Taliban closes bank accounts of former Afghan government officials
World | Sep 10, 2021, 01:00 PM IST"Accounts of some officials from the previous govt, most of whom fled the country, have been closed," Samangani was quoted as saying.
"Accounts of some officials from the previous govt, most of whom fled the country, have been closed," Samangani was quoted as saying.
"I owe the Afghan people an explanation for leaving Kabul abruptly on August 15 after Taliban unexpectedly enter the city," Ex-president Ashraf Ghani said.
Slogans like "azaadi, azaadi", "death to Pakistan", "death to ISI" were raised during the protest.
Afghanistan now is experiencing a collapse of administration and economy, rising food prices, restriction on basic freedom and brutalities against women and children. And there is no mechanism to seek redress or appeal, thus creating a hell-like situation for Afghan people.
From media reports, it is clear that Pakistan is dictating to the Taliban as to how it should deal with "pending requests" for evacuation of foreign nationals. It is almost certain that these "requests" relate to nationals of countries in the West and perhaps Indians. Since Kabul airport is not fully operational, the evacuation will have to be through Pakistan.
The leader added that the people in the country and the international community should come together to fight the Taliban.
The Panjshir Valley is the last region not under Taliban control following their stunning blitz across Afghanistan.
As the demonstrators reached the presidential palace, a dozen Taliban special forces ran into the crowd, firing in the air and sending demonstrators fleeing.
One of the resistance leaders in the valley, Amrullah Saleh, dismissed reports that the Taliban has captured it as "baseless". But he admitted conditions are difficult, with the Taliban closing phone, Internet and electricity lines.
The insurgent group was expected to announce on Saturday the formation of the new government in Kabul, likely to be led by the outfit's co-founder Mulla Abdul Ghani Baradar. This is the second that the Taliban have delayed the formation of the new government in Kabul since they seized Kabul on August 15.
On August 15, the Taliban took over Afghanistan after weeks of lightning offensive. For the next two weeks, US-led forces and other countries scrambled to evacuate their citizens and other at-risk Afghans.
The UN experts have called on the Council to uphold its own commitment and do more to address the growing threat to the safety of journalists in the country, reported United Nations Human Rights Special Procedures.
During their telephonic conversation, the two leaders positively assessed the continued progress in bilateral cooperation in various areas under the India-UAE comprehensive strategic partnership, a Prime Minister's Office (PMO) statement said.
On Friday, the Taliban have claimed advances in Panjshir as they captured the centre of Shutul district along with 11 outposts held by opposition forces.
Expressing concerns, experts say this could be an attempt to keep India away from southeast Asia, where China wants to have complete control.
Taliban's victory parade featured suicide bombers, car bombs, suicide vests, anti-aircraft guns and rockets.
During the weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We are not aware of any invitation and also not aware of any detail or nature of what kind of government could be formed in Afghanistan."
Some of the images shared on Twitter showed trucks belonging to the Iranian army transporting US Humvees, allegedly taken from Afghanistan, on a highway connecting the central city of Semnan to the city of Garmsar, southeast of the capital Tehran, the report said.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said it will revisit the issue of bringing back the remaining Indians from Afghanistan, once Kabul resumes airport operations.
Chaman border crossing - the second-largest commercial border point with Afghanistan after the Torkham commercial town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - has been closed due to security threats.
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