Kabul Calls on Host Nations to Not Use Afghan Refugees Politically
Criticizing the deportation of Afghan immigrants by some neighboring countries, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy prime minister for economic affairs, asked these countries to deal legally with Afghan immigrants.
International Migrants Day has arrived while Afghanistan witnessed the deportation of thousands of migrants from Pakistan, Iran and other countries in recent months.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, said: “The expulsion of our Muslim brothers by the countries is an illegal decision and against fairness and good neighborliness. The perpetrators failed to achieve the goals that were behind this persecution [expulsion].”
Second Deputy Prime Minister, Abdul Salam Hanafi, who was present at the ceremony at the Government Media and Information Center (GMIC), said: “A large number of our brothers and sisters returned to their homeland from different countries, the number of them reaches more than 700,000, who came to Afghanistan in a short time and by force.”
The caretaker government Prime Minister, Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, in a message on the occasion of International Migrants Day, asked international institutions to support the rights of Afghan immigrants.
Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, discussed the causes of illegal migrations in the country during the commemoration of the International Migrants Day.
Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the acting minister for refugees and repatriation, said: “Afghans were tortured by different countries and are present all over the world. Even now, after forty years of sadness and poverty, they destroyed their property, children, culture and customs.”
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has also announced the creation of fifteen committees, including the land distribution committee, to deal with the problems of immigrants who have just returned to the country.
100 Families on Average Cross Torkham to Afghanistan Per Day
The officials at the refugee camps at Torkham crossing said that an average of 100 families are crossing to Afghanistan on a daily basis as Pakistan continues to deport Afghan refugees.
The families are taken to their original places after they are provided with assistance, according to the officials.
“We have prepared a system that when the refugees arrive here, they are being provided with food assistance, clothes and jackets by the charity committee and organizations and us. When they leave and go out from the exit gate, they are being provided with food and cash assistance,” said Iftikhar Mushfiq, deputy head of operations at the refugee camp at Torkham.
The officials said that the construction inside the camp is still underway.
Some of the newly deported Afghans meanwhile expressed concern that their needs have risen as the weather is getting cold.
“The government has promised to give us land, I hope it fulfills its promise,” said Amrullah, a recent deportee.
“The children are facing pneumonia problems. I have just had them in the clinic. We hope to be assisted with blankets and other materials. We don’t have any place,” said Gul Rahim, a new deportee.
“We have nothing. I ask the government to help us and give us land to construct a home for ourselves,” said Nabi Gul, a recent deportee.
According to officials, approximately 59,000 families have returned to the country since Pakistan began the deportation of Afghan refugees.
US State Dept Warns Americans Against Traveling to Afghanistan
The US Department of State urged its citizens to refrain from traveling to Afghanistan “due to terrorism, risk of wrongful detention, kidnapping and crime.”
“US citizens should not travel to Afghanistan for any reason,” the State department said in statement.
Since the political change in August 2021, the US Embassy in Kabul has suspended operations, and the US government is not able to provide “any emergency consular services to US citizens in Afghanistan.”
“Multiple terrorist groups are active in country and US citizens are targets of kidnapping and wrongful detentions,” the statement said. “The Department has assessed that there is a risk of wrongful detention of US citizens by the Taliban.”
The statement claims that the “Taliban have harassed and detained aid and humanitarian workers.”
It also added that the activities of foreigners may be viewed with suspicion, and reasons for detention may be unclear.
“Even if you are registered with the appropriate authorities to conduct business, the risk of detention is high,” the statement added.
The Department of State also urged US citizens who are in Afghanistan to depart immediately via commercial means “if possible.”
The caretaker government spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said that such statements are based on incorrect information and that Afghanistan is safe and there is no threat to foreign nationals.
“The Taliban do not regularly permit the United States to conduct welfare checks on US citizens in detention, including by phone,” it said. “Detention can be lengthy and while in detention, US citizens have limited or no access to medical attention and may be subject to physical abuse.”
Islamic Emirate Considers Withholding of UN Seat 'Illegal
The de facto government considers the UN members’ decision to not hand over the Afghanistan seat at the United Nations to its ambassador “illegal.”
This comes as the UN Credentials Committee has deferred its decision on assigning Afghanistan’s seat in the organization to the caretaker government for the third consecutive time.
The committee reviewed two conflicting communications regarding Afghanistan’s representation at the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly, both from the Foreign Ministry of the caretaker government and Naseer Ahmad Faiq, who is the current Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the United Nations.
“Afghanistan should take its seat as soon as possible; but we should be happy about it, that the seat has not been suspended for now because if so, that would be another major challenge. If the situation becomes better in the country, the possibility of regaining the seat is high,” said Toreq Farhadi, a political analyst.
But the de facto government, in reaction to the decision of the UN regarding the fate of Afghanistan’s seat at the United Nations, said not handing it over to the de facto government’s ambassador is “illegal and unfair.”
“As the UN has not given this seat to the de facto government we consider this action illegal, unfair, a discriminatory action which damages the reputation and credibility of the [United Nations],” said Suhail Shaheen, the de facto government’s designated permanent representative to the UN.
“To attract international support, it is first of all important to focus on the issue of recognition of Afghanistan which is linked to bringing reforms within the current government in Afghanistan,” said Najib Rahman Shamal, a political analyst.
“The UN seat was important for Afghanistan. It was a bridge between us and the world. Unfortunately, we have been out of the international community for the past two and a half years,” said Kamran Aman, a political analyst.
The UN was established in 1945 and Afghanistan became its member in 1946.
120,000 Traveled Through Kabul Intl Airport in 1 Month
At the opening ceremony for projects at Kabul Airport, Mohammad emphasized that they are in contact with some foreign companies to resume their flights in Afghanistan.
The General Director of Kabul International Airport said: “Here are domestic companies, and Fly Dubai is making two flights a day, and we are in contact with Jazeera Airways and Air Arabia, and they have evaluated all the services and looked at it from the security point of view.”
Meanwhile, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy prime minister for economic affairs, pledged that they will provide facilities for investors in all sectors.
Baradar added that the conditions for investment in the country has been provided.
He said: “All Afghans, especially businessmen and national investors, should participate in the reconstruction of the country to the best of their ability and use investment opportunities in those sectors that are a priority for Afghans.”
Mohammad Yunus Momand, the first deputy of the ACCI, said: “We ask the de facto government to establish a relationship between the people and the government.”
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) said that the work of some projects in Kabul International Airport, worth one million dollars, has been started by the private sector.
Ghulam Jailani Wafa, deputy of MoTCA, said: “These projects consist of about 10 medium and small projects and most of them were supported by national traders and private companies. These projects are worth almost one million dollars.”
Earlier, the authorities of the de facto government said that after the Islamic Emirate retook Afghanistan, some countries including China, Qatar, Turkey, Uzbekistan, America and Iran in Afghanistan invested in various sectors.
EU contributes $26.6 million to WFP operation in Afghanistan
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced that the European Union has contributed EUR 25 million (US$26.6 million) for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.
This funding will help WFP deliver food assistance to hungry families – including displaced families – across the country.
It will also support WFP in preventing and treating malnutrition in young children and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and keep the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in the air, WFP said in a statement.
“One in three Afghans do not know where their next meal will come from and communities are facing a harsh winter at times when the country reels from a battered economy, devastating earthquakes and most recently forced returns from Pakistan,” said François Goemans, head of EU humanitarian aid operations in Afghanistan. “The European Union stands with the people of Afghanistan who need life-saving assistance for survival.”
Severe drought conditions in the country have led to below average harvests for three years in a row, and the economic crisis forces countless families to adopt negative coping strategies to survive. In rural areas, families have sold their last remaining assets – seeds, cattle, and farming tools. In cities, one in three families has no livelihood opportunities and is desperate for jobs, according to WFP.
“Needs in Afghanistan before winter are high and hunger affects one third of the people amid high levels of malnutrition,” said Hsiao-Wei Lee, WFP Country Director in Afghanistan. “This contribution from the European Union humanitarian aid comes at a critical moment when we still have a window of opportunity to reach the most vulnerable families before snow and ice cut off entire communities.”
One out of every three Afghan children faces hunger at the beginning of 2024
The international organization “Protection of Children” has warned that due to the food crisis at the beginning of 2024, one out of every three children will suffer from hunger.
According to the agency, approximately 8 million children in Afghanistan will face some level of hunger crisis in the new year as freezing conditions further threaten communities already plagued by drought, earthquakes and economic hardship.
Some Afghan citizens spoke to the BBC in recent days about the difficult experiences they and their families faced with the cold weather.
They say that considering the bad economic situation and the blocking of roads in remote areas due to heavy snowfall, the economic conditions of many people have become worse than before.
Some of them have said they are worried that children and vulnerable people will not be able to survive this winter without enough food and fuel.
Report of the UN Secretary General: Actual attacks by armed opposition groups against the Taliban have decreased
In the UN Secretary General’s report on the situation in Afghanistan, titled “Afghanistan situation and its consequences on international peace and security”, it is said that the armed opposition groups have not created “any challenge” in controlling the areas against the Taliban government.
In a new quarterly report covering the situation in Afghanistan from August/August to early December, it is stated that attacks by armed opposition groups on Taliban personnel compared to the same period in 2022, despite the “increase” in alleged attacks on social networks, but ” The number of “real” attacks has decreased.
During this period, the “Afghanistan Liberation Front”, a group consisting of former soldiers, is said to be the “most active group”, although it has carried out small attacks, while the attacks of the “National Resistance Front” led by Ahmad Masoud compared to 2022. much less” and has not carried out “any attack” in its traditional power base in Panjshir.
The leaders of the resistance groups say that their method of attacking the Taliban is “guerrilla” and they do not have a strategy to control the areas.
The report also mentions four other armed groups that announced their existence, and two of them have not claimed responsibility for any attack.
WFP: So far, we have helped 280,000 Afghans who have returned from Pakistan
The United Nations World Food Program has announced that it has so far provided cash and food aid to 280,000 Afghan returnees who were forcibly deported from Pakistan.
The organization said that many returnees in Afghanistan have no place to live and do not know how to survive the harsh winter ahead.
At the same time, Abdulsalam Hanafi, the administrative deputy of the Taliban prime minister, who is the head of the commission for dealing with returnees, has pledged to provide land and housing in industrial parks for Afghan businessmen who return from abroad.
Mr. Hanafi said in a speech yesterday (Monday) that if Afghan businessmen return to their country, they will be exempted from “paying taxes to a large extent”.
He also said that the Taliban government has created a committee to provide employment for returnees with the help of businessmen.
Since the decision of the interim government of Pakistan to deport more than one million Afghans without “legal” residency documents in early October, about half a million Afghan refugees and asylum seekers have left the country and returned to Afghanistan.
Tens of thousands of Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from Iran in the past weeks, many of whom were forced to cross the border.
Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the prime minister of the Taliban government, said in a statement yesterday that the issue of immigrants should not be politicized; At the same time, Anwarul Haq Kakar, the prime minister of the interim government of Pakistan, once again defended his recent decision.
Hunger Crisis' Threat to Afghan Children in 2024
Some residents of the capital said that with the arrival of the cold season, their challenges have multiplied.
According to the report, nearly 16 million people are expected to face acute food insecurity before March 2024, and more than 7 million of them are children.
Employment opportunities are reduced during the winter and winter food and fuel prices rise and increase poverty among the people.
“An estimated 15.8 million people, more than a third of the country’s population, are expected to experience acute food insecurity before March 2024. Almost half of those or 7.8 million are children,” said Save the Children.
Some residents of the capital said that with the arrival of the cold season, their challenges have multiplied.
Children in the capital also said that economic challenges have forced them to do hard labor.
“We don’t have a person at home to work, I work for 200 to 300 Afghani a day. We want the government to provide us with work,” said Mahdi, a child worker.
“My father doesn’t do anything, I come here myself, sell the bolani (Afghan food), and take the money home,” said Farshad, a child worker.
Meanwhile, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid has said that from January to October 2023, nearly 23 million Afghan citizens have been helped.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA) said in a report that “between January and October 2023, humanitarian organizations operating in Afghanistan reached 21.3 million individuals with food and livelihood support, 13.7 million with healthcare,8.9 million with water, sanitation and hygiene support, 4.8 million children and pregnant lactating women with nutrition assistance.”
“United Nations humanitarian aid has had a relative impact on reducing poverty, but our demand from aid organizations, including United Nations organizations, is that aid should be considered in the development sectors,” said Abdul Latif Nazari, deputy of the Economy Ministry.
The list published by The International Rescue Committee shows that 20 countries, including Afghanistan, are facing the risk of worsening humanitarian crises in 2024.
Afghanistan Dry Fruit Exhibition Held in Oman
Ten Afghan businessmen participated in the exhibition, which is expected to be held for three days.
Some of these participants have said holding such exhibitions is beneficial in introducing Afghan products to other countries and increasing the number of exports.
“It was the first exhibition that the government of Oman directly invited businessmen to build relations and increase trade between Oman and Afghanistan,” said Mahboob Ullah Mohammadi, a trader.
“Dry and fresh fruit and other products of Afghanistan are called fore here. Some people here use the organic products that we have,” said Sefatullah, a trader.
The officials of the Afghan embassy in Oman have also said that they are trying to increase the amount of trade between the two countries [Afghanistan and Oman] and provide the necessary facilities for businessmen.
“We ensure that we support Afghan products and Afghan businessmen so that Afghan businessmen can start the business process in Oman,” said Abdul Samad Munib.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce pledged that it will address the challenges faced by businessmen in obtaining visas and participating in international exhibitions.
“Regarding obtaining a visa, we have provided facilities to all our businessmen. Those of our businessmen who want to participate in international exhibitions or travel to other countries to obtain business contracts can come to the ministry. We make it easier for them to get a visa,” said Abdul Salam Akhundzada Jawad, spokesman for the ministry.
The statistics of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce show that only thirteen exhibitions were held in the country in the last eight months, where merchants from 34 provinces displayed their products.
Afghan embassy in Pakistan demands release of 450 containers held in Karachi
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad announced on Monday that they met with Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce officials and called for the urgent release of 450 containers that have been held back in Karachi for the past few months.
The embassy said in a statement on X that the economic representative of the caretaker government in Karachi and Islamabad discussed problems with Maria Kazi, Joint Secretary, Foreign Trade Wing at Ministry of Commerce of Pakistan, and Zubair Khan, the secretary of the ministry.
The embassy stated Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce officials have promised to secure the release of the containers.
This comes after Pakistan recently imposed a 10 percent tax surcharge on a number of commercial goods belonging to Afghan traders, who use Karachi port to ship imported goods into Afghanistan.
Pakistan has also asked Afghan traders to provide cash guarantees equal to the value of their goods.
Recently, Pakistan released 3,000 containers belonging to Afghan traders after they were also stranded at the Karachi port for months.
However, about 450 have been held back. Pakistan claims the contents in the containers are banned from being imported into Afghanistan through Pakistan.
Pakistan has a list of 212 commercial items it forbids traders to send via Karachi port.
Kandahar exported 118 tons of fresh fruit this year
A total of 118,000 tons of fresh fruit has been exported from Kandahar province this year, and more than $55 million earned from the exports, local officials said.
Exported fruits included watermelons, grapes, pomegranates, and figs among others.
According to officials from the Kandahar Chamber of Commerce, this year Kandahar’s waters were managed properly and natural pests were less, so the yield of fresh fruit in Kandahar increased.
“Although there was a drought this year, water was managed properly, the farms were irrigated in due time and there were no pests. Fruits were exported in a regular manner. Now there are some pomegranates and apples left,” said Abdul Baqi Bina, the deputy of the Kandahar Chamber of Commerce.
Fresh fruit exporters in Kandahar said that facilities have been provided in the export process, but greater efforts should be made to increase the country’s exports.
“Fortunately, the security conditions were very good this year. There was no problem at customs. If there was any problem, the head of customs would solve it,” said Haji Nani, head of the Kandahar Fresh Fruit Export Commission.
Work on Sheberghan-Mazar-e-Sharif pipeline underway
Officials at Afghan Gas Company say work on the gas pipeline from Sheberghan to Mazar-e-Sharif is underway.
Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the head of Afghan Gas Company in Jawzjan, said that the construction of this pipeline will cost more than 100 million Afghanis and work will be completed soon.
The capacity of this pipeline has doubled compared to the past, he said.
Mansour added that the construction of this pipeline is being paid from the national budget and carried out by local engineers.
He also said that the total length of this pipeline is 94 km and so far 20 km has been completed.
Abdul Sabour, the person in charge of the pipeline project, also said that the project will be carried out under the supervision of welders who have international certificates.
A number of engineers who are working on this project meanwhile say their work will be completed before the appointed time.
“I am very happy, I feel happy that I am serving my country and it is very safe, we can easily carry out our work,” said an engineer.
“We feel happy because there is 100% peace in our country. In the past, when we worked on the pipeline, we had much stress because of insecurity,” another engineer said.
According to the information from local officials, 650 cubic meters of gas can now be extracted from 30 gas wells in Jawzjan province.
Minister of Commerce signs MoUs worth $7 million dollars
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Thursday that Nooruddin Azizi, acting minister of Commerce and Industry, signed a memorandum of understanding with 11 NGOs worth $7 million dollars.
According to the Ministry, Azizi met with the heads of the NGOs and expressed his gratitude to the organizations for their role in the development of the country.
“The caretaker government of Afghanistan has and supports comprehensive programs to facilitate investors and institutions,” said Azizi.
He asked the NGOs to give priority to training and creating employment for returning refugees.
According to the Ministry, these MoUs are worth about $7 million and relate to 15 provinces in the areas of skills development and professional services, with the aim of supporting vulnerable families, and entrepreneurs.
Afghanistan’s exports total $1.7 billion over last 11 months
The office of the deputy prime minister for economic affairs said that Afghanistan has reached an “unprecedented milestone” this year as exports have totaled $1.71 billion in the past 11 months.
In a post on X, the deputy prime minister’s office stated that fresh fruit, dried fruit, carpets, saffron, coal, and vegetables such as onions and tomatoes constitute the largest part of the country’s exports.
Afghanistan exports mostly to Iran, Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, China, and Kazakhstan.
Afghanistan doubles Russian fuel imports, industry data shows
Afghanistan doubled purchases of Russian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the January-November period, according to industry data, as Russia redirects supplies away from Europe amid political fallout from the Ukraine conflict, Reuters reported.
Last year, Afghanistan and Russia signed a deal on supplying gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat after Moscow offered the de facto government administration a discount to average global commodity prices.
The move was the first known major international economic deal struck by the caretaker government since it returned to power.
According to industry data, Russian LPG supplies to Afghanistan by rail in January-November exceeded 176,000 tons, more than double the deliveries seen in the same period in 2022, Reuters reported.
Russia’s total LPG exports to Central Asia in the first 11 months of the year also doubled, to 390,100 tons.
LPG, or propane and butane, is mainly used as fuel for cars, heating and to produce other petrochemicals.
Russia’s LPG exports, unlike oil, have not been targeted by Western sanctions. However, Russia has redirected its supplies away from Europe, including to Central Asia.
Pakistan’s export volume to Afghanistan increases
Pakistan’s Central Bank has announced a 2.65% increase in the country’s exports to Afghanistan during the third quarter of this year.
The bank stated in its latest report that from July to October, Pakistan’s export volume to Afghanistan was about $186.7 million dollars, against $176.2 million in the same period last year.
However, the report indicated that Pakistan’s imports from Afghanistan dropped by 81.3% for July to October period this year.
Afghanistan mostly exports dry and fresh fruits and coal to Pakistan, but the export of coal has significantly dropped.
According to the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI), a large percentage of the country’s food, including rice and flour, is imported from Pakistan, along with other items such as cement, plastic, and spices.
Khan Jan Alkozai, a member of the board of directors of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, confirmed that the level of Pakistan’s trade with Afghanistan has decreased greatly and said: “We used to trade three billion dollars [a year] with Pakistan, which has now decreased to one billion dollars. On the other hand, Afghanistan’s exports to Pakistan have also decreased a lot.”
Alokozai said that Afghanistan has already found alternative trade partners including Iran, which is now sitting at $2.5 billion dollars a year.
He said Afghanistan’s trade with China and India has also increased and Afghanistan’s trade with Central Asia now totals $800 million dollars.
According to the latest World Bank report published on December 4, despite the 19% decrease in Afghanistan’s exports to Pakistan, this country is still Afghanistan’s largest export market.
The report states that Afghanistan exports 54% of its commercial goods to Pakistan, of which 73% of exports include food and coal.
The World Bank also stated that Afghanistan’s total exports to Pakistan decreased by 19% this year. Afghanistan meanwhile imports 18% of consumer goods from Pakistan and the rest from Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates.
Nimruz customs seize tons of goods being smuggled into the country
The Ministry of Finance said on Monday that officers from the mobile customs unit have seized tons of goods being smuggled into the country illegally at different points in the province.
The ministry has said that the seized goods include more than 9 tons of cacao, lavashak (Persian fruit roll) and honey; over one ton of spices; two tons of tomato paste; 240 kgs of beans and close to 700 kgs of clothes.
The ministry said that the seized goods are being held by Nimruz customs for further investigation and suspected smugglers will be handed over to the relevant institutions for prosecution.
Female Artists Promote Nuristani Engraving in Herat
Female Artists Promote Nuristani Engraving in Herat
A group of artist girls in Herat are attempting to develop Nuristani engraving in this province.
Nuristani engraving originally comes from Nuristan province, which has been popular in Herat for three years.
A number of these artist girls, after being deprived of school and university, have turned to the art of engraving.
“Nuristani engraving is made by its formulas; Even its measurement has a formula and it has a certain style in general,” said Suraya Sadat, an artist.
These artists create various works of art by engraving on wood. This art, with its special elegance, requires a lot of patience.
“A lot of precision is needed for this work, which is why women and girls can do this work more easily than men. Because women are very good at this,” said Malika Sadat, an artist.
The girls who have turned to Nuristani engraving after being deprived of education, are trying to replace the feeling of being in school and university classes by participating in this workshop to some extent.
“I was a student and since the day the schools were closed, because I was very interested in engraving, that’s why I started the art of engraving,” said Madina Darwishi, an artist.
According to cultural experts, this art has a history of thousands of years and has spread from Nuristan to other parts of the country.
These artists are trying to revive Nuristani engraving like other ancient arts in Herat.
Afghanistan to Play First Match of T20I Series Against UAE on Friday
Afghanistan’s three-match T20I series against the UAE is scheduled to be played from December 29, 2023, to January 02 2024 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board late Thursday announced an 18-member national squad that also includes fast bowlers Fazal Haq Farooqi and Naveen Ul Haq, two of the three players who recently faced sanctions for their intention to opt out of the annual central contracts.
Earlier ACB announced bans on Farooqi and Haq as well as spin bowler Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
The three players “have approached the ACB and demonstrated a strong desire to represent their country again and have requested the previously assigned committee to reconsider its decision regarding the disciplinary measures imposed against them,” the ACB said.
Afghanistan’s Squad for the three-match T20I Series against UAE:
Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Mohammad Ishaq (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Darwish Rasooli, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmaullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem and Qais Ahmad.
Rashid Khan, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Ikram Alikhil and Gulbadin Naib have been included in the squad as reserves.
Afghanistan’s three-match T20I series against the UAE is scheduled to be played from December 29, 2023, to January 02 2024 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
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