CSTO Leaders Call For Terrorism-Free Afghanistan

He added that several countries had already sought permission to export medical supplies to Afghanistan.

Speaking at the inauguration of a 200-bed hospital in Kunar province, Jalali warned against hoarding and price-gouging, saying stockpiling or inflating the prices of medicines was “a major sin” and must not occur.

The Taliban recently banned the import of Pakistani medicines and instructed traders to source supplies from alternative countries. On Thursday, Afghan and Indian companies signed a US$100 million pharmaceutical supply contract in the presence of Taliban officials.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs also announced the delivery of 73 tonnes of life-saving medicines, vaccines and other essential medical items to Kabul. A spokesperson said the shipment was intended to address Afghanistan’s urgent health needs.

The Taliban has given pharmaceutical traders three months to settle accounts with Pakistani firms, after which Pakistani-made medicines will no longer be cleared through Afghan customs.

The Taliban says it plans to replace Pakistani supplies with medicines sourced from India, Iran and other countries.

His comments followed the shooting of two US National Guard members by an Afghan suspect near the White House.

Asked whether he blamed all Afghans for the attack, Trump held up a photo of Afghans crowded inside a US military aircraft during the 2021 Kabul evacuation. He said he did not hold all Afghans responsible, but insisted he had “a lot of problems” with how they entered the country.

He said the evacuation showed people “standing on top of each other” and argued there had been “no vetting or anything,” adding that “a lot of bad people were brought into the United States.”

Trump repeated earlier claims that individuals evacuated during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan included some who should never have been admitted, asserting that the attack underscored broader concerns about the vetting process.

In a statement issued on Friday, 28 November, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry expressed condolences to the family of the slain soldier and those injured. It said the “targeted attack was undoubtedly an act of terrorism and a heinous assault on United States soil.”

The ministry said Pakistan had itself suffered from cross-border attacks originating in Afghanistan and urged the international community to strengthen cooperation against terrorism. It stressed that the global fight against transnational militant networks required renewed collective action.

“The international community must take note and reinvigorate collective efforts in counter-terrorism,” the statement said, adding that Pakistan remained committed to working with the United States and other partners in addressing shared security threats.

He said that the armed resistance against the Taliban is a legitimate struggle for Afghanistan’s freedom, not an effort to divide the country.

In a post on X addressed to Ghani, Zia said the former president had spoken of the dangers of war and division, while “the armed struggle of the Afghan people against the Taliban regime” was a just and rightful fight.

Ghani recently warned that growing tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan could lead to destabilisation and stressed the need for a national dialogue to prevent further division.

Zia accused Ghani of failing to uphold his responsibilities as commander-in-chief and guardian of the constitution, and of remaining silent for four years about the fate of former security personnel. He said Ghani’s inaction in the face of killings of former Afghan soldiers amounted to tacit collusion with the Taliban.

According to Zia, the fall of the republic in 2021 “was not a military defeat but a political collapse,” for which he said Ghani bore central responsibility. He added that Afghanistan’s armed forces were reorganising and mobilising once again, and that the defeat of 2021 should not be accepted as final.

“We will continue our rightful struggle until that political disgrace of yours is turned into the complete victory of the Afghan people,” he wrote.

Zia concluded that Afghans would ultimately prevail and determine their own future.

In a post on X on Wednesday, Gabbard said authorities were coordinating closely to complete the inquiry. She wrote that her “heartfelt prayers” were with the two West Virginia National Guard members who “will not be at home with their loved ones this Thanksgiving Day.”

Gabbard said President Donald Trump’s directive to conduct stringent background checks on individuals who entered the United States during President Joe Biden’s administration was being implemented. She added that “truth and justice must prevail.”

The shooting suspect, identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was wounded and arrested after ambushing the two soldiers. The FBI is investigating the incident as a possible act of terrorism, though a motive has not yet been established.