Iran, Pakistan Foreign Ministers Stress on Inclusive Government in Afghanistan

Haqqani wrote on Twitter that those Afghans that Prince Harry had killed “were not chess pieces, they were human beings".

Prince Harry said in his book, parts of which have been published by a number of British media outlets, that he killed 25 people during his second mission in Afghanistan. The member of the British royal family said that when he killed these people, he thought of them not as "people" but as "chess pieces".

However, Haqqani added, “The truth is what you’ve said and our innocent people were chess pieces to your soldiers, military and political leaders. Still, you were defeated in that “game” of white & black squares."

This member of the Haqqani network emphasised, "I don't expect that the International Criminal Court (ICC) will summon you or the human rights activists will condemn you because they are deaf and blind to you. But hopefully, these atrocities will be remembered in the history of humanity.”

According to the Independent daily, this is the first time that Prince Harry, a member of the royal family, mentioned how many Taliban fighters he had killed during his military service.

Anas Haqqani criticised the killing of Afghans by Prince Harry, while the Haqqani network and he has been accused of carrying out the deadliest attacks over the last two decades. As a result of the Haqqani network's complex attacks, dozens of Afghan civilians and citizens have been killed and injured.

Haqqani’s meeting with these religious scholars takes place at a time when many Islamic countries have criticised the Taliban's ban on women's work and education.

The Taliban’s interior ministry stated that these clerics praised the Taliban’s "victory of Jihad".

Haqqani also said that "unity, obedience and honesty" had been the main reasons for the success of the Taliban.

According to the ministry of Interior of the Taliban, these clerics have supported the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

According to the former minister of justice, the Taliban lack national and international legitimacy and that’s why long-term contracts will not be implemented after the establishment of a legitimate government in Afghanistan.

The Taliban officials signed a 25-year oil extraction contract in the Amu Darya basin with the Chinese company "CPEIC" in Kabul on Thursday.

Manawi questioned the Chinese and asked them what legal guarantees the Chinese have when there is no standard legal system and courts in Afghanistan.

According to the Taliban, the landslide happened on Thursday, hours before an earthquake jolted the area.

Moezuddin Ahmadi, the director of information and culture of the Taliban in Badakhshan, said that the rescue teams of the group have been dispatched to the area.

According to the Taliban official, there is a possibility that people trapped under the rubble are still alive.

The IRC said that it is seeking permission from the Taliban in order to let IRC staff get back to work, in a phased, sector-by-sector manner if necessary, as approvals for female aid workers are granted and their safety is assured.

“IRC’s ability to reach those most in need and deliver in the hardest-to-reach areas is intrinsically linked to our staff. 82% of female-headed households in Afghanistan are food insecure—32 percentage points more than male-headed households. Without female staff at all levels and across all sectors, we cannot deliver principled, needs-based aid and programs at scale for those hit hardest by this crisis,” it stated.

It noted that because IRC’s ability to reach all Afghans in need relies on female staff at all levels of the organisations, IRC has paused programmes in Afghanistan.

IRC stressed that over the last year they have supported over six million Afghans and even now, they are committed and eager to restart programmes once the status quo ante is restored.

IRC also urged the UN to engage with the Taliban in a practical and coordinated manner to secure a path towards the status quo ante in which female aid workers can safely and effectively work, and all Afghans can access the lifesaving humanitarian assistance they desperately need and to which they are entitled.