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Visiting Kabul, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin said on Monday that Astana is ready to invest $500 million in the construction of the Torghandi-Herat railway line in adding that a logistics and transport company would be established in Herat province to advance the project. According to a press release from the Office of the Deputy...
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Afghanistan&& s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has actually revealed that Zhao Xing, China&& s ambassador to Kabul, has actually extended an invitation to an Afghan delegation to participate in this year & s Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO )top. The invitation was extended during a conference with Mohammad Naeem, the Deputy Minister for Finance and ... Afghanistan&& s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has actually revealed that Zhao Xing, China&& s ambassador to Kabul, has actually extended an invitation to an Afghan delegation to take part in this year&& s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.The invitation was extended throughout a meeting with Mohammad Naeem, the Deputy Minister for Finance and Administration of the Afghan Foreign Ministry.In a declaration launched on Sunday, the ministry noted China&& s interest in & broadening bilateral cooperation.&& The declaration quoted Zhao as saying that China, as Afghanistan&& s &close next-door neighbor, positions & fantastic value on strengthening its relationship& & with Afghanistan and is all set to take additional steps toward developing ties between the 2 countries.During the meeting, Naeem stressed the significance of neighborly relations, saying:&& Afghanistan and China are neighboring countries, and preserving favorable relations in between next-door neighbors is vital for both sides.&& The Islamic Emirate was not welcomed to the SCO top held in Islamabad on October 15&-- 16, 2024. Reports show that Afghanistan&& s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been non-active considering that September 2021. Afghanistan became an observer member of the SCO on June 7, 2012, however has not actively took part in the organization&& s activities considering that joining.The 25th SCO Summit is arranged to be held in China in the 2nd half of this year.The top will offer a platform for conversations on essential issues including food security, energy, the environment, and the fight against terrorism.The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which represents 25% of global GDP and 40% of the world&& s population, plays a crucial function in cultivating financial, trade, and security cooperation amongst its member states.In addition to the leaders& & top, more than 40 related conferences of SCO systems are anticipated to happen in China throughout the year.The post China welcomes Afghan delegation to attend SCO top first appeared on TINS News.
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Pakistan has actually set up a 24/7 hotline to help Afghan nationals and react to grievances of harassment throughout their repatriation, according to a declaration issued on Sunday, amid growing criticism of Islamabad&& s ongoing deportation project. The choice comes a day after Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar visited Kabul and ...
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen&& s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his partner, brother and individual legal representative, a source acquainted with the matter informed Reuters on Sunday. The revelations of a 2nd Signal chat raise more concerns about Hegseth & s usage of an unclassified ... U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen&& s Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his better half, brother and personal legal representative, a source knowledgeable about the matter told Reuters on Sunday.The revelations of a 2nd Signal chat raise more questions about Hegseth&& s usage of an unclassified messaging system to share highly delicate security information and come at an especially delicate moment for him, with senior authorities ousted from the Pentagon recently as part of an internal leak investigation.In the 2nd chat, Hegseth shared details of the attack similar to those revealed last month by The Atlantic magazine after its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was consisted of in a separate chat on the Signal app by mistake, in an embarrassing occurrence including all of President Donald Trump&& s most senior national security officials.The person acquainted with the matter, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, said the second chat consisted of about a lots people and was created throughout his verification procedure to discuss administrative concerns instead of detailed military planning.The chat included details of the schedule of the air strikes, the individual said.Hegseth&& s other half, Jennifer, a former Fox News producer, has actually attended delicate conferences with foreign military counterparts, according to images the Pentagon has publicly posted.During a conference Hegseth had with his British counterpart at the Pentagon in March, his other half could be seen sitting behind him.Hegseth&& s sibling is a Department of Homeland Security liaison to the Pentagon.The Trump administration has actually aggressively pursued leaks, an effort that has actually been enthusiastically accepted by Hegseth at the Pentagon.Pentagon representative Sean Parnell, without evidence, said that the media was && enthusiastically taking the complaints of dissatisfied previous workers as the sole sources for their article.&&& & The Trump-hating media continues to be consumed with damaging anybody dedicated to President Trump&& s program. & hellip; We & ve already attained so much for the American warfighter, and will never pull back,& & Parnell stated in a declaration on X.White House representative Anna Kelly stated that && just recently fired & lsquo; leakers & are continuing to misrepresent the truth to soothe their shattered egos and undermine the President&& s agenda.Democratic lawmakers said Hegseth could no longer stay in his job.&& We keep learning how Pete Hegseth put lives at risk,& & Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated in a post to X. && But Trump is still too weak to fire him. Pete Hegseth need to be fired.&& Senator Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran who suffered serious injuries in fight in 2004, said that Hegseth && need to resign in disgrace.&& A U.S. official at the Pentagon questioned how Hegseth could keep his job after the most recent news.The most current discovery comes days after Dan Caldwell, one of Hegseth&& s leading advisors, was escorted from the Pentagon after being recognized throughout an investigation into leakages at the Department of Defense.Although Caldwell is not as well known as other senior Pentagon authorities, he has actually played a crucial role for Hegseth and was named as the Pentagon&& s point person by the Secretary in the first Signal chat. & We are extremely dissatisfied by the manner in which our service at the Department of Defense ended,& & Caldwell posted on X on Saturday. && Unnamed Pentagon authorities have slandered our character with unwarranted attacks on our way out the door.&& Following Caldwell&& s departure, less-senior authorities Darin Selnick, who just recently ended up being Hegseth&& s deputy chief of personnel, and Colin Carroll, who was chief of staff to Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, were put on administrative leave and fired on Friday. &-- REUTERS The post Pentagon primary Hegseth shared sensitive Yemen war strategies in 2nd Signal chat, source says initially appeared on TINS News.
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Serik Zhumangarin, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, showed up in Kabul on Monday for talks focused on boosting bilateral relations and broadening economic cooperation with Afghanistan. During his go to, Zhumangarin is scheduled to meet with senior authorities of the Islamic Emirate to discuss essential issues surrounding trade, financial investment, and local ...
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance started a four-day check out to India on Monday and will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as New Delhi rushes to avoid high U.S. tariffs with an early trade offer and boost ties with the Trump administration. Their conversations will cover the first day of Vance&& s mainly personal see to the nation
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