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They said the bloc is prepared to support international efforts aimed at ensuring peace and development in the country.

The remarks came during a CSTO summit held on Thursday, 27 November, in Bishkek, attended by the presidents of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

In a statement published after the meeting, the CSTO reaffirmed its commitment to helping shape a stable Afghanistan and said it was ready to participate in broader international initiatives focused on peacebuilding and development.

Earlier, at a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon praised a regional plan to strengthen Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan. Despite maintaining political and economic ties with the Taliban authorities, Central Asian states remain deeply concerned about extremist infiltration and cross-border attacks.

On Wednesday, Tajikistan’s Foreign Ministry reported that three Chinese workers had been killed in an attack launched from Afghan territory. According to Tajik officials, a drone strike hit a worksite belonging to the Shahin SM gold-mining company in Khatlon province.

China Urges Citizens to Leave Border Region

The Chinese Embassy in Dushanbe confirmed that three Chinese nationals were killed in an armed attack along the Tajikistan–Afghanistan border. It urged Chinese citizens to leave the border area and said Beijing had requested a full investigation by Tajik authorities. The embassy did not identify those responsible.

The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry condemned the killings, saying preliminary information suggested the attack had been carried out by elements seeking to create instability and distrust among regional states.

Earlier this year, China and the five Central Asian republics jointly called on the Taliban to ensure Afghanistan is free of terrorist groups.

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.