Tuesday, August 24th, 2021
Taliban invite South Korea to tap Afghanistan’s mineral wealth
KABUL, AUG 24: The Taliban said Afghanistan and South Korea can mutually benefit from the war-torn country’s untapped mineral fields as the group seeks to strengthen economic ties with the East Asian nation reputed for its electronics industry. “Afghanistan is replete with untapped mineral resources…Korea as a leading world manufacturer of electronics can work with our country based on mutual interests, where we can also serve as an economic corridor connecting South and Central Asian countries,” Abdul Qahar Balkhi said in an interview with South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency. Balkhi,Read More
China calls for U.S. army to be held accountable for rights violations in Afghanistan
BEIJING: China‘s envoy told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday that the U.S. army and the militaries of its coalition partners should be held accountable for rights violations allegedly committed in Afghanistan. During a session on reports of Taliban abuses, Chinese Ambassador Chen Xu gave no details of the alleged violations in the nearly 20 years since U.S. troops entered Afghanistan to fight the Taliban insurgents after the Sept. 11 attacks. However, Amnesty International has previously said that thousands of Afghans have been killed or injured by U.S. forces of which few have been brought to justice. TheRead More
CIA chief meets Taliban leader
The meeting came as efforts to evacuate thousands of people became increasingly urgent Agencies Washington: US Central Intelligence Agency chief William Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. The Monday meeting, which if confirmed will have been the highest-level encounter between the group and the Biden administration since the militants’ return to power, came as efforts to evacuate thousands of people from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan became increasingly urgent. Meanwhile, Taliban spokesperson Mujahid said he “cannot confirm” if Taliban co-founderRead More
‘India has no business in Afghanistan’
Fawad Chaudhry lashed out at India for using Afghan soil during previous government, to sponsor terrorism in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet on Tuesday reiterated its stance that India was making constant efforts to sabotage Afghanistan peace process and said it should not meddle in affairs of the land-locked country. “India must stay away from the whole process going on in Afghanistan as it is neither its neighbor, nor has any role in Afghanistan peace process,” Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said while briefing the media aboutRead More
Russia accuses United States of forcing Afghans to flee to Central Asian countries
Russia‘s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that US forces are “pawning off” Afghans fleeing the Taliban to neighbouring Moscow-allied Central Asia. During a visit to Hungary, Lavrov said the United States is trying to convince “several Central Asian countries” to take in Afghans who previously worked with US forces in the now Taliban-controlled country. He alleged that Washington tells the countries the Afghans will only be there temporarily. “They say it’s for a few months because they need time to make them visas,” Lavrov said at a press conference with his Hungarian counterpart in Budapest. “Afghans who worked with USRead More
Sindh govt destroys entire education system in province
KARACHI, AUG 24 (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member National Assembly and Federal Parliamentary Secretary Ministry for Inter-Provincial Coordination Syma Nadeem said that Schools are open all over the Country but Sindh is the only province whose children are caged in their homes. Their studies are being affected by sitting idle at home MNA Syma Nadeem demanded that the decision to close down schools should immediately be reversed. The Sindh government's hostility towards education will not be accepted under any circumstances.Education in Sindh is already in a deplorable state andRead More