(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News)
KABUL (Pajhwok): Last week, the caretaker government desired positive relations with with the world,ying it did not want Afghanistan to be the scene of global rivalries.
Last weeks' major events:
Officials: Want good relations with the world, expect theme Muttaqi: Never want Afghansitan to be the arena of internationalpetition Haqqani: Pakistan should solve its issue internally Potzel: UNAMA strives to bring assistance to Afghanistan Al Habtoor Group: Hundreds of female students barred from travelling to
Casualities
Last week, 15 people were killed and 16 others injured in vari incidents of violence across theuntry.
Security forces killed four kidnappers in a clash in the Paghman district of Kabul. Two people were killed and a third injured in a maic bomb blasted attacked to a three-wheeler.
Unidentified gunmen killed the head of the 6th police district of Mazar-i-Sharif, an 18-year-old boy in Parwan, one man in Faryab and another in Laghman. Female youtuber Horadat was killed in Kabul.
Local officialsy man killed his niece and a villager over having an illicit relationship in Nangarhar.
A brother killed his sister in Ghazni while one person was put to death and another wounded in a clash over land ownership in Badghis. At least 14 people were injured in a similar incident in Nangarhar.
Note: These figures are based on reports reaching Pajhwok Afghan News. Some incidents may have gone unreported or sourcesuld have provided irrect numbers.
In the previ week, 14 people had been killed and 15 others injured in different incidents across theuntry.
Ties with the world
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi insists the current government is incsluvie and includes representatives of allmunities. The world has failed to define what it calls a broad-based government in Afghansitan, he argues.
“By adopting a balanced policy, we no longer want Afghanistan to be the scene of a turf wars between great powers. Instead, we seek good political and nomic relations with the whole world,” he remarked.
At theme time, Sirajuddin Haqqani, acting minister of interior, wants the world to interact with IEA and put an end to the ongoing punishment of Afghans. The world should not assert its power on Afghans anymore, but should have a positive interaction.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, in a meeting with UN's Deputy Special Representative Mar Potzedi,id the caretaker government desired to open a new chapter in diplomatic relations with the world.
The deputy FMid the level of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan had been reduced to zero and rehabilitation of drug addicts launched.
Seri measures were being taken against drug dealers, Stanikzaiid, calling the initiative a joint obligation of the caretaker government and the global fraternity.
He also urged the UN delegation tontinue supporting farmers by providing an alternative to poppy cultivation, and removing banking restrictions.
Potzel acknowledged efforts by IEA andid UNAMA was striving to create a basis for internationaloperation. He pledged to work together with the interim government.
Human rights, education for girls
UN Humanitrian Aidordinator for Afghanistan Daniel Andresid 30 humanitarian workers had been killed in the past two years in Afghanistan.
He added“We also take a moment to rganise those humanitarian workers who have lost their lives or were injured, abducted, arrested or held in captivity in the line of duty, this included the 30 aid workers killed during the last two years. Many of them were polio vaccinators or deminers”
However, the Ministry of Interior rejected the claims as baseless andid the IEA had ensured security for embassies in Afghansitan, UN offices and otherantions.
UNAMAys about 800 cases of violence have been rrded against individuals affiliated with the former government, but the Islamic Emirate spurned the allegations as groundless.
In its report, the UN mission claimed since the IEA takeover on Aut 15, 2021, at least 800 instances of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture and ill-treatment and enforced dppearance had been carried out against individuals affiliated with the former government and its security forces.
But Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for IEA, called the UNAMA report 'baseless. Heid amnesty had been implemented without any discrimination.
Arding to reports, a number of human and civil rights activists asked the UN and a number ofuntries in an open letter to strive for the release of Matiullah W.
Meanwhile, former president Hamid Karzai once against asked the Islamic Emirate to repoen schools for girls above the sixth grade.
The Al Habtoor Group chairmanys IEA security forces have barred female students from travelling to the United Arab Emirates for studies, but the caretaker government has not yet reacted to the claim.
Al Habtoor Group is one of the leadingmercialpanies in the , operating in areas of car services, real estate, education and publishing. It has provided scholarships for about 100 Afghan girls.
The head of the group, Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, tweeted on Wednesday:“Am unable to express the dppointment I feel now as the female Afghan students, whom I had provided an educational scholarship inllaboration with the @uniofdubai presented by Dr. E Al Bastaki @ebastaki ...”
UN secretary-general's associate spokesperson Florencia Soto Ninoid the interim Afghan government's move to stop Afghan girls from travelling to the for education would have its impact individually and on the wholeuntry.
But the IEA has not yetmented on the group's tweet.
Ties with Pakistan
Pakistani authorities have recently claimed Afghans are involved in incidents of insecurity in thatuntry. But the caretaker government called the assertion baseless andid Pakistan should not blame Afghanistan for its insecurity.
Acting Minister of Interior, Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani,id if Pakistan wanted to resolve its problems with Afghanistan by force, relations between the twountries would definitely be damaged. He believed Pakistan should solve the issue internally.
Also, Muttaqiid in a meeting with a Pakistani delegation Pakistan and Afghanistan were brotheruntries. Their relations were based on good neighbourliness and shared interests.
Referring to issues between the twountries, Muttaqi suggested the ces of these problems should be addressed instead of making problems public through media outlets.
Referring to violence and incidents of insecurity in Pakistan, Sohail Mahmoodid:“We hope that existing issues would be resolved through understanding.”
Humanitarian assistance
Last week, India provided 200 tonnes of medicines and medical items to Afghanistan.
The World Healthanizationys 125 million dollars are needed to provide health services in Afghanistan by the end of this year. If this budget is not determined, eight million people in Afghanistan will go without health services.