Will always support Afghan-led peace process, Bajwa tells Afghan leaders
President Ghani appreciates Pakistan s positive role in peace process SAMAA | Web desk - Posted: May 10, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 weeks ago SAMAA | Web desk Posted: May 10, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 weeks ago
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Pakistan will always support an âAfghan-led and Afghan-ownedâ peace process in Afghanistan, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa told President Ashraf Ghani in a meeting in Kabul on Monday.
According to the ISPR, Army Chief General and ISI DG Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed went to Afghanistan on a one-day official visit and held meetings with the Afghan president and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah.
(Last Updated On: May 3, 2021)
Pakistan on Sunday banned inbound pedestrian movement from neighboring Afghanistan and Iran in an attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus.
The decision will be effective from May 4 to May 20 and only Pakistani nationals and only people with extreme emergency medical issues will be allowed to enter the country from both countries.
All outbound pedestrian movement will be allowed.
Border terminals between the three countries will also remain open throughout the week for trade and cargo purposes, Anadolu News reported.
“With the emergence of various variants and to restrain import of any new mutation to Pakistan, the current policy of Land Border Management with Afghanistan and Iran has been reviewed to ensure regulated inbound pedestrian movement and effective management of COVID protocols at border terminals,” a government press release stated.
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On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Centre for the Protection of Afghan Women Journalists (CPAWJ) on Monday sounded the alarm about the plight of the media and the future for journalism in Afghanistan.
In a statement issued by the RSF, the organizations said: “The press freedom situation is disastrous in Afghanistan 14 months after the Taliban and United States signed a peace accord on 29 February 2020, and eight months after the Taliban and Afghan government began peace talks.”
At least 20 journalists and media workers have been the victims of targeted attacks in the past six months and eight, including four women, have been killed. Around 30 others have received death threats in connection with their journalistic work, RSF stated.
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The Taliban captured an army base in Farah’s Bala Buluk district Sunday night by reportedly tunneling their way inside, an MP confirmed.
According to one member of parliament, Abdul Sattar Hussaini, the insurgents dug a tunnel into the base.
He said more than 20 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, including commandos, were killed in the attack.
Farah Governor Taj Mohammad Jahid says an army camp – Shiwan – in Farah’s Bala Buluk district fell to the Taliban last night. Seven soldiers were killed and four are missing
The Ministry of Defense did not confirm the attack but the Taliban has claimed responsibility.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the US is prepared for every scenario in Afghanistan.
Speaking to CBS News he said when asked if the US was prepared for the worst case scenario in Afghanistan – the failure of the US-backed government and take over by Taliban – Blinken said: “We have to be prepared for every scenario, and there are a range of them.
“And we’re looking at this – in a very clear-eyed way. But we’ve been engaged in Afghanistan for 20 years, and we sometimes forget why we went there in the first place, and that was to deal with the people who attacked us on 9/11. And we did,” Blinken responded.