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Mullah Sher Mohammad Malang	Mullah Sher Mohammad Malang	Taliban	Afghanistan				20020918
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Afghanistan

Mass Deportation of Afghan Families from Neighboring Countries, Norway donates $4.5mil for support

2024-12-23

[ToloNews] The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has reported the deportation of more than 3,800 Afghan families from neighboring countries in the past month.

Abdul Mutalib Haqqani, spokesperson for the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, stated that out of this number, fourteen families were deported from ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire...
, 1,017 families from Pakistain, and the rest from Iran, all of whom have returned to Afghanistan.

The spokesperson added: "In the past month, 3,845 Afghan families have returned to the country from neighboring countries, including fourteen families from Turkey, 1,017 families from Pakistain, and the rest from Iran. Assistance has been provided to returnees at border crossings, and some have even been transported to their areas."

Simultaneously, the United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has also reported the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Afghan ~~migrants~~ colonists from Iran
Iran

...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate ~~Jews~~ ~~Zionists~~ Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
this year. According to the UN agency, Iran plans to deport two million undocumented foreign nationals by March next year.

Caroline Gluck, spokesperson for UNHCR in Afghanistan, stated: "In the past year hundreds of thousands of people have been returned to Afghanistan many of them forced back despite UNHCR’s non-return advisory. The authorities in Tehran have said that they plan to expel two million undocumented foreigners by next march; and new arrivals here have significantly increased since September. UNHCR’s position is that all returns should be voluntary, and carried out in safety and dignity."

Meanwhile,
...back at the pie fight, Bella opened her mouth at precisely the wrong moment...
some citizens recently deported from Iran have expressed serious challenges. They call on officials in the caretaker government to provide them with basic living facilities.

"I have many problems; I have 12 to 13 dependents, some of whom are sick, and my parents are elderly," said Sher Mohammad, a migrant deported from Iran.

"I am unemployed. I have no work, no place to sleep, and no food," said Eslahuddin, another deportee.
Some would have hesitated to leave
Earlier, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation also reported that over 900,000 Afghan ~~migrants~~ colonists returned to the country from Iran, Turkey, and Pakistain in the first eight months of the current solar year.

Turkey arrests and deports 60 Afghan refugees
[KhaamaPress] Following a surge in arrests and deportations of Afghan refugees in Turkey, officials have reported that 60 Afghan refugees were detained in the cities of Izmir and Bitlis, with 21 of them deported.

NTV television reported on Friday, December 20, that these refugees were detained over the past week due to “lack of legal residency documents” and subsequently deported.

Turkish authorities have also arrested three individuals on charges of human trafficking and handed them over to judicial and legal bodies.

The report mentioned that 39 of these refugees were detained in the tourist district of Çeşme in Izmir, with the deportation process for them already underway.

This comes amid a growing trend of arrests and deportations of Afghan refugees in recent months from Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey.

Earlier, the Turkish Coast Guard reported the detention of 60 Afghan refugees, including 27 children, as part of their operations.

According to official statistics, over 300,000 Afghan refugees live in Turkey, many of whom face serious challenges, including arrests, residency restrictions, and forced deportations.

Turkey has intensified its operations targeting Afghan refugees, with officials repeatedly emphasizing their commitment to returning these individuals to their home country.

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Afghanistan

Yes, US drones patrolling in Afghan airspace which is a clear violation: Stanekzai

2023-09-24

Good to know we’re still keeping one eye on things over there instead of relying entirely on the attenuated Afghan press for information.

[ArianaNews] Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, deputy foreign minister for political affairs, says the ongoing patrolling of US drones in the airspace of Afghanistan is a clear violation being committed by this country.

Speaking in an inclusive interview with ArianaNews, Stanekzai said that Islamic Emirate officials have shared this issue in the negotiations with the American delegations and demanded to stop the violation of Afghanistan’s airspace.

“Yes, there are drones patrolling in Afghanistan’s airspace, and we repeatedly shared this issue with them (the Americans) in the meetings, and they have violated this article,” said Stanekzai.

“According to Doha agreement, after the withdrawal of US forces, this country would have friendly relations with the new Islamic government of Afghanistan and would play an active role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, and encourage other countries in this direction, and definitely not to interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan,” he added.

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Afghanistan

Over 100 Political Figures Returned to Afghanistan in 3 Months: Commission

2023-01-16

How many will long survive the decision?

[ToloNews] More than 100 former Afghan officials and politicians have returned to the country in the past three months, the Return and Communications Commission for Former Afghan Officials and Political Figures said.

Ahmadullah Wasiq, a front man for the commission, said the returnees include former ministers, provincial governors and other political figures.

"The returned individuals included at the level of deputies, ministers, governors, security chiefs, members of parliament, intelligence and military officers and every level," Wasiq said.

The commission said that in total, 471 political and former government figures have returned from abroad since May 2022.

Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, Butch cautiously raised his hat over the edge of the horse trough on the end of a stick......
the deputy minister of foreign affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, at a gathering in Kabul on Sunday called on Afghans to stay in the country and play their role in the development of Afghanistan.

"The opportunity for going abroad is paved for a lot of our brothers and everyone can go out. Afghan borders are open and no one has prevented anyone. Everyone can go abroad but going out (of the country) is not a solution. Life matters in the country not overseas," he said.

Analysts said that the government should use experienced figures so that they would not leave the country.

"Those who went out of the country, particularly influential figures, can play an effective role if an environment of trust is made," said Mustafa Murtazawi, a political analyst.

"Their expertise, experience and knowledge should be used. The situation should be made for them to stay in Afghanistan," said Aziz Maarij, a political analyst.

The Commission for Return and Communications with Former Afghan Officials and Political Figures was formed based on a decree of the Islamic Emirate’s supreme leader in May 2022.

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Afghanistan

Kabul Hotel Attack; Officials Say 3 Assailants Killed

2022-12-13

[KhaamaPress] Three assailants were killed in the hotel attack in the Shahr-e-Naw neighborhood of Kabul, the Afghan capital, according to Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the Afghan government.

Several explosions and gunshot bursts were heard by sources as the unidentified button men attacked the multi-story Kabul Longan Hotel on Monday, December 12.

According to Mujahid, all guests have been moved and no foreigners were killed in the attack. However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
two foreign residents who jumped out the window to escape the attack are injured.

Security personnel rushed to the spot and blocked off the neighborhood as smoke appeared to be spewing out from the hotel structure.

The hotel where "common people were staying" was the target of the attack at 2:30 pm local time, according to Kabul police spokesperson Khalid Zadran, who added that security measures were being taken.

The attack occurred close to a Chinese guesthouse, according to the official Xinhua news agency of China, which also said that its embassy in Kabul was closely observing the situation.

The attack happened the day after the Chinese ambassador, Wang Yu, met with the deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, to address security-related issues and to request more attention for the protection of its embassy.

The regional ISIS affiliate, also known as the Islamic State

...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
in Khorasan Province (ISKP), has escalated its activities in Afghanistan since the political upheaval, although no group or organization immediately claimed credit for the attack on Monday.

Tolo News adds:

Kabul Security Department’s Spokesman Khalid Zadran said a compound called "Kabul Hotel," in which ordinary people are living, came under attack by "devil" elements.

The source said that the three other attackers were rubbed out by the Islamic Emirate forces.

According to the source, one member of Islamic Emirate forces was killed and three others were maimed.

No one has yet grabbed credit for the attack.

A resident told TOLOnews that two big blasts were heard followed by several small blasts. He said the building belongs to Chinese nationals.

Video released on social media, shows part of the compound on fire.

More from Dawn:

The hotel is popular with Chinese business visitors, who have flocked to Afghanistan since the Taliban
Taliban

...Arabic for students...
’s return in pursuit of high-risk but potentially lucrative business deals.

China, which shares a rugged 76-kilometre (47-mile) border with Afghanistan, has not officially recognised the Taliban government but is one of the few countries to maintain a full diplomatic presence there.

SENSITIVE BORDER
Beijing has long feared Afghanistan could become a staging point for minority Uyghur separatists in China’s sensitive border region of Xinjiang.

The Taliban have promised that Afghanistan would not be used as a base for holy warriors and, in exchange, China has offered economic support and investment for Afghanistan’s reconstruction.

Maintaining stability after decades of war in Afghanistan is Beijing’s main consideration as it seeks to secure its borders and strategic infrastructure investments in neighbouring Pakistain, home to the China-Pakistain Economic Corridor.

Despite owning the rights to major projects in Afghanistan, notably the Mes Aynak copper mine, China has not pushed any of these projects forward.

The Taliban are reliant on China to turn one of the world’s largest copper deposits into a working mine that would help the cash-strapped and sanctions-hit nation recover.

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Afghanistan

Taliban Claims Pakistan Receives Hefty Money for Permitting US Airstrikes on Afghanistan

2022-09-28

[KhaamaPress] Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
government authorities assert that US drones invaded Afghanistan through the airspace of Pakistain. They claim that Pakistain receives millions of dollars in return.

In a meeting commemorating World Tourism Day, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, Political Deputy of the Taliban government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, claimed that Pakistain had allowed the US to use its airspace so that American drones could enter Afghanistan.

The top Taliban official also said that Pakistain receives a substantial amount of money in exchange for enabling US drones to utilize its airspace to ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
<del>Arclight</del> airstrike

...KABOOM!...
Afghanistan.

He maintained that they have evidence, and videos, at their disposal to back their claims of how Pakistain has given the US access to its airspace.

Although Stanekzai acknowledged Pakistain’s economic crisis, he stressed that it should not exploit Afghanistan’s situation to alleviate its precarious economic situation.

Previously, the Taliban Minister of Defense, Mullah Yaqoub Mujahid accused Pakistain of allowing its airspace and territory to be used by the US’s drones.

However,
there's more than one way to skin a cat...
Pakistain refuted the Taliban minister’s claims calling them "conjectural allegations", and a violation of the norms of "responsible" diplomatic conduct.

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Afghanistan

Durand Line Fencing 94% Completed: Pakistan

2022-01-07

[TOLO] Hmmmm...walls/fences work? Somebody tell Brandon
Pakistan's military says that it would complete the fencing along the Durand Line.

"The fencing alongside the (Durand Line) is continuing and work is completed 94 percent. Pakistan will finish it. This is good for the security of the people on both sides," said Babar Iftikhar, spokesman for Pakistan’s armed forces.

The dispute over the Durand Line between Kabul and Islamabad is apparently escalating.

The Islamic Emirate said that the decision over the fate of the Durand Line belongs to the people living on both sides of the line.

"The Durand Line is an issue of the whole nation, not the government. It doesn’t belong to the government. We will give the responsibility to the nation, so the nation will make the decision," said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai.

Earlier, a video on social media showed Islamic Emirate forces destroying the Durand Line fencing and engaging in a dispute with the Pakistani military.

A Pakistan military spokesman said that the fencing was aimed to protect the people along the Durand Line.

The Durand Line has been a controversial issue between Kabul and Islamabad for a long time.

The former Afghan government also showed opposition to the fencing along the border.

"There is a possibility of inflicting damage to Pakistan as well because of this (fencing) issue. Pakistan said it was just an issue in a single area, but it is not, because it (tension on Durand) occurred in Nangarhar, Nimroz, Kandahar and it may occur in other areas. But anyway, there is a need for dialogue," said Tahir Khan, a journalist from Pakistan.

"It is a border for us. It is not a line. I am a Pahstun but I accept it (Duand Line) as a border. But the Pashtuns in Afghanistan are my brothers and sisters," said Asif Durani, former deputy ambassador of Pakistan to Kabul.

The Pakistan military has been fencing the Durand Line for the past five years. The length of the Durand Line is approximately 2,500 km.

The fencing of the Durand Line has also faced a strong reaction from the public in Afghanistan. The video showing an alleged member of the Islamic Emirate destroying the fencing was widely celebrated by Afghan social media users.

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Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate Blames US for Current Afghan Crisis

2021-12-19

[Tolo} "Give Us Money™"

Precisely.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai said the US is responsible for the existing crisis in Afghanistan and that the US should play an active role in the Afghan economy because Afghanistan’s economy was damaged over the past 20 years.

He made the remarks at a ceremony held to mark International Migrants Day in Kabul, where Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Refugees and Repatriation minister, and other top officials participated.

"It is the duty of the world, especially the US, to play an active role in the construction of Afghanistan; as it damaged our economy in the past 20 years, now it is their responsibility to come and rebuild the Afghan economy," Stanikzai said.

According to Stanikzai, the US pledged during the Doha talks that it would recognize the next Islamic system in the country and keep its (US) embassy open in Kabul.

"In the Doha agreement, the US pledged that after the withdrawal of its troops it would recognize the next system and keep its embassy open," he said.

Acting Refugees and Repatriation Minister Haqqani called on the regional countries to treat the Afghan refugees with humanity, and in accordance with Islamic values and international norms.

The deputy minister of information and culture, Zabiullah Mujahid, thanked the regional countries for hosting the Afghan migrants.

"We call on the world to be patient, so we can facilitate jobs and create a good economy and Afghans can return to their homes," he said.

When the Islamic Emirate came to power, thousands of Afghans left the country due to economic and security issues.
"As in: Getting out with our heads on our necks"

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India-Pakistan

What Mullah Baradar's passport says about Taliban ties with Pakistan

2021-09-12

[ONEINDIA] Pakistan on Friday categorically denied links to the Taliban and rejected media reports that it had helped the group take control of the Panjshir Valley.

While Islamabad denies any meddling in the affairs of Afghanistan, a year ago, much before the Taliban had taken control over the country, Twitter was abuzz with details of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar's passport.

Baradar who is today number two in the Afghanistan government holds a Pakistan passport. He holds a Pakistani passport with different identification details. The passport which was circulated on Twitter identifies Baradar as Muhammad Arif and a Pakistani national.

Aurang Khan Zalmay, a Twitter user pointed out in 2020 that Baradar, head of the Taliban's political office in Qatar holds Pakistani nationality and travels with a Pakistani passport on the condition of anonymity.

The government of Pakistan has issued Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar an identity card (NIC) and a passport by an alias of Muhammad Arif Agha S/O Syed Muhammad Nazeer Agha, Zalmay also pointed out.

Baradar along with Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai was heading the negotiations at Doha. He used to reside in Quetta, Pakistan and was provided heavy security by Pakistan.

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Afghanistan

The Taliban leader who trained with the Indian Army

2021-09-02

Now we know.

[OneIndia] Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai
...Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Head of the Taliban political office in Doha. He was a member of Rassoul Sayyaf's group in the war against the Soviets....
is one of the seven persons who calls the shots in the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
which recently took over Afghanistan. It was Stanikzai who met with Ambassador Deepak Mittal, India's envoy in Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
on Tuesday.

Stanikzai had trained under the Indian Army at its institutions in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The meeting between Stanikzai and Mittal was the first diplomatic contact with the Taliban.

Stanikzai is the head of the Taliban's political office in Qatar, a release from the Ministry of External Affairs said. The meeting took place in the Indian Embassy at Doha, the statement also read.

Stanikzai trained in the Indian Army in the Army Cadres College, Nowgaon as a Jawan between 1979 and 1982. He then trained as an officer at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun.

When the Taliban last controlled the country, he was the Deputy Foreign Minister. He is well travelled and a rare leader in the Taliban who is fluent in English. Stanikzai was Abdul Hakim Haqqani's deputy negotiator in the talks that were held with officials of the earlier Afghanistan government. He had also visited Washington DC in 1996 to convince the Bill Clinton
...former Democratic president of the U.S. Bill was the second U.S. president to be impeached, the first to deny that oral sex was sex, the first to have difficulty with the definition of the word is...
administration to acknowledge the Taliban government. He also led a delegation to China, a report in Bloomberg read.

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Afghanistan

Afghans with legal papers will be able to travel beyond August 31:Taliban

2021-08-26

Technically, they will indeed be able. And some of them will no doubt actually get out of this particular Hotel California.

[EN.ALGHADEERTV.NET] The Taliban
Taliban

...Arabic for students...
have told Germany that Afghans with legal documents will be able to travel on commercial flights beyond the Aug. 31 cut-off date after which evacuations from Kabul airport will no longer be allowed, a senior German diplomat said on Wednesday.

"Director Stanekzai assured me that Afghans with legal documents will continue to have the opportunity to travel on commercial flights after August 31," Ambassador Markus Potzel, who is negotiating with the Taliban in Doha, said on Twitter.

The former German envoy to Kabul was referring to the head of the Taliban’s political office in Doha, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, whom he met for talks on Tuesday as Western governments scramble to evacuate citizens and Afghan staff from Kabul.

"We talked about the urgent need for a functioning airport in Kabul as a prerequisite for (a) diplomatic & NGO presence" in Afghanistan, Potzel, who has been negotiating with the Taliban extensively in the past, added.

The Taliban have asked ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
for technical help to run Kabul airport after the departure of foreign forces but insist that Ankara’s military also withdraw fully by the end-August deadline, two ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish officials told Rooters.

Potzel noted that Germany has pledged to increase humanitarian aid

for the Afghan people by 100 million euros but added that the "resumption of development cooperation will be dependent on conditions", as had been the case with the Afghan government in the past.

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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Turkmenistan deploying troops, heavy weapon on border with Afghanistan

2021-07-13

[KhaamaPress] Security source on the condition of anonymity told Radio Free that Turkmenistan is sending reinforcement to its border guards which include jet planes and choppers.

The reinforcement is planned to be deployed from a military base to Mary city of Turkmenistan which is main crossing point between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.

Media in Turkmenistan have previously confirmed the move and added that the forces in the capital Ashkabad were ordered to be prepared for deployment on to border with Afghanistan.

Turkmenistan is now second neighboring country in the north of Afghanistan after Tajikistan who is tightening its muscles to secure its borders with Afghanistan after security deteriorated in the northern provinces of the war-battered country.

Meanwhile,
...back at the dirigible, the pilot and the copilot had both hit the silk.

Jack! Cynthia exclaimed. Do you know how to drive one of these things?

Jack wiped some of the blood from his knuckles.

No, he said. Do you?...
Afghan government along with the Taliban
Taliban

...Arabic for students...
has assured countries in the region not to be subject to any threat from Afghanistan.

Afghan government has said they are aware of the threat to regional countries and have the ability to address the threat but has asked the countries to support Afghanistan in suppressing terrorism.

The move for deployment comes at a time when a Taliban delegation led by Shir Muhammad Abbas Stanikzai
...Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, Head of the Taliban political office in Doha. He was a member of Rassoul Sayyaf's group in the war against the Soviets....
is visiting Turkmenistan on an official invitation.

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Afghanistan

Taliban leader demanded more prisoners’ release, removal from sanction list

2021-05-10

[KhaamaPress] Taliban
Taliban

...mindless ferocity in a turban...
leader Mullah Hibatullah in his annual message before Eid-ul-Fitr called on the United States to implement all aspects of the Doha agreement.

Hibatullah stressed the release of remaining detainees, who should have been released three months after the negotiations began, he added that the prisoners have not yet been released.

He also demanded that Islamic Emirate’s leadership and officials should be removed from the sanction and reward list.

The Taliban leader also warned the United States to honor its obligations under the Doha agreement, and failure to comply with the agreement will put US forces responsible for the consequences.

Haibatullah also accused the Afghan government of sabotaging the grinding of the peace processor, he said negotiations are a priority for the Taliban and that the Taliban has appointed a strong team to negotiate with the opposing party.

On the contrary, Kabul’s administration has repeatedly tried to sabotage the current political process and the grinding of the peace processor, Taliban leader blamed Afghanistan’s Islamic Theocratic Republic.

Taliban’s leader remarks come as battle has raged and fierce festivities are ongoing between both warring parties.

Earlier Today, President Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money...
blamed the Taliban for Sayed-ul-Shuhada (girls high school) attack in which many civilians including school children were killed and maimed.

President Ghani stressed that the Taliban wants to sabotage the grinding of the peace processor in Afghanistan.

Tolo News has more from that Eid message. It’s amusing how many misdirections and outright lies can be counted in his paragraphs:

Taliban

...Arabic for students...
leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada in an Eid message on Sunday said that "we shall have an Afghan-inclusive Islamic system in which all people shall feel a sense of representation based on their abilities and skills, and none shall have their rights violated."

The Taliban leader called on "Afghans in the opposition ranks to end all attempts at continuing the war," saying: "We must unite upon Islamic injunctions and protect ourselves from all discord and prejudice."

"The arms of the Islamic Emirate (the term used for Taliban movement) are wide open for all Afghans that have previously stood in opposition to us," he said.

"We are extending our hand of amnesty and affection, and inviting them to join the path of truth," Mullah Hibatullah said.

Mullah Hibatullah called for the implementation of the Doha agreement and said if the US "fails once again to live up to its commitments, the world must bear witness and hold America accountable for all the consequences."

He says they are ready to protect the independence and illusory sovereignty of Afghanistan at any cost.

Before this, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, a top negotiator for the Taliban in Doha, said that the Taliban does not intend to seize power through military struggle.

As the timeline for a US-proposed peace conference on Afghanistan in ~~The Sick Man of Europe~~ Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire...
approaches, Stanekzai made the remarks during a virtual meeting with envoys from the UN, Norway, Sweden, Germany, US and the UK.

Stanekzai clarified that forming a coalition government was not a solution to the conflict, saying there is a need for a strong centralized Islamic government in which the rights of every Afghan citizen is protected, not a few.

"The Islamic Emirate does not accept a coalition government. There is a need for a strong centralized Islamic system, a system in which every Afghan sees their rights, not a few people, a system in which the rights of every Afghan national is reflected," said Stanekzai.

He also said that the conditional release of 7,000 Taliban prisoners and the removal of names of Taliban leaders from the UN blacklist were key to moving the grinding of the peace processor forward.

"Whenever a member of our delegation wants to go and meet our leaders or military commanders, it takes them days and this causes a disruption in the grinding of the peace processor," said Stanekzai, indirectly asking for the removal of Taliban names from the UN blacklist.

The Taliban negotiator also made assurances that Afghan women will be allowed to play a role in the political process of the country and that freedom of speech will be included in the framework of Islamic Sharia.

"There is a contrast in the Taliban’s words and actions. If the Taliban really wants to prove their words true, then they must engage in purposeful talks and announce a ceasefire," said Ilyas Wahdat, the former governor of Paktika
...which coincidentally borders South Wazoo...
"The republic should be supported, both Afghans and foreigners must support the republic. It is very important," said MP Abrarullah Murad.

Meanwhile,
...back at the Senate, Odius Sepulcher called for war against the Visigoths...
US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has said that the US will stand with Afghans who support the Republic if the Taliban do not choose the path for peace.

He made the remarks after concluding a trip to the region in which he visited Tashkent, Doha Kabul and Dushanbe. He said that he attended a meeting with their allies in Berlin.

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