KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable yesterday to Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani congratulating him on a troop withdrawal agreement signed between the Taliban and the US. In his cable, His Highness the Amir applauded this "landmark" deal that could potentially pave the way for a complete withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan, saying it is a step towards ending the 18-year war in the country. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent similar cables to the Afghan president.

Meanwhile, His Highness the Amir sent a cable of condolences to Indian President Ram Nath Kovind over victims of a bus fall in a river western India, an accident that claimed many lives. His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Minister sent similar cables to the Indian president. Also yesterday, His Highness the Amir sent a cable of condolences to Pakistani President Arif Alvi over the victims of the train-bus crash in southern Pakistan. His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Minister sent similar cables to President Alvi.

In other news, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace yesterday His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. His Highness the Amir then received National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and His Highness the Premier Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, before receiving Chairman of Kuwait's Supreme Judicial Council, the Cassation Court and President of the Constitutional Court, Justice Youssef Al-Mutawaa.

His Highness the Crown Prince also received Ghanem, His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak and His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled at Bayan Palace yesterday. Furthermore, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf received Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Mansour Al-Sabah and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah.

In the meantime, His Highness the Crown Prince received Dr Abdullah Al-Matouq, President of Kuwait's International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO), special advisor to the UN secretary general and consultant at the Amiri Diwan. The latter handed over to His Highness the Crown Prince a report about the initiative of feeding one billion hungry people worldwide. - KUNA