Peaceful Afghanistan Requires Inclusive Political Process, Says UN Envoy

Nov 17, 2022, 14:13 GMT

Markus Potzel, the United Nations Deputy Special Representative in Afghanistan, said that a stable and peaceful Afghanistan requires inclusive political processes that respect the rights of all Afghan citizens, particularly women and minorities.

Potzel reiterated the demand for inclusive political processes during his meeting with the members of the Faryab civil society in Maimana city.

The Taliban has been accused of monopolising power and violating the rights of citizens particularly ethnic minorities.

The group has ignored international demands to form an inclusive political process in Afghanistan.

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Taliban Arrests 6 Civilians on Charges of Supporting NRF in Kapisa

Nov 17, 2022, 12:58 GMT

Sources said that Taliban members had arrested six civilians from Hesa Awal district of Kapisa province on the accusation of supporting the National Resistance Front on Tuesday. Sources added that one of the arrested civilians had been injured during the Taliban operation.

Recently, many reports have emerged that the Taliban have arrested and tortured many civilians in the northern provinces, especially in Panjshir, Kapisa, Parwan, Baghlan, and north of Kabul, on the charges of cooperation with the NRF.

On Wednesday, the representative of Tajikistan at the Moscow consultative meeting expressed concerns about the killing of Tajiks in Afghanistan too.

The Tajikistan representative said that the mass killing of Tajiks has been underway in Panjshir and the northern regions of Afghanistan.

Human rights organisations also published several reports saying that the Taliban had tortured civilians in northern provinces of Afghanistan.

No Countries Can Build Military Facilities in Afghanistan, Says Taliban Foreign Ministry

Nov 17, 2022, 11:25 GMT

After the Moscow meeting, Taliban's foreign ministry announced that the group will not allow a foreign country to build military facilities in Afghanistan. The Taliban on Thursday called on other countries not to allow the use of their territory and space against Afghanistan.

The Taliban's foreign ministry did not name any country, but after al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US airstrike in Kabul, the Taliban criticised Pakistan and said that Islamabad had allowed the US to use Pakistani soil to attack Afghanistan.

The Taliban foreign ministry added that the group believes that the security, stability, and economic prosperity of the region is the joint responsibility of all the countries in the region. The Taliban also said that joint measures need to be taken and to better address the regional issues, and the group must be involved in regional initiatives.

The Taliban’s statement has been issued at a time when at the Moscow meeting, Iran’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, said that his country is against the US return to Afghanistan in the name of reconstruction of the country.

Qomi, added that the current crisis in Afghanistan is the result of the two decades of the presence of the United States and its allies in Afghanistan.

Moscow's consultative meeting on Afghanistan was held on Wednesday with the presence of representatives of at least ten countries from the region.

US Special Representative Calls For National Political Dialogue in Afghanistan

Nov 17, 2022, 09:47 GMT

Thomas West, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, said that there is a need for national political dialogue in Afghanistan. West described the situation for Afghan girls, women, and minorities as repressive and the public expression as shrinking.

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan said that he has met with Shahrzad Akbar, the former chairwoman of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission.

The Taliban have been accused of widespread human rights violations since taking power in Afghanistan.

After their takeover of Afghanistan, the group dissolved Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and several other government bodies.

US Should Take Responsibility for Reconstruction of Afghanistan, Says Chinese Envoy

Nov 16, 2022, 15:02 GMT

China's Special Envoy on Afghan Affairs, Yue Xiaoyong, urged the United States to take responsibility for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. At the Moscow meeting, Xiaoyong also said that they should urge the United States to release the frozen assets of Afghanistan.

China, which enjoys close relations with the Taliban, believes that the United States’ strategy in Afghanistan has failed.

The Chinese Special envoy also added, at the Moscow meeting, that the United States is the source of problems in Afghanistan.

At the Moscow meeting, representatives of Uzbekistan and Russia also demanded the release of Afghanistan’s frozen funds.

Iran’s Representative Calls for Formation of Inclusive Government in Afghanistan

Nov 16, 2022, 13:52 GMT

Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, called for an inclusive government in Afghanistan at the Moscow meeting. Qomi said that such a government will facilitate Afghanistan with a political position and recognition in the international community.

He also announced that Iran will soon hold an international meeting regarding Afghanistan. According to Qomi, the upcoming meeting will be at the foreign-ministerial level.

Addressing the participants of the Moscow meet, Qomi warned that time is running out, and if the world can’t manage the situation in Afghanistan, it will get worse.

Representatives of Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey are present in this meeting.

The Taliban has not been invited to this meeting and Qomi did not comment on the presence of the Taliban in the upcoming meeting in Tehran too.

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Taliban Arrests 6 Civilians on Charges of Supporting NRF in Kapisa

Nov 17, 2022, 12:58 GMT

On Wednesday, the representative of Tajikistan at the Moscow consultative meeting expressed concerns about the killing of Tajiks in Afghanistan too.

The Tajikistan representative said that the mass killing of Tajiks has been underway in Panjshir and the northern regions of Afghanistan.

Human rights organisations also published several reports saying that the Taliban had tortured civilians in northern provinces of Afghanistan.

No Countries Can Build Military Facilities in Afghanistan, Says Taliban Foreign Ministry

Nov 17, 2022, 11:25 GMT

Qomi, added that the current crisis in Afghanistan is the result of the two decades of the presence of the United States and its allies in Afghanistan.

Moscow's consultative meeting on Afghanistan was held on Wednesday with the presence of representatives of at least ten countries from the region.

US Special Representative Calls For National Political Dialogue in Afghanistan

Nov 17, 2022, 09:47 GMT

The US Special Representative for Afghanistan said that he has met with Shahrzad Akbar, the former chairwoman of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission.

The Taliban have been accused of widespread human rights violations since taking power in Afghanistan.

After their takeover of Afghanistan, the group dissolved Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and several other government bodies.

US Should Take Responsibility for Reconstruction of Afghanistan, Says Chinese Envoy

Nov 16, 2022, 15:02 GMT

China, which enjoys close relations with the Taliban, believes that the United States’ strategy in Afghanistan has failed.

The Chinese Special envoy also added, at the Moscow meeting, that the United States is the source of problems in Afghanistan.

At the Moscow meeting, representatives of Uzbekistan and Russia also demanded the release of Afghanistan’s frozen funds.

Iran’s Representative Calls for Formation of Inclusive Government in Afghanistan

Nov 16, 2022, 13:52 GMT

He also announced that Iran will soon hold an international meeting regarding Afghanistan. According to Qomi, the upcoming meeting will be at the foreign-ministerial level.

Addressing the participants of the Moscow meet, Qomi warned that time is running out, and if the world can’t manage the situation in Afghanistan, it will get worse.

The Taliban has not been invited to this meeting and Qomi did not comment on the presence of the Taliban in the upcoming meeting in Tehran too.

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