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Majidi dismissed reports of the forced relocation of approximately 70 Ismaili families as "baseless."

According to the Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency, the Ismailis of Baghlan have agreed to relinquish their residential area to the Taliban.

Majidi did not disclose where these families would be relocated or whether they would receive compensation for the demolition of their homes.

Earlier, the Afghan Embassy in Italy issued a statement on Wednesday indicating that the Taliban intend to forcibly relocate about 70 Ismaili families from Pul-e-Khumri. The embassy's statement noted that the Taliban had set a deadline for these families to vacate their homes by the "third day of Eid al-Adha."

The statement further mentioned that the Taliban is exerting pressure to coerce the followers of the Shia Ismaili sect to convert to Sunni Islam.

According to information from the Afghan Embassy in Italy, these Ismaili families "have been residing in the outskirts of Pul-e-Khumri for the past 30 years." Khalid Zakaria, the Afghan Ambassador to Italy, noted that "these families are in a poor economic condition and lack the means to relocate elsewhere."

The organisation has urged the Afghan populace to vaccinate their children to protect them against this disease.

On Sunday, this organisation revealed the new polio campaign in Afghanistan on the X social platform but did not specify the campaign's duration.

According to official reports, six positive cases of polio were recorded in Afghanistan last year. Polio is a viral infection that spreads through contact with the faeces of an infected person or through sneezing, primarily affecting children under five.

Most infected individuals show no symptoms; however, common signs include high fever, sore throat, headache, stomach pain, body aches, and vomiting.

He stated that the Taliban has issued more than 560 licences to miners for the "legal extraction" of Panjshir emeralds.

The Taliban's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced in a statement on Saturday that the distribution of mining licences in Panjshir has created employment opportunities for more than 10,000 people.

Amiri has asked that the Taliban's Ministry of Mines send a technical team to survey all mineral areas in Panjshir and issue licences for the extraction of ruby mines.

The Taliban's Minister of Mines stated that the people of Panjshir should be prioritised in the issuance of licences for rubies and emeralds, as well as in the provision of job opportunities.

Over the past two years, the Taliban has repeatedly auctioned Panjshir emeralds.

Due to the economic crisis, the group has focused on extracting Afghanistan's mines, a practice that Taliban opponents consider illegal due to the Taliban's lack of legitimacy.

Muttaqi called for "meaningful participation" by the Taliban in this meeting.

Previously, Taliban officials had said they had designated their representatives for this meeting and were awaiting the agenda.

On Saturday, the Taliban's Foreign Ministry reported that Tomas Niklasson discussed the "importance" of the Taliban's presence at the third Doha meeting with Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul, highlighting that significant issues would be discussed.

The Taliban have not provided details on the key issues to be discussed at the third Doha meeting.

According to the statement from the Taliban's Foreign Ministry, Muttaqi mentioned that the Taliban's policy is "based on a balanced and positive engagement" with all countries worldwide.

Earlier, Zaker Jalali, an official from the Taliban's Foreign Ministry, said that after receiving the Doha meeting agenda, their representatives would participate in the main discussions of the third Doha meeting.

The third Doha meeting, hosted by the United Nations, is scheduled for June 30 and July 1.

The Taliban did not participate in the previous two Doha meetings attended by special representatives for Afghanistan from various countries.

The UN Secretary-General had stated that the Taliban's absence from the second Doha meeting did not affect the meeting.

Sources told Afghanistan International that the Taliban have set several conditions for their participation in this meeting. One of these conditions is the transfer of Afghanistan's seat at the United Nations to the group.

Mujahid stated on Saturday, June 1, in an interview with Taliban-controlled Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), that the insecurity in Pakistan has nothing to do with the group.

He mentioned that although the Taliban have tried to improve relations with Pakistan, "baseless accusations" have not been helpful.

The Taliban spokesperson stated, "We have made every effort to improve relations, but unfortunately, baseless and unjust accusations have not solved any problems."

The spokesperson for Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, attributes the insecurity in Pakistan to the "weakness of the country's security forces”.

According to him, Pakistan must ensure its own security, and "Afghanistan has nothing to do with these issues”.

These remarks by Mujahid came just two days after a Pakistani delegation led by Khurram Agha, Pakistan’s Secretary Interior, travelled to Kabul to share the results of their investigation into the attack on Chinese engineers in the Besham area of Peshawar in Pakistan with the Taliban's Ministry of Interior.

According to a press release from Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khurram Agha asked the Taliban during his visit to Kabul to arrest the perpetrators of the attack on Chinese engineers, who he claimed had fled to Afghanistan.

In the past three years, Pakistani officials have attributed attacks, particularly the recent attack on Chinese engineers, to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying that this attack was planned from Afghan soil.