to those eligible. During a meeting with acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani,…
Not accepting world’s demands behind non-recognition: Haqqani
Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has said the main reason behind the non-recognition of the Islamic Emirate is not accepting the demands of the international community. Addressing a gathering in southeastern Paktia province, Haqqani said the world was…
Above 2 million Afghan refugees return since political change
Acting Refugees and Repatriation Minister Khalil Rahman Haqqani on Tuesday said more than two million Afghans had returned to the country from different countries, including neighboring countries, during the past two years. Haqqani, addressing a meeting in Kabul…
Maintain public trust, Haqqani asks police cadets
The acting minister of interior has urged newly-graduated police officials in southern Kandahar province to maintain people’s trust and arrest criminal activities. The graduation ceremony involving 380 policemen was held on Sunday at the Islamic and National…
No ban on girls education next year, hopes Japanese envoy
Japanese ambassador to Kabul Takashi Okada has expressed the hope that there will be no ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan in the next academic year. Okada, who met acting Minister of Interior Sirajuddin Haqqani, stressed continued cooperation…
Haqqani: Want legitimate engagement with world
Acting Interior Minister, Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani says the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) remains committed to the promises held out to the international community. On a visit to southeastern Khost province on Saturday, he addressed a graduation ceremony…
Haqqani: Ban on girls’ education not permanent
The ban on education for girls is not permanent, Minister of Interior Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani assured the UN aid chief on Tuesday. The clash of opinion on the current education system was resolvable, Haqqani said at a meeting…
Working on permanent solution to girls education issue: Haqqani
UN secretary-general’s deputy special representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel has expressed concern about the ban on Afghan women’s education and other restrictions, but acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani says they are working to find a logical and permanent…
18,000 families displaced by flash floods: MoRR
At least 200 people have been killed and about 18,000 families internally displaced due to recent flash floods in the country, says the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation. Khalil Rahman Haqqani, acting minister of refugees, cited the figures…
Formation of inclusive govt to take time: Haqqani
The interior minister believes the formation of a broad-based and inclusive government, a persistent global demand, will take time. An inclusive government would come into effect whenever the Western influence was eradicated from Afghanistan, Sirajuddin Haqqani said. During…
Amnesty based on Sharia, not politics, says Haqqani
Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani says the amnesty garneted by the caretaker government is based on Sharia, not politics. In a statement, the Ministry of Interior quoted Haqqani as saying this during a graduation ceremony at a religious…
Don’t hold detainees in prisons for too long, forces asked
The acting interior minister has directed security forces to treat detainees in accordance with the Sharia law and avoid keeping them in prison beyond their scheduled release dates. Sirajuddin Haqqani issued the instruction at a meeting here on…
Notorious Taliban commander arrested in Kabul
Security Forces have arrested the Taliban Amir Mohammad known as Mullah Hamza and Mullah Baidar in southeastern Paktia province, an official said. Acting Police Chief Lutfullah Kamran told Pajhwok Afghan News Mullah Amir was wanted for Paktia…
Police arrest 5 militants in Kabul
KABUL member were arrested in capital Kabul. Nasrat Rahimi, MoI spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghan special police forces launched an operation in the limits of eighth and fifth police districts and Bagrami district of Kabul on Tuesday night.…
Kabul cleric body’s deputy chief gunned down
KABUL Council, Mualvi Abdul Basir Haqqani, was assassinated in an armed attack in capital Kabul on Saturday, an official said. Kabul police spokesman, Basir Mujahid, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place in Chehelsoton area of Kabul around…
Haqqani sanctuaries eradicated: Pakistan’s military
Pakistan were eradicated from their soil through a ‘successful’ military campaign. In addition to the cost in blood of over 75,000 Pakistanis, there had been a loss of more than $123 billion to the national exchequer, the director-general…
27 Haqqani, Taliban rebels handed over to Afghanistan: Pakistan
Twenty-seven suspected Taliban reveals. Islamabad promised on Tuesday it would continue to mount pressure on the rebel groups, allegedly involved in the recent wave of terror attacks in Afghanistan, The Foreign Office spokesman said: “27 individuals suspected of…
Trump admin urged to act against Haqqani network
Condemning the Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack that killed 22 people, including 14 nationals. The attack has been condemned by countries across the globe. “Pakistan’s military establishment and intelligence agency ISI by using its assets…
Deny Taliban, Haqqanis safe havens, US asks Pakistan
KABUL and Haqqanis safe havens on its soil. Army Col. Rob Manning told Pentagon reporters on Monday: “Our expectations are straightforward: Taliban and Haqqani leadership and attack planners should no longer be able to find safe haven or conduct operations…
Haqqani commander killed in Kurram drone strike
A Haqqani network. At least two suspected militants were killed on Tuesday when the pilotless aircraft struck the vehicle they were travelling in. The slain commander was identified as Jamiuddin. Drones had been hovering over the Kurram for…
Joint action against Haqqanis: Pakistan spurns US demand
Pakistan on its soil, a media report said on Thursday. Islamabad rejected the demand out of hand last week when US Secretary of Defense James Mattis with senior Pakistani civilian and military leaders, The News said. Mattis…
