The Khorasan Diary

UPDATE: The Embassy of Afghanistan in Ankara is being made operational,the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs of the Interim Afghan Government said.

Zakir Jalali said the Interim Afghan Government’s diplomats are there and will continue their consular services.

ALERT: Afghanistan's Embassy in Turkey ended its mission today and handed it over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, the Embassy said in a statement.

The statement added that the embassy was handed over based on the Vienna conventions where the host country has the authority.

ALERT: The body of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan affiliate, Yousaf alias Badruddin, the son of the Afghan Taliban Deputy Governor for Badgis in Afghanistan was handed over at the Angor Adda border crossing when he was killed in counter terrorism operation in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

ALERT: The Mangement of Kabul Serena Hotel has officially been transferred to Cinderella International Group of Companies (Germany), as of beginning of February 2025 , officials said.

According to the information provided the Hotel will operate under its new brand name, Kabul Grand Hotel (KGB)

ALERT: At least two policemen have been shot dead and six others have been injured in an attack by militants on a police station in Bahadarkhel, Karak district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, some policemen have been reported missing after the attack, more details are awaited: Police

ALERT: Three policemen were kidnapped from their homes in Ladha, South Waziristan Upper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Armed men took them from their homes: Police

ALERT: Qasim Raisani, Assistant Superintendent of Quetta Prison, was shot dead by unidentified armed persons on Jail Road in the provincial capital, Quetta, Balochistan: Police

TKD ECONOMY: The exports from Afghanistan reached 2 billion $USD.

The Spokesperson of the Interim Afghan Government said during a space on X, that Afghanistan turned towards exports.

Mujahid added that the government is committed to provide space for domestic investors and industry.

ALERT: Unidentified armed persons attacked a construction site on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) link road and set ablaze machinery in the Gowash area of Kharan district, Balochistan: Locals

UPDATE: The Ministry of Interior confirmed the incident in the UN compound that killed one person and wounded another.

The Spokesperson Abdul Matin Qani added that the killed person is an IEA soldier and the wounded one is an employee of UNAMA.

He said that an investigation is ongoing.

ALERT: A Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) associate was killed in a mosque by locals in Manjiwala, Lakki Marwat when he along with other armed men tried to kidnap a security official who had come to the mosque to pray. A father and son have also been injured in the firing: Police

ALERT: One person was killed and another wounded in a firing incident at the UN compund in Kabul, two sources with knowledge of then incident confirmed. UNAMA said that the security guards provided by the Taliban government were involved in the incident.

ALERT: One person was killed and another wounded in a firing incident at the UN compund in Kabul, two sources with knowledge of then incident confirmed. UNAMA said that the security guards provided by the Taliban government were involved in the incident.

TKD MONITORING: A video of the released employees of the Qabal Khail mines was released by Pakistani Taliban affiliated media. The employee identified himself as Irfan Marwat and said that he was released through mediation of the Jirga.

BREAKING: Mushtaq Kohi, a key member of the Command Council, the decision-making body of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA-Jeeyand), was stabbed to death when an unidentified person targeted him in an unknown location. At least three sources with knowledge of the incident confirmed to The Khorasan Diary

ALERT: Another abductee, a civil employee of the Atomic Energy Commision that was kidnapped on 9th January 2025 has been handed over to the jirga in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa : Source

Only 5000 USD will be allowed in cash. The new mechanism will be effective in March, State Bank of Pakistan said during a meeting with traders: TKD Correspondent 3/3

The person bringing USD for business into Pakistan will have to be an Afghan, his name, passport number, exporter's name, NTN and importer's name will be mentioned verified by customs. The valid Prior Intimation of Currency Holder (PICH) can be amended till the currency has not been received. 2/3

TKD ECONOMY: National Bank of Pakistan is to establish offices on Torkham and Chaman borders with Afghanistan.
The move is to track the influx of USD from Afghanistan through a mechanism. 1/3

TKD ECONOMY: The value of AFN against the USD rose in Afghanistan.
According to the statement from Afghanistan’s Central Bank, one $USD is exchanged for 73.44 AFN in Kabul’s money exchanging markets, today: TKD Correspondent

ALERT: NPA has suspended its operation in Afghanistan.
The Norwegien People's Aid has anounced that the US Department of State instructed them to halt their activities funded by the US immediately: TKD Correspondent

The concerns comes at a time that the Supreme Leader of the Taliban Haibatullah Akhunzada banned girls from medical institutes: TKD Correspondent 3/3

The head of Institute expressed concerns about the significant reduction of female medical staff and added it signalled a warning for half of the population.

He further added that " There were 9 medical specialists but 8 of them have already left their jobs and the positions are still vaccant" 2/3

ALERT: Due to restrictions from the Ministry of Voice and Virtue mojority of medical specialists left their jobs in the French medical institute in Kabul, said Head of the institute Arek Cheson.

According to the figures, recently 156 of 280 females resigned from their jobs. 1/3

They further added that it has been 2 months since the issuance of a decree by the Suprem Leader of the Taliban to pay their pensions, but there is no update yet regarding its implementation: TKD Correspondent 3/3

Meanwhile, hundreds of retired employees staged a protest in Kabul and demanded the Interim Afghan Government to pay their pensions.

The protesters said that they are facing economic difficulties and urged the government to take action in this regard, promptly. 2/3

ALERT: A special meeting was convened and led by the Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi in Kabul.

ARG said in a statement that the meeting was held for organizing the salaries and formation of the government structure for the upcoming solar year 14004 1/3

ALERT: High-level official delegation of the Interim Afghan government including the Minister of Defense Mulla Yaqoob Mujahid and Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for the Economic Affairs arrived in Kandhar for the special meeting led by the Supreme Leader of the Taliban: Source

ALERT:
At least 3 personnel of Balochistan Levies were killed in an attack in Draban area of Dera Ismail Khan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They were allegedly sent to Dera Ismail Khan by the district administration of Pishin, Balochistan: Officials

UPDATE: “There have been 17 fatalities and 3 injuries reported till now since the attack in Kalat, Balochistan begun last night, majority of the casualties are from an attack on a vehicle which targeted on the highway ”: Source