Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow considers the deployment of NATO military infrastructure in Afghanistan or neighbouring countries unacceptable under any pretext, while noting that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) controls the entire country and is successfully running it.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the United Nations meeting and addressing the Contact Group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, called on the Taliban to form an inclusive government and to stop violating the rights of women and girls, which is contrary to Islamic principles and the norms of Muslim societies.
Mehdi al-Mashat, head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, rejected Saudi Arabia’s claim that Mecca was under attack, saying: “Those who gave the cover of the Holy Kaaba as a gift to the criminal Epstein are the same people who target Mecca and Islamic holy sites.”
Germany has deported 13 Afghans to Kabul on a charter flight, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
They stressed that the international community should consider the long-term consequences of the current situation for future generations of Afghans.
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has directed medical and dental universities and colleges across the country to facilitate the return of Afghan students to Afghanistan and barred them from admitting new Afghan students.
On the eve of the first anniversary of the ban on Afghan women working in United Nations offices, António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the organization, has called on the Taliban to immediately lift the imposed ban and ensure safe and unhindered access for female staff to UN offices.
An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced TV presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death after finding them guilty in a drug-related case, media reports said on Sunday.
The death toll from devastating floods in Nepal has risen to 1,050, while around 4,000 people remain missing and large-scale rescue operations involving teams from Nepal, China and India are continuing.
The death toll from devastating floods in Nepal has risen to 903, while 4,247 people, including 592 foreign nationals, remain missing, the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said on Monday.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) says a list of weapons and equipment needed to strengthen the Tajik-Afghan border has been finalized, with the first shipments expected to be delivered to Tajikistan this autumn.
At least 30 people have been killed after a mound of rubbish collapsed onto nearby homes at a major waste site in Guinea’s capital, Conakry.
China has opposed unilateral sanctions on Iran, saying sanctions and pressure are not the solution and that disputes should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy.
Axios reported, citing two additional sources, that Vance was due to leave on Tuesday morning, while a third source said he may have departed the United States late on Monday night.