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The letter states that Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's deputy prime minister, is interested in attending the BRICS summit in Kazan.

The BRICS summit is scheduled to be held from October 22 to 24 in the Russian city of Kazan.
Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported that the letter was sent by the Taliban's Minister of Industry and Trade Nooruddin Azizi to Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Vladimir Putin.

Rustam Khabibulin, the head of the Russian Trade Centre in Afghanistan, has confirmed that the Taliban have submitted a written request to participate in the BRICS summit.

In Nooruddin Azizi's letter to Yuri Ushakov, it is stated, "We are interested in the participation of a high-level delegation from our government, including Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy prime minister of the Taliban, in the BRICS meeting.

Suhail Shaheen, the head of the Taliban's political office in Qatar, told RIA Novosti news agency that it is important for the group to participate in the upcoming BRICS meeting in Kazan and express its views.

So far, no country has recognized the Taliban. Despite its diplomatic relations with the Taliban, Russia has not yet responded to the Taliban's request.

The main members of the BRICS group are Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The group expanded with the membership of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Ethiopia at the beginning of this year.
Russia has announced that the upcoming meeting will focus on developing cooperation in three key areas: political and security, economic and financial, and cultural.

Pakistan's policy in Afghanistan has failed, he said.

In an interview with Aaj News on Sunday, Mushahid Hussain Sayed clarified, "We could not understand Afghanistan."

Referring to the country's claim that the TTP is using Afghan soil to carry out attacks in Pakistan, the former Pakistani senator said that the Afghan Taliban have rejected this claim and said that "evidence" should be provided.

He stressed that Pakistan does not have a clear strategy towards the TTP.

The group stated that it targeted a vehicle carrying Taliban members in Kabul's 11th district.

Taliban officials have not yet commented on the incident.

Meanwhile, a local resident told Afghanistan International on Saturday that an explosion was heard in the Sarai Shamali area.

This announcement came just hours after the destruction of a statue of Abdul Ali Mazari, the founder of the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, in western Kabul.

While the municipality’s statement did not specifically mention Abdul Ali Mazari, it noted that, in accordance with established rules and regulations, a roundabout in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul was removed the previous night.

The municipality further stated that several other roundabouts in Kabul, including the Baraki, Traffic, and Karte Mamoreen roundabouts, have been removed and redesigned as intersections. The statement added that due to congestion and the high volume of vehicles in the Dasht-e-Barchi area, the roundabout there was also removed and will be rebuilt as an intersection.

The destruction of the Abdul Ali Mazari roundabout in western Kabul by the Taliban has sparked widespread reactions from political and cultural figures on social media. Some social media users have accused the Taliban of deliberately destroying symbols representing ethnic groups.

Dawood Naji, head of the political committee of the Freedom Front, stated that the Taliban are intent on dismantling the fabric of national unity and peaceful coexistence. He added that this act is reminiscent of "a criminal returning to the scene of the crime."

Abdul Ali Mazari, a prominent Mujahideen leader and the founder of the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, was captured and killed by the Taliban in 1995. The previous Afghan government had given him the title "Martyr of National Unity."

Commenting on the recent strains between the Taliban and Pakistan, Saraj remarked that several factors point to the deterioration of ties between the two sides.

Since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, Pakistan has witnessed an unprecedented rise in insecurity, and its relations with the Taliban have become increasingly tense. Over the past three years, the Taliban have frequently clashed with Pakistani border forces. Pakistan accuses the Taliban of providing refuge to opposition groups, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and aiding their attacks on Pakistani interests.

In a recent claim, a former Pakistani envoy to Afghanistan alleged that the Taliban had requested financial assistance from Islamabad to manage the TTP.

General Faiz Hameed, the former ISI chief, was the first foreign official to visit Kabul after the Taliban’s return to power. His public appearance at the Serena Hotel in Kabul has been widely discussed in recent years. However, current Pakistani officials contend that Islamabad is now suffering the consequences of the errors made by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and former military officials, including Hameed.

Saraj, who was the last head of Afghanistan's NDS before the fall of the previous government, stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter): “In my final official meeting with ISI Chief General Faiz Hameed in early 2021 in Islamabad, I acknowledged that despite all of Pakistan’s investments in the Taliban, their friendship would not last more than a year once the Taliban took power.”

Saraj also highlighted the historical reasons for the collapse of Afghan governments, pointing to economic dependency, reliance on foreign aid, supply routes often used against Afghanistan, border disputes, territorial conflicts, and the clash of internal and external interests as factors that have repeatedly led to political breakdowns in the country.

He concluded by noting that international developments will continue to play a crucial role, predicting that “in the not-too-distant future, we will witness further failures and collapses.”