Iranian Contractors’ Presence In Afghanistan Risky, Says Official

Fatemi stated that since 2023, about 60,000 Afghans have been expelled from Yazd.

According to him, "this level of expulsion is unprecedented”.

In an interview with Mehr News Agency, the governor of Yazd said that the organisation of Afghans in Iran is contingent on controlling Iran's borders.

Iranian officials have repeatedly emphasised on their determination to continue the plan to deport Afghan migrants from Iran.

Iran detains and deports thousands of people from various parts of Iran to Afghanistan every week.

Despite requests from human rights organisations to stop the deportation process of Afghan migrants, Tehran continues to arrest, deport, and exert pressure on Afghan migrants.

According to the front's statement, the attack took place on Thursday evening at the entrance of the police town in the fourth district of Kabul.

The AFF also released a video showing an explosion in the distance, followed by a fire. Local sources confirmed to Afghanistan International that they heard an explosion in the fourth district of Kabul on Thursday evening.

The AFF is one of the military groups opposing the Taliban, established by former military figures from the previous government. The front has primarily focused on guerrilla attacks targeting Taliban checkpoints and offices.

In a recent quarterly report on Afghanistan's security situation, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres confirmed that the AFF had organised 14 attacks against the Taliban during this period.

Ghani accused the United States and the United Nations of obstructing the digitalisation of government institutions and being principal contributors to corruption.

During the seventeenth instalment of his series of conversations with journalist Dawood Junbish about Afghanistan, Ghani stated that although the US allocated one billion dollars for computerising the security system, it remained paper-based until the end.

"Until the end, we didn’t know how many police officers were in the Ministry of Interior," the former president admitted.

Ghani highlighted widespread corruption within security institutions, noting, "Huge expenses were incurred, but the money went into the pockets of contractors from the Ministry of Defence and USAID."

He emphasised that American forces had annually promised to provide an accurate count of the forces, but this was never fulfilled until 2021.

Ghani also confirmed the existence of "ghost teachers" and "ghost schools," pointing out discrepancies between the number of employees and schools in the Ministry of Education and those receiving salaries.

The former president criticised the United Nations, alleging that the UN impeded the digitalisation of Afghanistan's elections. He claimed that in 2002, a proposal was made to the United Nations to conduct electronic elections, but the UN refused and insisted on traditional elections, leading to numerous issues.

Ghani argued that the ineffective preventive measures by the United Nations resulted in the political crises following the 2009 elections. He mentioned that he had planned to expel the United Nations from Afghanistan, but the UN incited warlords and portrayed him as an opponent of foreigners.

The former president asserted that if the Taliban had not come to power, the government would have been digitalised within two weeks.

In a statement, the ministry reported that 75 Afghan companies showcased their products in 140 booths at the exhibition.

According to the statement, the exhibited products included industrial goods, handicrafts, and minerals.

The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported that along with the exhibition, Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban's Minister of Commerce, also traveled to Uzbekistan.
According to the news agency, Azizi emphasised on mutual benefits in expanding bilateral and regional transit relations while attending a trade communication meeting.

Bakhtar added that Azizi encouraged Uzbek investors to invest in Afghanistan, citing the country's "untapped natural resources”.

Previously, the Taliban administration announced that it had granted numerous mining concessions to various domestic and foreign companies.

Despite widespread criticism regarding the unchecked extraction of Afghanistan's mineral resources, the Taliban occasionally announce new contracts with domestic and foreign investors for mining.

Critics and opponents of the Taliban have described the mining activities since the group's rise to power as the "plunder" of resources. However, the Taliban have not responded to these criticisms.

According to the sources, several worshippers protesting against the Taliban’s Ministry of Justice's decision have also been arrested.

Sources stated that on Monday evening, July 3, Taliban Ministry of Justice forces stormed the Bab-ul-Hawaij Mosque on Hesabdari Street, Sanatorium Road, Darulaman, during evening prayers.

The forces evicted the worshippers and sealed the entrance doors.
It was reported that several worshippers and local residents who protested against the Taliban's actions were detained and taken to an unknown location.

Furthermore, a document obtained by Afghanistan International reveals that the Taliban's Ministry of Justice has informed local residents that they have illegally occupied approximately 24 acres of land.

The Ministry of Justice described the residents' ownership documents as fraudulent and has urged them to appoint legal representatives to pursue the case in court.
The Taliban's closure of the Shia mosque follows previous actions, including declaring the lands of Tamadon TV, the Khatam-ul-Nabieen Mosque, and university on Darulaman Road as usurped, with orders for their confiscation.