Compromise With Taliban Leads To Increased Oppression, Warns NRF Leader

The Taliban aims to enhance trade relations between the two countries through the establishment of this chamber.

RTA reported on Sunday that Hayatullah Muhajir Farahi, the Taliban’s Deputy Minister of Information and Culture, and Alimkhan Yessengeldiyev, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan, inaugurated the Afghanistan-Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce.

Previously, the Taliban’s Ministry of Commerce announced that the private sectors of Afghanistan and Kazakhstan had signed trade contracts worth over a hundred million dollars in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan.

At that time, Kazakhstan had agreed to open its commercial representation in Afghanistan.

Furthermore, Kazakhstan's interest in investing in the Trans-Caspian transit railway route, known as the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway, was another matter raised by the Kazakhstan Ambassador during a recent meeting with Taliban’s Ministry of Commerce officials.

The Front stated that the attack took place in the fourth police district of Kabul city.

The NRF posted on X social media platform that the attack occurred at 7:30pm on Sunday and did not cause any harm to civilians.

This is the second attack by the front in the past week. The Taliban has not yet commented on this incident.

The court detailed that three of the individuals were disciplined in Zabul while the fourth was in Nangarhar.

According to the statement issued on Sunday, the sentences were handed down by the city court of Zabul and the district court of Kuz Kunar in Nangarhar. The court's release specified that in Zabul, one individual received an eight-month gaol term along with 20 lashes, another was sentenced to 10 months in prison and 20 lashes, and a third was given six months of imprisonment and 10 lashes.

In Nangarhar, the fourth individual, convicted of theft, was sentenced to two years in prison and 30 lashes, to be administered publicly.

The identities of these individuals have not been disclosed by the Taliban Supreme Court.

Razieh Alipour, the Director General of Aliens and Immigrant Affairs in Iran's Bushehr province, emphasized that any immigrants found in these counties, regardless of their status, would be subject to immediate expulsion.

The Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported that there is an ongoing effort within Bushehr Province to identify and expel undocumented immigrants. Alipour noted that over the past year, more than 26,000 individuals were identified and processed for deportation as part of this initiative.

Additionally, ISNA mentioned that immigrants possessing refugee cards are permitted to move to other provinces only with a travel authorization from their originating province.

Afghans, who represent the largest migrant community in Iran, have been particularly affected. The Iranian government has recently escalated its efforts to repatriate Afghan migrants, mirroring similar measures in Pakistan.

Furthermore, an official reported on Saturday that in Lorestan Province, 247 migrants working without proper permits were identified and deported from their places of employment over the past year.

Zia emphasised that the Taliban leverage ISIS to achieve both domestic and international objectives.

The AFF marked the first anniversary of the death of Akmal Amir and several AFF members with an online meeting on Sunday.

During his speech, Zia contested the Taliban's claims of victory in Afghanistan and their alleged suppression of ISIS, asserting that the group collaborates with entities like ISIS Khorasan, Ansarullah Tajikistan, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and the East Turkestan Islamic Movement to conduct widespread operations.

Zia highlighted the Taliban’s use of Telegram channels to recruit youths into these terrorist groups, accusing them of bolstering ISIS to fulfil their strategic objectives.

He pointed to ISIS-conducted attacks in Iran, Russia, and Kandahar city, noting that the perpetrators were recruited and trained via these Telegram channels. Zia warned that future assaults would likely follow the same pattern, exploiting social media to attract and train young militants, predominantly for ISIS, with the Taliban's full awareness.

Zia refuted the Taliban’s narrative of containing ISIS, describing the situation in Afghanistan as an "intelligence trade" that could potentially expand terrorism globally.

He sharply criticised the United States for its cooperative counterterrorism efforts with the Taliban, urging the international community to recognise the Taliban as a "terrorist group" rather than a strategic ally.

In the meeting, Zia called for unity among Taliban adversaries to initiate a concentrated three-month campaign against them, describing ISIS as a tool used by the Taliban to quash internal opposition.

Questioning the Taliban's proclaimed control over Afghanistan, Zia suggested their power was not the result of military victory but rather a negotiated "deal." As a former chief of staff of the Afghan government's army, Zia, along with several politicians, established the AFF to combat the Taliban. He also touched upon the arbitrary arrests, torture, and killings of former security personnel and women under Taliban rule, praising the bravery of women and expressing regret for not recognising their potential leadership during the republic's era.

Zia underscored the urgency of military action against the Taliban, solidifying his stance against their governance and tactics.