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Taliban leader promises ‘inclusive’ government

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“I assure the people that we strive to improve their living conditions, and that the government will be responsible to everyone and will provide security because it is necessary for economic development, not just in Afghanistan but in the whole world,” he said in Kabul.

Baradar added security was necessary to kick-start major economic projects in the country.

“If we are able to provide security, we will overcome other problems, and from here the wheel of progress and advancement will begin,” he said, adding that no effort will be spared to reach these goals.

The Taliban swept into Kabul virtually unopposed on August 15 following rapid advances across Afghanistan, as United States-led foreign forces withdrew from the country and President Ashraf Ghani fled.

On Friday, sources within the Taliban told Reuters news agency Baradar would lead the new government in Afghanistan, with Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob – the son of late Taliban founder Mullah Omar – and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai taking senior roles.

Baradar served as deputy defense minister when the Taliban last ruled Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001. Following the fall of that Taliban government, Baradar served as a senior military commander responsible for attacks on coalition forces, according to a United Nations sanctions notice.

He was arrested and imprisoned in Pakistan in 2010. After his release in 2018, he headed the Taliban’s political office in Doha, becoming one the most prominent figures in the group’s talks with Washington and the signing of their agreement in the Qatari capital last year.

Americans overwhelmingly support Afghanistan pullout, disapprove of withdrawal handling

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The new poll shows that 77 percent of Americans support the decision to withdraw all US forces. The support goes across party lines, with 88 percent of Democrats, 74 percent of Republicans and 76 percent of independents supporting the withdrawal.

However, that support drops when it comes to how Biden handled the withdrawal. The poll showed 52 percent saying they support the exit of Afghanistan but disapprove of how the president handled it while just 26 percent said they support both the decision and how the president handled it.

When people were asked more generally whether they approve Biden’s overall management of the withdrawal, 60 percent said they disapprove, while only 30 percent said they approve. The support across party lines varied heavily, with 56 percent of Democrats saying they support Biden’s handling of the exit, while only 7 percent of Republicans say the same. Only 26 percent of independents surveyed said they support Biden’s oversight of the situation.

Criticism for Biden also arose over 13 American service members were killed in the Kabul suicide bombing. The poll shows 53 percent of Americans say Biden bears either a “great deal” or a “good amount” of the blame for the attack, but 43 percent say he doesn’t bear much or any blame.

However, the answers again vary across party lines. About 70 percent of Democrats say Biden bears little to no responsibility for the attack, while nearly 90 percent of Republicans say he does. Fifty-two percent of independents say Biden is to blame.

Biden has continuously defended his withdrawal from Afghanistan and said the 20-year war was no longer serving the interest of the US.

“We no longer had a clear purpose in an open-ended mission in Afghanistan,” Biden stated, adding, “After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, I refused to send another generation of America’s sons and daughters to fight a war that should have ended long ago.”

Biden’s approval rating dropped to 43 percent amid the fallout of the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Thursday.

Biden’s new approval is 6 points below NPR’s August poll, which had the president’s approval rating at 49 percent.

The president’s approval rating dipped below 50 percent over multiple polls after the Taliban overthrew the Afghan government in mid-August. A separate Morning Consult Poll released Monday had the president’s approval rating at 48 percent.

The conflict in Afghanistan came to an end last week after all US troops withdrew, ending America’s longest war. The US evacuated more than 124,000 people from Afghanistan, including about 5,500 Americans.

Source: The Hill

Sadegh Amoli Larijani Quits as Member of Iran’s Guardian Council

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One of the duties of the Guardian Council is to review the qualifications of presidential nominees.
Following Sadegh Amoli Larijani’s resignation, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a decree, appointed Hosseini Khorassani as a member of the Guardian Council to replace Larijani.

Raisi rules out talks under pressure, calls for all sanctions lifted

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In his first interview with IRIB as president, Raisi added, he had announced before that negotiation over the nuclear agreement otherwise known as the JCPOA was on his administration’s agenda.

He however noted, Iran wants all sanctions lifted, adding he will not retreat an iota from the rights of the Iranian people.

The Iranian president rejected the idea of talks for the sake of talks and said Tehran wants result-based negotiations to get the sanctions removed and improve people’s livelihoods.

He also spoke of Afghanistan, saying the US oppression inflicted a big wound on Afghanistan.

He cited international organizations as saying 30 thousand Afghan children have been maimed in the US war.

Raisi said Iran has hosted 3 million Afghan refugees whose rights have been infringed by the US-led occupation of their country.

The president reiterated that the way forward in Afghanistan is to form a government elected by Afghans themselves.

He added, “Afghanistan security is our security and our priority is to have relations with neighbors”.

Raisi said he held talks with more than 50 officials from different countries over Afghanistan and the discussions will continue.

Raisi also touched on economic opportunities in Iran and urged Iranians living abroad to invest inside their country.

Raisi said government bodies have been instructed to receive foreign investments.

In other remarks, Raisi said a big percentage of Iran’s production capacity remains intact, “40 percent of factories are not operating due to different reasons, Iran plans to ramp up production and the prospects are very promising.”

Raisi urged manufacturers to increase their production as plans are afoot to begin exports of Iranian goods.

Ayatollah Khamenei thanks Iran Paralympics caravan

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In the message, Ayatollah Khamenei said:

“In the Name of God….I sincerely thank our proud Paralympics caravan’s members who once again made the Iranian people happy by winning medals [in the games].”

Iranian athletes snatched 24 medals (12 gold, 11 silver and 1 bronze) in the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020.

IRGC navy holds drill in Persian Gulf to mark iconic fighter demise

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The navy ships staged a parade in the waters off the city of Delvar, Bushehr province. The drill was to mark the 100th death anniversary of Iranian independence fighter and anti-British colonialism activist Rais Ali Delvari.

Some 180 boats participated in the exercise to display their readiness to defend Iran against any potential aggression.

Rear Admiral Lower Half Ramezan Zirrahi told reporters at the site of the drill that the war game’s message to enemies is “if you make a miscalculation, Iranian armed forces are prepared to give you an unforgettable lesson just as Rais Ali Delvari and his comrades gave the British a good smack in the chops”.

He added that Iran’s history is replete with events of epic proportions that are lasting and must be kept alive as they are a source of great pride.

Zirrahi said an example was the resistance of Rais Ali Delvari and his comrades against British invaders. He noted that today, Iranian youths have modeled themselves on Rais Ali Delvari and will respond to any foreign aggression against Iran.

Iran’s Azizi clinches gold in taekwondo at Tokyo Paralympics

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Azizi clinched the gold on Saturday after beating his Croatian rival Ivan Mikulic 12-10 in the final match in the men’s k44 +75kg.

The Iranian taekwondo player began his campaign with an 11-9 win over Costa Rican Esteban Molina Gomez in quarterfinals and then defeating Russian Paralympic Committee’s Zainutdin Ataev 9-4 in the semifinals.

Iran’ other gold medals were brought home by judo athletes Vahid Nouri and Mohammad Reza Kheirollahzade, powerlifter Rouhollah Rostami, long jumper Amir Khosravani, shot putter Mahdi Olad, javelin thrower Hashemiyeh Motaghian, shooter Sareh Javanmardi, javelin thrower Saeid Afrooz, javelin thrower Hamed Amiri, archer Zahra Nemati, and the sitting volleyball team.

Iran sitting volleyball wins Paralympics gold

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Iran advanced to the final with a victory over Bosnia on Thursday in the semi-finals. Apart from Bosnia, Iran have already defeated Germany and Brazil in the Games.

Iran’s national sitting volleyball team have made the final at every Games since debuting sitting volleyball.

Iranian athletes snatched two gold medals on the 11th day of the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.
In total, Iran has won 11 gold medals in the games so far.

Tunisia union, parties refuse to talk to American senators

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IFP Media Wire
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“Our Tunisian affair should be resolved only among Tunisians, UGTT union will not participate in the invitation of the American embassy,” UGTT union spokesman Sami Tahri stressed on Friday.

Tahri added UGTT – which plays a key role in Tunisia’s political scene – did not accept the bullying of foreigners in the time of former Western-backed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and “will not accept it today and tomorrow”.

The remarks came amid reports that US Senator Chris Murphy would lead a congressional delegation to discuss the path forward to “protect democracy in Tunisia” in a visit on Saturday, after President Kais Saied’s seizure of governing powers in July in an extraordinary measure was dismissed by local critics as a coup.

The US delegation, which will visit Tunisia as part of a regional visit that included Lebanon, Israel and the West Bank, intends to discuss with local officials and politicians the crisis in Tunisia.

Even the country’s Free Constitutional Party, led by Abir Moussi and a supporter of Ben Ali — toppled in the 2011 revolution – as well as the Achaab Party – allied with Saied — rejected the invitation to hold talks with the American delegation, saying there is no way to accept any interference in local crisis.

Saied dismissed on July 25 his prime minister, froze parliament and assumed executive authority in a sudden intervention that his opponents have censured as “a coup” but he justified as necessary to save the country from collapse.

He then extended the unprecedented move indefinitely just last week, with his office issuing “a presidential decree extending the exceptional measures… regarding the suspension of Parliament and lifting of the parliamentary immunity of its MPs until further notice”.

The president is to address the nation in the coming days, the statement said, without providing further details.

Saied’s postponement in appointing a new government or announcing his longer-term plans has sparked further anxiety among many Tunisians fearing a lack of direction in the face of major economic challenges or even a return to autocracy.

He is widely anticipated to announce new measures that would reassure a highly anxious Tunisian public and allay international concerns about Tunisia entering an authoritarian era.

Saied dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and suspended parliament for 30 days in July, following mass protests in several cities against the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tunisia’s biggest political party Ennahda denounced the move as “arbitrary” and “unjustified”.

Saied has noted he would assume executive authority “with the help” of a government whose new chief he would personally appoint.

Ever since, authorities have placed several officials, including former ministers, under house arrest. Several politicians, lawmakers, businessmen and judges also say they have been banned from traveling abroad.

Apart from plunging the country into a political limbo, the latest developments have exacerbated political polarization in Tunisia.

Source: Press TV

At least 17 killed, dozens more injured in Kabul gunfire

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IFP Media Wire
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Emergency Hospital in Kabul reported 17 bodies and 41 wounded people were transferred to its facility with the harm caused by last night’s citywide firing into the air.

“Celebratory gunfire” was heard in Kabul amid conflicting reports over the situation in Panjshir valley where Taliban fighters are fighting rival forces for control of Afghanistan’s final holdout province.

According to media reports, hundreds of fighters from both sides have lost their lives during the fighting over the past few days.

In a tweet, Taliban Spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid asked militants not to fire guns in the air because it was a waste of ammunition and could hurt civilians.

The Taliban captured the majority of Afghanistan by August 15 as US troops were in the final stage of withdrawing from the country after a nearly two-decade-long occupation. The last US soldiers left Kabul on August 30.

Source: TOLO News

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