10 killed, 22 injured in Afghanistan last week
Senior officials from Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Britain and the head of the Muslim World League visited Kabul last week, when a large number of refugees returned from Iran, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
Senior officials from Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Britain and the head of the Muslim World League visited Kabul last week, when a large number of refugees returned from Iran, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan last week signed an agreement on feasibility study of the ‘Trans-Afghan railway project. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees arrived in Kabul today amid continued forced deportation of Afghan refugees from Iran and the UN allocated $10 million in aid for refugees.
Last week, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) strongly rejected claims that the country has become a “safe haven for terrorist groups”.
Last week, Kazakhstan appointed a special envoy for Afghanistan and Russia said it would decide on recognizing the Islamic Emirate at an appropriate time, while the UN claimed a three percent increase in security incidents in Afghanistan, which the IEA rejected, and the European Union announced €161 million in aid to Afghanistan.
Last week, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan. At the same time, Iran set a deadline for the expulsion of four million undocumented Afghan refugees.
Three countries announced nearly $4.4 million in aid to Afghanistan last week, when Afghan officials visited Qatar, Iran and Uzbekistan.
Last week, Russia invited a representative from Afghanistan to participate in the Kazan Economic Forum and Kazakhstan announced a $500 million investment in the Torghundi-Herat railway project, Kabul said it was appointing a diplomat at the ambassadorial level in Moscow.
The UK last week promised efforts to put Afghanistan back on the UN agenda and various sources asked Pakistan to stop forcibly deporting Afghan refugees.
The Russian Attorney General’s Office last week requested the country’s Supreme Court to remove the name “Taliban” from its blacklist.
Last week, several international organisations expressed concern about women's rights in Afghanistan, but the Islamic Emirate of dismissed the apprehensions as groundless.
Last week, Radio Begum’s broadcasts were suspended and seven Black Hawk helicopters, which had been transferred from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan, handed over to the United States.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor has said he is seeking the arrest of two senior Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) leaders over the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan, inviting strong condemnation from the caretaker government in Kabul.
Last week, President Joe Biden said Afghanistan no longer posed a threat to the United States, with some countries calling on the Islamic Emirate to lift restrictions on women.
Last week, China provided 1.5 million aid to Afghanistan. Beijing and Moscow stressed improved bilateral relationships with Kabul.
Last week, seven countries affirmed their commitment to engaging with Afghanistan, and a delegation reported initial findings from a probe into shootings and explosions affecting Afghans in Iran.
At its latest summit in Islamabad last week, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) stressed the need for the resolution of disputes between countries through dialogue.
A number of institutions last week expressed their concern about girls’ rights in Afghanistan, while Russia declared talks with Afghanistan necessary for peace in Central Asia, something Afghan official welcomed.
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, 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.
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.