Weekly report

Last week, the OIC expressed concern over the forced deportation of Afghan refugees.  Officials said a plan was being developed to expand economic cooperation between Afghanistan and Russia.

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.

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 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 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) rejected the former US president’s claim regarding weapons sales, some countries showed interest in open their embassies in Kabul and Pakistan demanded Afghanistan to investigate the Bannu attack incident but Kabul said the attack was nothing to do with Afghanistan.

Last week, the Doha meeting on Afghanistan made headlines, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) termed stable Afghanistan in regional interest while some countries demanded the creation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan but the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) termed the nature of government its internal issue.

Last week, Russian officials comments positively about the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), European Union (EU) pledged 10 million ERU assistance to Afghanistan, some UN officials again expressed concerns about the women’s situation in the country while the IEA renewed its commitment to the rights of all citizens in the framework of Islamic Sharia Law.

Last week, some global organisations and Japan announced $21 million in aid to Afghanistan, with Russia hinting at removing IEA from the terrorist list — a move hailed by the caretaker government.

Last week, Afghanistan hit Pakistani military sites with heavy weapons in retaliation to airstrikes by Pakistani military aircraft inside Afghanistan, Azerbaijan opened its embassy in Kabul and the European Union (EU) announced five million euro assistance for vulnerable Afghans.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Last week, $2.44 billion were raised in humanitarian support for Afghanistan at an international conference and the week saw civilian casualties increasing as

Sixty-two people were killed and injured in Afghanistan last week, US termed diplomatic engagement with the acting Afghan government in the interest of all sides while Anas Haqqani, a key Taliban member, claimed covert recognition of their government was underway.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Prices of gold, rice and cooking oil increased but the gas rate fell during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on